Going to start a 90 gallon reef tank, and need some stocking ideas. Anyone have any ideas?

[SaltySam113]

Hey guys getting back into the hobby! Just wondering what some stocking ideas might be for a 90 gallon?

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!! Do you have any preferences for fish or coral? Have you thought about your aquascape, filtration, or have any other plans? Some people build their life support system around their livestock and other choose their livestock to match their life support system. Whatever you choose, we're glad you're here!

 

[CMMorgan]

Hey guys getting back into the hobby! Just wondering what some stocking ideas might be for a 90 gallon?

If you want personality, look for a Yellow Watchman Goby, a wrasse, some clowns.
Avoid Cardinals... Boring.
If you want schooling, chromis or anthias. (The later are harder to keep but stunning.)
If you will have a lid or screen top, firefish are awesome.... But they are jumpers, as are jawfish.
If you are looking at getting into Tangs, do your research. Some get HUGE, and they are aggressive.
You have a bit of homework but that is half the fun. When you develop a stock list, post it and we'll take a look see!
Welcome to the salty family!

 

[DaddyFish]

Welcome to R2R!!!

I'll pass along what I consider the best advice I've received in several years (albeit a bit controversial)...

You can have a great big tank full of beautiful corals, or you can have a great big tank full of beautiful fish, but if you want a great big tank full of both, you're in for a lot of work.

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

I have a 90g loaded with tangs, copperband, wrasses, and clowns.

 

[thatone08]

Welcome!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! Many options, any must have fish?

 

[SaltySam113]

Yes my must haves is either a yellow tang or a purple tang, I want a midas blenny, and I prefer LPS coral with some softies mixed in. I do have a quesiton. What is a recommended size for a quarantine tank for a tang? Does it matter?

 

[SaltySam113]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!! Do you have any preferences for fish or coral? Have you thought about your aquascape, filtration, or have any other plans? Some people build their life support system around their livestock and other choose their livestock to match their life support system. Whatever you choose, we're glad you're here!

I have a canister filter and I am also planning on adding 100-150IBS of dry reef rock. My plan is to add it in stages as I can afford along with fish. This way my bio load will not be overloaded but I dont need to have the 150ibs at the start.

 

[SaltySam113]

Welcome to R2R!

I have a 90g loaded with tangs, copperband, wrasses, and clowns.

Thats awesome! Do you have a picture? I would like to see it.

 

[dwair]

Hey guys getting back into the hobby! Just wondering what some stocking ideas might be for a 90 gallon?

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[PeterC99]

Thats awesome! Do you have a picture? I would like to see it.

 

[Jedi1199]

Yes my must haves is either a yellow tang or a purple tang, I want a midas blenny, and I prefer LPS coral with some softies mixed in. I do have a quesiton. What is a recommended size for a quarantine tank for a tang? Does it matter?

Doesn't matter. The QT time is not long enough to adversely affect the fish.

I have a canister filter and I am also planning on adding 100-150IBS of dry reef rock. My plan is to add it in stages as I can afford along with fish. This way my bio load will not be overloaded but I dont need to have the 150ibs at the start.

The general rule of thumb is 1 pound of rock to every gallon of water. I use this as a guideline and many aquascapes require much more. I would suggest getting your scape in line first so you don't need to mess with it later.. It can be a chore after a few months when the corals start growing over them.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Jedi1199]

Awesome tank Peter... Thanks for sharing... I can only hope mine will look that nice someday.

 

[SaltySam113]

Doesn't matter. The QT time is not long enough to adversely affect the fish.




The general rule of thumb is 1 pound of rock to every gallon of water. I use this as a guideline and many aquascapes require much more. I would suggest getting your scape in line first so you don't need to mess with it later.. It can be a chore after a few months when the corals start growing over them.

cool thanks for the tip.

 

[SaltySam113]

Doesn't matter. The QT time is not long enough to adversely affect the fish.




The general rule of thumb is 1 pound of rock to every gallon of water. I use this as a guideline and many aquascapes require much more. I would suggest getting your scape in line first so you don't need to mess with it later.. It can be a chore after a few months when the corals start growing over them.

Awesome thank you!

 

[SaltySam113]

Thanks for sharing! super beautiful!

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R and back to the hobby! Looking forward to seeing how you stock the 90.