INVERTS and BIO-LOAD

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will introducing a bunch of inverts into my 150g cause a bio-load spike ? thinking of buying all this from "reef-beauties"; any other concerns ? (also , blue star is "expert" ) anyone have experience ... ty Carl

Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes Ohsmimai)
Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus Seticornis)
Blue Coral Crab (Trapezia Cymodoce)
Boxer (Pom Pom) Crab (Neopetrolisthes Specie)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus)
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon Gibbesi)
Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus Hispidus)
Tiger Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus Specie)
Featherduster (Sabellastarte Sp)
Flashing Electric Scallop (Lima Scabra)
Blue Linckia Star EXPERT (Linckia Laevigata)
 
will introducing a bunch of inverts into my 150g cause a bio-load spike ? thinking of buying all this from "reef-beauties"; any other concerns ? (also , blue star is "expert" ) anyone have experience ... ty Carl

Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes Ohsmimai)
Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus Seticornis)
Blue Coral Crab (Trapezia Cymodoce)
Boxer (Pom Pom) Crab (Neopetrolisthes Specie)
Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus)
Sally Lightfoot Crab (Percnon Gibbesi)
Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus Hispidus)
Tiger Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus Specie)
Featherduster (Sabellastarte Sp)
Flashing Electric Scallop (Lima Scabra)
Blue Linckia Star EXPERT (Linckia Laevigata)
Leave the horse shoe crab, they need not only a deep sandbed but will strip it clean in no time and starve. They are best left in the ocean. Not to mention they get way too big for a 150. Very few people have long term success with linkia as well.

It's all about size. Most of these probably won't add a ton but a crab that gets 6-8 inches across will absolutely increase your load substantially
 
Leave the horse shoe crab, they need not only a deep sandbed but will strip it clean in no time and starve. They are best left in the ocean. Not to mention they get way too big for a 150. Very few people have long term success with linkia as well.

It's all about size. Most of these probably won't add a ton but a crab that gets 6-8 inches across will absolutely increase your load substantially
Thank you
 

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