Hey all,
I'm getting a used 180.5 from one of my LFS. The 180.5 per specifications I've found is about 130 gallon display and a 50ish gallon sump.
I'm looking for some recommendations on stocking.
Fish currently in grow out (one of each):
Powder blue tang
One spot fox face
Long nose hawkfish
Clownfish
This is a list of fish I enjoy:
Purple tang
Blue jaw trigger
Blue hippo tang
Mandarin
Lionfish
My wife really wants a blue hippo tang so I think I'm going to have to add that to the list. With a powder blue and hippo tang would it be too much to add a purple tang or trigger on top of those already big fish? I really want a lionfish but I think it gets axed as I would much rather have a tang or trigger if even possible.
I've always wanted to keep a mandarin so I think I want to add one once I get the refugium settled.
I've looked into wrasses before but always loved the colors of the mandarin and figured it would be best to keep only one copepod eating fish. I'm open minded to anything though.
Please advise on the stocking and feel free to bring up anything not on this list, I'd love to hear any and all suggestions.
FYI as far as filtration goes I have a reef octopus 200 INT and will have cheato in a refugium.
Thanks in advance!
I'm getting a used 180.5 from one of my LFS. The 180.5 per specifications I've found is about 130 gallon display and a 50ish gallon sump.
I'm looking for some recommendations on stocking.
Fish currently in grow out (one of each):
Powder blue tang
One spot fox face
Long nose hawkfish
Clownfish
This is a list of fish I enjoy:
Purple tang
Blue jaw trigger
Blue hippo tang
Mandarin
Lionfish
My wife really wants a blue hippo tang so I think I'm going to have to add that to the list. With a powder blue and hippo tang would it be too much to add a purple tang or trigger on top of those already big fish? I really want a lionfish but I think it gets axed as I would much rather have a tang or trigger if even possible.
I've always wanted to keep a mandarin so I think I want to add one once I get the refugium settled.
I've looked into wrasses before but always loved the colors of the mandarin and figured it would be best to keep only one copepod eating fish. I'm open minded to anything though.
Please advise on the stocking and feel free to bring up anything not on this list, I'd love to hear any and all suggestions.
FYI as far as filtration goes I have a reef octopus 200 INT and will have cheato in a refugium.
Thanks in advance!