Are You Overstocked?

[Ged]

Truthfully.....

Do you know your fish stocking levels?

Are you overstocked?

If so, what is your reasoning?

[Turner]

my tank is a 260 ltr fluval tank..

fish list

yellow tang x 1
kole tang x 1
powder blue tang x 1
regal tang x 1
anthias x 3
royal gramma x 1
peacock wrasse x 1
cleaner wrasse x1
clown wrasse x1
porcupine puffer x 1
potters angel x 1
marroon clowns x 2
parrot wrasse x1
boxing shrimp x 1
blood shrimp x 1
blue star fish x 1
lobster x 1
few snails, turbos, crabs etc. CUC!

i have just got rid of a blue ringed angel so my stock has dropped slightly and it will prob drop more in time!!

[Ged]

WOW

I thought I was bad. PMSL

At least you are honest mate. You know your issues and have taken steps to try and resolve.

[Turner]

correct, i love my fishes) and corals.....

[Ged]

correct, i love my fishes) and corals.....

On your ratios mate, I can fit about another 8 in.

Although I have all the fish I ever wanted now, so not going to happen. (bar the Copperband, but that is another story)

[Turner]

On your ratios mate, I can fit about another 8 in.

Although I have all the fish I ever wanted now, so not going to happen. (bar the Copperband, but that is another story)

haha yeah correct...i will leave the copper band for the more experienced reefer!!! on my ratios!!!! u nean i could fit another 8 fish in my tank!!!

or are u talking about your set up!

[Ged]

haha yeah correct...i will leave the copper band for the more experienced reefer!!! on my ratios!!!! u nean i could fit another 8 fish in my tank!!!

or are u talking about your set up!

Yours is 260ltr

Mine is 350ltr exc sump

I have 10 fish

You have 16

You have an issue with Nitrates and Phosphates. I don't

However, as I thought, people do push the boundaries. I can also see who voted, and because of that, I would conclude, that boundaries can be pushed, and people still have great looking and healthy tanks.

I don't want to be ever known as the guy who puts 2 fingers up to the rules, but it is apparent to me after many recent discussions on various topics recently, research / boundaries / rules / do's and dont's are definitely outdated.

No one has ever (or I would hope they haven't) gone out to buy and then stress their livestock to the degree of death.

The ethics or rules of marine fishkeeping have changed, and some people need to accept that the hobby has moved on, and that modern reef keeping methods have definitely improved.

[Whipitup]

We could do with a "probably" option in the poll............I have an RSM 130D (probably 120 litres excluding LR).

Stock:
Yellow Tang
Kole Tang
Pair B/W clowns
High Fin Goby

Pistol Shrimp.

Various clean-up crew.

I guess technically I'm overstocked, but have a hugely oversized skimmer (MCE600) and my Nitrates are currently a big fat ZERO so I'm not to worried.

[Ged]

We could do with a "probably" option in the poll............I have an RSM 130D (probably 120 litres excluding LR).

Stock:
Yellow Tang
Kole Tang
Pair B/W clowns
High Fin Goby

Pistol Shrimp.

Various clean-up crew.

I guess technically I'm overstocked, but have a hugely oversized skimmer (MCE600) and my Nitrates are currently a big fat ZERO so I'm not to worried.

Added.

Truthfully Roger, you are the same as me - Overstocked.

But are your fish suffering, Nope.

[Whipitup]

But are your fish suffering, Nope.

They don't look like they are, Kole tang went in about 11 months ago, nearly died initially with some sort of skin infection (but I think it came with it from the LFS)

Yellow tang and Clowns have been in a year this April and the Goby went in Jan/Feb this year.

Not fighting, no apparent stress in fact no issues at all. In fairness I "may" have had a WS outbreak about 2 weeks ago as the Yellow showed spots for a day, but nothing before or since.