Stocking Guidance Requested for a 120.

[William Norman]

Working on my upgraded reef tank Deep Blue 120. It has 75 gallon sump.

I am looking for red flags in this updated stocking list. I am adding each group a month apart.

I already have 2 new fish - a one spot Foxface rabbit fish and Lawnmower blenny in the 120.

Group 2 - a banggai cardinal fish and valentini puffer in my 55, which will move over this week.

Group 3 (new)
H. melanurus Melanurus Wrasse
H. melasmapomus "Earmuff Wrasse"
P. cyaneus Blue Flasher Wrasse

Group 4 - pair of clowns in my 55 that will move over with my bubble tips anemones

Group 5 (new)
Flame hawkfish
Kole eyed tang
Naso Tang


Group 6 (new) - bonded pair of mandarian gobies after the tank is a year old.


Thoughts ? The will the Melanurus and Earmuff be ok together ? According to the sticky wrasse thread it seems so. Would I be better off with a Christmas Wrasse instead of the Earmuff ?

Should I split up the wrasses introductions ? I could move one or two down to Group 5 and move up the hawkfish.

 

[OrionN]

I have never keep puffer so no comment on your puffer. I think the Naso Tang will be too big I would not get him.

 

[nereefpat]

I think the Naso Tang will be too big

For sure nix the Naso

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Working on my upgraded reef tank Deep Blue 120. It has 75 gallon sump.

I am looking for red flags in this updated stocking list. I am adding each group a month apart.

I already have 2 new fish - a one spot Foxface rabbit fish and Lawnmower blenny in the 120.

Group 2 - a banggai cardinal fish and valentini puffer in my 55, which will move over this week.

Group 3 (new)
H. melanurus Melanurus Wrasse
H. melasmapomus "Earmuff Wrasse"
P. cyaneus Blue Flasher Wrasse

Group 4 - pair of clowns in my 55 that will move over with my bubble tips anemones

Group 5 (new)
Flame hawkfish
Kole eyed tang
Naso Tang


Group 6 (new) - bonded pair of mandarian gobies after the tank is a year old.


Thoughts ? The will the Melanurus and Earmuff be ok together ? According to the sticky wrasse thread it seems so. Would I be better off with a Christmas Wrasse instead of the Earmuff ?

Should I split up the wrasses introductions ? I could move one or two down to Group 5 and move up the hawkfish.

Are you relying on pods to feed the mandarin? If you build a feeder you don’t have to worry about pod population.

 

[William Norman]

This is for a reef tank. Ok Ill look for another Tang. For pods I have a 15 gallon refug plus I will be waiting for the tank to mature so I can get it going with pods.