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Hey guys. I have some experience keeping reefs but no experience with with only systems.
My friend just got a new house with a built in 210 gallon in wall tank. They are asking me to set it up for them.
They are not interested in corals right now due to the higher cost which leaves 2 options. FO or FOWLR.
My first instinct is to set it up FOWLR since my experience is with reef tanks.
The issue is that the system is set up as an FO system currently with inserts and bio balls.
Preliminary stocking includes:
2 maroon clowns
1 yellow tang
1 blue hippo tang
1 porcine puffer
1 Melanarius wrasse
1 diamond goby
1 lawnmower blenny
1 fairy wrasse (solar)
1 coris wrasse
2 fire fish
1 dwarf angel (coral beauty)
1 long nose hawk fish
Should I leave the system as is or pull the inserts and fill it with rock?
Does it make sense for us to spend the 1-2k on upgrading the system for FOWLR or can we keep using it FO?
We are looking for the lowest maintenance possible. Water changes will only be once a month at the most since I'll be servicing it for them.
What do you guys think?
My friend just got a new house with a built in 210 gallon in wall tank. They are asking me to set it up for them.
They are not interested in corals right now due to the higher cost which leaves 2 options. FO or FOWLR.
My first instinct is to set it up FOWLR since my experience is with reef tanks.
The issue is that the system is set up as an FO system currently with inserts and bio balls.
Preliminary stocking includes:
2 maroon clowns
1 yellow tang
1 blue hippo tang
1 porcine puffer
1 Melanarius wrasse
1 diamond goby
1 lawnmower blenny
1 fairy wrasse (solar)
1 coris wrasse
2 fire fish
1 dwarf angel (coral beauty)
1 long nose hawk fish
Should I leave the system as is or pull the inserts and fill it with rock?
Does it make sense for us to spend the 1-2k on upgrading the system for FOWLR or can we keep using it FO?
We are looking for the lowest maintenance possible. Water changes will only be once a month at the most since I'll be servicing it for them.
What do you guys think?
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