I have 90 gal. soon to be reef any suggestions

[supersurfer12]

I have 90 gal. Oceanic tank with: t-5 quad lighting, Ultraviolet sterilizer, protein skimmer, ten gal., and power heads

I just drained my tank after a small spill that created mold and resulted in tearing out of the rug and draining of the tank. All my fish are gone and I have a store holding numerous inverts. and couple corals, but what to do now I have some rock and I dont know if i need more for this reef to work............

I'm planiong to get

1 Royal Gramma
2 Baggai Cardinal fish
2 Ocellaris
1 Six Line wrasse
1 Yellow head sand sifter
2 Orchid Dottybacks.......I know they fight but ive done this before
1 Yellow Tang
1 Neon Goby
and Mabey some Blue-Green Chromis

And I have some polyps and leather corals


So.................any suggestions, critisisms and/or tips?

[ggk1988]

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The fish list looks kinda heavy. I would maybe cut out a few. You might also want to think about that yellow tang, as they get quite large and a 4ft wont hold hime very long.

[Packersfan21]

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The fish list looks kinda heavy. I would maybe cut out a few. You might also want to think about that yellow tang, as they get quite large and a 4ft wont hold hime very long.

I agree about cutting a couple fish out but i disagree about the tank being too small for a yellow tang. As long as you provide plently of room to swim there shouldn't be any problems. I've kept a purple tang in my 90 gallon for over a year now with absolutely no problems.

[ACBlinky]

90g is pushing it for a YT, but doable IME provided it's the only large fish. I had a Lamarck's angel and a rabbitfish in with my YT and it didn't work once they all got over 3"; there just wasn't enough room, and the fish started posturing and acting 'tense' with one another. With a group of small/medium fish and one 'showpiece', you should have a nice tank that will work long-term. I'd leave the chromis out though, I think that would probably overstretch the tank's carrying capacity.

If you can get a pair of sleeper gobies rather than just one, their chances for survival are higher (they do MUCH better in pairs). You'll likely need to spot feed them, and IME injecting mysis and other meaty foods beneath the sand's surface is the best way to keep these fish fat and happy. They need to be able to sift food out of the sand at their leisure, without the competition of faster fish.

[supersurfer12]

Ok thank for the addvice ill add pictures as soon as i can mabey tommarow or something heavey aftewrnon with lacrosse and stuff, ill have pics of my hardwere and live rock................