Stocking Tank

[Georgefr]

In my 175 gallon tank I currently have:

1 Sailfin Tang
1 Flame Hawk
2 Clowns (Ocellaris)
2 Fire Fish
1 6 Line Wrasse
1 Leopard Wrasse
2 Engineer Gobies
1 Spotted Goby
1 Manderin
3 Blue Reef Chromis

My question is do you think I'm fully stocked or could I put some more in there? I'm partial to the PJ Cardinals. So if I could get away with several of them I'd put some in. Anything else I should consider?

 

[Ausfish]

I'd say it depends on your equipment(skimmer,...) and water change regimen!?!

 

[dlsrks]

I agree. You can put a lot of fish in if you have the filtration system system to support it. Just make sure you do your water changes and test your parameter once a week to make sure everything is correct. I have PJ cardinals. I love them. Get more than one. They like hanging out together.

 

[Georgefr]

I have the Super Reef Octopus RO-PS-3000Int, and with weekly water changes, my last parameters were;

1.025 SG
8.1 PH
11 DKH
10 Nitrates
.1 Phos

 

[Ausfish]

How much rock is in your tank? It's tricky to give you a rule like 1" per gallon as they are never accurate. Some fish are messy eaters while in my tank nothing reaches the bottom of the tank. I have a lot of rock plus a refugium with algae and mangroves. Still, my skimmer pulls a cup of brown gunk every couple of days.

Also, flow is important. The more detritus you have piling up between your rock the more nitrates will build up.
A good clean up crew in conjunction with high flow or even a wave maker will help you there.

 

[Georgefr]

I have about 120lbs of live rock in the DT tank, and more in the sump with the chaet.