Stocking

[ben1987]

Finnished Setting up my tank yesturday. Did the tap water tests and left it running over night

i am going to drain it and fill with RO, heat and salt this week and then pick 15k of live rock up next week

Tank is 36lx15wx14d - 125l or so and then with sump i have rougly 180l total. Its all going under LEDs and will have a small skimmer
Just wondered what CUC and how many?
What fish do you recomend? im a noobie so i dont want anything hard but like bright coloured and active fish.
My wish list is something along the lines of - Purple Fire Fish, 2 Ocellaris Clowns & Randalls Shrimps Goby.

 

[SkiFletch]

That fish list sounds fine to me. MIght even squeeze another fish or two in there. Nice pic btw

 

[ben1987]

Thanks Ski, any suggestions for other possible fish?


what about my CUC?

cheers

 

[kj23502]

As a general rule it's 1-2 snails per gallon and 1 crab per 5 gallons. Some snails are big and eat more so I wouldn't follow that rule w/those as much.

 

[ben1987]

As a general rule it's 1-2 snails per gallon and 1 crab per 5 gallons. Some snails are big and eat more so I wouldn't follow that rule w/those as much.

so i need 30 odd snails and 6 hermits then?

 

[kj23502]

it depends on the animals themselves tho. If I remember right, turbos grow large and eat more algea than normal. You wouldn't want 30 of them in your tank b/c they'd starve to death. Just research the various snails available to you and read the stocking in the other journals with tanks about your size as it's 33 gallons.

Great info right here

and here

and here

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Marine-a...fowlr-fo-Tanks/