Hello, I am looking to set up a 56 gallon, 212ltr tank. (length x width x height Inches — 69.69x12x15.75, cm — 177x30x40 approx)
This tank is not pre-drilled, and will be effectively on the floor (due to the height of the stand it is on) so unable to do a sump beneath it. However, as this stand is 15cm/5.9" wider than the tank, I will be able to fit hang on back refugiums. These should give me some additional space for equipment as well as space for macroalgae hopefully.
The stand is also 30cm/12" longer than this tank so I have room for an ato.
I do understand this will massively limit what stockings I can do. But I am likely going to stick with smaller fish anyway, ones I originally planned for the 90cm tank I intended to do.
(https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37023409...fbzpsfesm2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) (built in reactor)
(https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11486455...fbzpsfesm2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) (built in chamber for skimmer)
This would be with a sand bed of around 1 inch of live sand (partially to keep weight down), and a mixture between dry and wet live rock initially.
Looking at roughly;
18kg or 40lbs of sand. Special grade possibly also with aragonite mixed in.
25kg or 55lbs of rock.
Any corals for the tank are likely to just be zoes and softies. I currently have a viperspectra, however this is only 3 feet long, not 5.8, so I'll need to get additional lights as well for it.
I make my own saltwater as I have an RO/DI unit. Instant Ocean salt.
I am wondering what would be suitable for this tank? Especially considering I am still reasonably new to keeping saltwater tanks. The fish I am looking at and have liked follow (most of list originally done for a much smaller tank);
Possible
1x Possum Wrasse (5)
2x Banggai Cardinal (instead of pj?) (6)
1x Chalk Bass (4)
3x PJ Cardinal (7)
2x Barnacle Blenny (5)
2x Purple Firefish (8)
?x Flame Scooter Blenny (male must) (8)
Lower
1x Algae Blenny (starry?) (7)
1x Blue Stripe Pipefish (4)
1x Royal Gramma (disease?) (3)
1x Goby/Shrimp pair (randalls!) (6)
1x Golden Dwarf Moray (4)
1x Snowflake Moray (4)
1x Jawfish (9)
2x Engineer Goby (5)
1x Hawkfish (longnose or scarlet?) (7)
10x SW Converted Mollies (school?) (5)
1x Orchid Dottyback (5)
3x Yellow Assessor Basslet (6)
1x Silver Belly Wrasse (5)
1x Fairy Wrasse (5)
1x Dartfish (6)
These are fish that I am interested in. Fish in higher are those I am more interested in, those in lower I am less interested in (maybe due to something I am uncertain on, like aggression or health). The numbers in the brackets are about how much I like the fish and how likely the fish is to move up to the next category, 7 or higher are those very likely to move up.
The jawfish is a 9, a very high rating, but not moving up because I am going to be adding a pearly to my other tank and not sure about having one in both tanks.
I don't know whether the eels are actually likely, due to wanting these smaller fish that they might see as snacks. Also whether the width of the tank would stop them, even with their noodle soft curling up.
Please feel free to suggest fish, or reasons for fish to change categories, as nothing is set in stone. I am struggling to also work out what sort of numbers I could do for this tank, as it is not like the little nano I was originally planning. For instance, I think that Tomini Tangs are small enough for this tank from what I have read, but I am not sure whether the width/depth of this tank would be fair for them.
Fish that I know I am not interested in, no matter how many have tried to persuade me otherwise.
Clownfish
This is not 100% going to happen, as I have a family member who I live with that is determined it will not get into the house to the stand without shattering. But that is not stopping me planning at least.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, whether that is on the stocking or otherwise.
Thanks
This tank is not pre-drilled, and will be effectively on the floor (due to the height of the stand it is on) so unable to do a sump beneath it. However, as this stand is 15cm/5.9" wider than the tank, I will be able to fit hang on back refugiums. These should give me some additional space for equipment as well as space for macroalgae hopefully.
The stand is also 30cm/12" longer than this tank so I have room for an ato.
I do understand this will massively limit what stockings I can do. But I am likely going to stick with smaller fish anyway, ones I originally planned for the 90cm tank I intended to do.
(https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37023409...fbzpsfesm2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) (built in reactor)
(https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11486455...fbzpsfesm2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY) (built in chamber for skimmer)
This would be with a sand bed of around 1 inch of live sand (partially to keep weight down), and a mixture between dry and wet live rock initially.
Looking at roughly;
18kg or 40lbs of sand. Special grade possibly also with aragonite mixed in.
25kg or 55lbs of rock.
Any corals for the tank are likely to just be zoes and softies. I currently have a viperspectra, however this is only 3 feet long, not 5.8, so I'll need to get additional lights as well for it.
I make my own saltwater as I have an RO/DI unit. Instant Ocean salt.
I am wondering what would be suitable for this tank? Especially considering I am still reasonably new to keeping saltwater tanks. The fish I am looking at and have liked follow (most of list originally done for a much smaller tank);
Possible
1x Possum Wrasse (5)
2x Banggai Cardinal (instead of pj?) (6)
1x Chalk Bass (4)
3x PJ Cardinal (7)
2x Barnacle Blenny (5)
2x Purple Firefish (8)
?x Flame Scooter Blenny (male must) (8)
Lower
1x Algae Blenny (starry?) (7)
1x Blue Stripe Pipefish (4)
1x Royal Gramma (disease?) (3)
1x Goby/Shrimp pair (randalls!) (6)
1x Golden Dwarf Moray (4)
1x Snowflake Moray (4)
1x Jawfish (9)
2x Engineer Goby (5)
1x Hawkfish (longnose or scarlet?) (7)
10x SW Converted Mollies (school?) (5)
1x Orchid Dottyback (5)
3x Yellow Assessor Basslet (6)
1x Silver Belly Wrasse (5)
1x Fairy Wrasse (5)
1x Dartfish (6)
These are fish that I am interested in. Fish in higher are those I am more interested in, those in lower I am less interested in (maybe due to something I am uncertain on, like aggression or health). The numbers in the brackets are about how much I like the fish and how likely the fish is to move up to the next category, 7 or higher are those very likely to move up.
The jawfish is a 9, a very high rating, but not moving up because I am going to be adding a pearly to my other tank and not sure about having one in both tanks.
I don't know whether the eels are actually likely, due to wanting these smaller fish that they might see as snacks. Also whether the width of the tank would stop them, even with their noodle soft curling up.
Please feel free to suggest fish, or reasons for fish to change categories, as nothing is set in stone. I am struggling to also work out what sort of numbers I could do for this tank, as it is not like the little nano I was originally planning. For instance, I think that Tomini Tangs are small enough for this tank from what I have read, but I am not sure whether the width/depth of this tank would be fair for them.
Fish that I know I am not interested in, no matter how many have tried to persuade me otherwise.
Clownfish
This is not 100% going to happen, as I have a family member who I live with that is determined it will not get into the house to the stand without shattering. But that is not stopping me planning at least.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, whether that is on the stocking or otherwise.
Thanks