What do you think about this fish load?

[ehutchby]

I am an experienced hobbiest with hard corals only, not fish. I'd like your opinion on the following list of livestock. I had all of my fish livestock die of white velvet about 10 months ago, and still don't know why. I've found a local fish store that is has agreed to bring in my new fish and quaranteen them for me. Please give me your thoughts on the following fish load. Specs on my system: 120g 4 foot by 2f oot by 2 foot tank with two overflows, 40g sump/refugium, Octopus 2000 extreme skimmer, 2 Two little fishes reactors with GFO and Carbon. Two Tunze 6105 powerheads, one of each end of the tank of about 60%, wave every 5 seconds. Eight 54watt T5 bulbs over the tank, on a 8 to 10 our cycle. Water parameters are 35ppm Salinity, 9 to 10 dkh, 430 calcium, 1400 mag. My system is an SPS dominated tank. Fish list: 8 long spine cardinalfish, 1 medium sized Hawaii yellow tang, small convict tang, 1 bristle tooth tang, 4 dispar anthias, 4 blue/black chromis, 1 reef safe wrasse.

 

[nitro'sreef]

med Load

 

[casey187]

does not seem like too much for a 120 to me.

 

[Trex]

IMO/E, too many tangs. Would stick with just the bristle tooth for a 4 foot long tank.

 

[1.0reef]

I would take off the convict tang, possibly replace it with a rock/sand dweller
What wrasse are you looking at?

 

[ehutchby]

thank you..
Wrasse: W. Tanakai.
I forgot to mention, that I have a bare bottom system (no sand).

 

[ehutchby]

why would you take out the convict tang? any particular reason? thanks

 

[1.0reef]

They get a little big/active for a 4ft long tank, a small one could be kept in there
I also prefer more smaller fish vs a few big fish in most cases

 

[ehutchby]

makes sense. I'm going for more smaller "reef" type fish with several working fish, like the tangs and wrasse..

 

[ehutchby]

I am thinking of getting smaller sized tangs.

 

[ehutchby]

thank you for all of your input