Hello all, this is my first forray into salt water aquariums. My plan is to start up a predator tank. I am purchasing a 210 gal (72x24x29) with wet/dry sump and sealed lids. The substrate will be 120lbs of live sand and some live rock. The plan is to cycle the tank then add fish in the following order:
Any advice on how much live rock? I have been reading 1.5 lbs/gal, but I'm afraid that this will be too crowded for the ray to be able to swim around as it matures. I want to be able to provide the lion and the eel hiding places without taking away from the ray's swim area. Any advice or any problems found in my plans would be greatly appreciated.
- Volitan Lion
- Puffer (havent decided on exact type, probably a PP)
- California ray, or a spotted ray if i can find one locally.
- Either a snowflake eel or a striped moray
- Some sort of colorfull fish to keep the wife happy, one too large for the others to eat when introduced, possibly a tang or a trigger.
Any advice on how much live rock? I have been reading 1.5 lbs/gal, but I'm afraid that this will be too crowded for the ray to be able to swim around as it matures. I want to be able to provide the lion and the eel hiding places without taking away from the ray's swim area. Any advice or any problems found in my plans would be greatly appreciated.