bioload

Hello friends, My 125 has had coral in it for almost a year at this point (coral is light-moderately stocked, 40ish pieces). I have had great success learning on here from other reefers and got my tank dialed in nicely. The one area I haven't been able to get consistent is nutrients...

Ok so, I have a 6 gallon cube and I want to keep a clown in it. Also maybe a shrimp or urchin… idk. Maybe not. Would the bio load be too much? I’m really scared about algae taking over. Thanks for your help.

Cycling a 10 gal tank right now I want to have, 1 yellow watchman gobie,1 Pistol shrimp, and possibly fire fish or clown? Would a refugium help increase bio load the tank can hold? Best , -Jimmy

So I've got an IM 20g Pro, well established. Pods and little brown flatworms galore. Which is part of why I want to get a Wrasse, they are getting a bit out of control (worms). Not hurting anything yet but I worry they may start getting around some SPS bases, etc. They are not AEFW just the...

SEEKING ADVICE: Skimmer and flow I own a gen2 bubble King 200 mini, which i've been thinking to use on my next build (75g display tank + 30g sump). In addition i'll be running a filter roller. My concern is that the skimmer is oversized and that i might be better with a smaller or simply run...

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Hey all! I just purchased my first reef tank in preparation to set up a clownfish and nem tank! Of course I’ll have my CUC, probably some small snails and a shrimp! And, I’ll only be having 2 clownfish! I was just wondering, will the tank I’m using, 75Litre, 20 Gallon, be big enough to...

I have had an issue with phosphate that I've dealt with using rowaphos but I think it causes fluctuations in phosphate that causes my corals to close up from time to time (esp the few days after I put the rowa in). I have a refugium but the growth is slow and think it may be due to my nitrate...

This is a draft stocking plan for a 240g (6' x 30" x 25" high) I do plan to keep corals, but I want a lot of fish activity and I really like to see pairs or groups of the same species. I was thinking of introducing them gradually, in this order. Maybe the CUC (including shrimps and goby)...

I have a 30-gallon nano tank with a 3-4 inch deep sand bed and 30-40 pounds of live rock. I have a 2-inch orchid dottyback, a banggai cardinalfish that’s nearly adult sized, and a pair of ocellaris clownfish, both of which together are probably about 1.5-2 inches. The tank’s been running for...

While stocking my 150 gallon mixed reef, I was overzealous about getting fish and have stocked it with a bunch of fish to include (way more than I probably should have while planning for a bigger tank in the future): 2 Green Chromis (1.5" each) 1 Naso Tang (3.5") 1 Vlamingi Tang (6.5")....Thank...

Hi guys - it's been a while a don't post here. Just got rid of a bad algae breakout and regained my love and faith on the hobby! I got a 75g with 30g sump going for about a year now, and haven't done much to it other than cleaning and regular maintenance. Today I found myself staring at the...

I have been on this forum for awhile. Mainly for to ask questions about reefing b/c I didn’t have a clue and over the course of 10 months, I have learned a lot about this hobby and I like it. Around Oct 21, 2017 I setup a biocube 32 led.(all stock) I wanted 4 clownfish in my tank and some other...

I have a nano 22G mixed reef. I want to swap to a strong skimmer. I'm currently running a Aquaticlife 30G internal. I want something external and could support a heavy load for my tank because I want to add more live stock. The current skimmer is okay with the bioload at the moment. But for sure...

*For starters i would like to say that there is no fighting in my tank, they all actually have a good amount of space im more concerned about the bioload in the 20 gallon, so give me tips, please. So, Basically to put it simply i fear that i have over populated my 20 gallon long tank. These are...

I have a 150 gallon aquarium that is fallow for 3 weeks now r/t ick break out in the main tank, during this period I have the fish being quarantined in copper. My question is with a protein skimmer, algae turf scrubber, weekly 10% water exchanges with RODI and vinegar dosing what should my...