I have an extremely old reef (almost 20 years, but its been transferred and refreshed as I've moved several times) - its been in its current state for about 4 years, and is humming along quite nicely. However... I've also done a very light fish stocking, and I suspect that it would probably be doing better with a slightly higher fish load (my nitrates/phosphates are both getting extremely low with ULR checkers, and there's a bunch of coral mass to feed). I currently have:
The nicest potters angel I've ever seen
A perennially small yellow tang
3 small clowns
1 Purple firefish
1 sapphire damsel
2 bangai cardinals
1 (extremely small) snowflake eel (in a separate growout tank sharing the sump)
The tank is about half anemones and half mixed reef (heavy on the SPS) with a shallow (and currently quite clean) sandbed. Main tank is a 6' 125, with a 30 gallon growout underneath (plus a refugium and a turf scrubber, hence the need for nutrients)
Any stocking suggestions? I quite like the idea of picking up an auto-feeder and getting a small school of something (I've never done chromis or anthias before, for example), but I'm looking for peaceful colorful and a good fit for the rest of the inhabitants.
Dave
The nicest potters angel I've ever seen
A perennially small yellow tang
3 small clowns
1 Purple firefish
1 sapphire damsel
2 bangai cardinals
1 (extremely small) snowflake eel (in a separate growout tank sharing the sump)
The tank is about half anemones and half mixed reef (heavy on the SPS) with a shallow (and currently quite clean) sandbed. Main tank is a 6' 125, with a 30 gallon growout underneath (plus a refugium and a turf scrubber, hence the need for nutrients)
Any stocking suggestions? I quite like the idea of picking up an auto-feeder and getting a small school of something (I've never done chromis or anthias before, for example), but I'm looking for peaceful colorful and a good fit for the rest of the inhabitants.
Dave