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kangadrew
03/21/2016, 09:16 PM
What size tank would the following fish need?:
-Blue tang
-Flame angel
-Black ocellaris clown
-Orange ocellaris clown
-Purple firefish
-Sailfin tang
-Coral beauty
-4 Bartlett's anthias (3 female 1 male)
-3 pyjama cardinals
-Diamond head goby
-Leopard wrasse
-Copperband butterfly
-Foxface
-2 Squarespot anthias (1 female 1 male)
-Mystery wrasse
-Naso tang
In addition, inverts:
-Snails (3 turbos, 15 nassarius, 15 cerith, 15 astrea)
-25 blue leg hermits
-3 red leg hermits
-Cleaner shrimp
-Coral banded shrimp
-Black longspine urchin
-2 Emerald crabs
-Fire shrimp
-Blue maxima clam
And the corals would be a mixture of SPS, LPS, and softies. A nice mixed reef.
Thanks!
DLreef
03/21/2016, 10:00 PM
A 300+ gallon tank should do it,
But the Flame angel and coral beauty aren't %100 reef safe.
slayer213
03/21/2016, 10:09 PM
Probly a 5footer or at least a 4
slayer213
03/21/2016, 10:13 PM
I shld say the bigger the better... water quality is gonna be an issue is too small of a tank
zoobie88
03/21/2016, 11:54 PM
Yes I would say 5 or 6 foot tank for sure. I have had good luck with flames not messing with coral but there is always a chance.
Jeff4777
03/22/2016, 12:09 AM
He listed a blue, salfin, naso tang.. so yeah it needs to be minimum 6 foot for starters..
CoralsAddiction
03/22/2016, 01:19 AM
At least a 180. 240 is better.
kangadrew
03/22/2016, 04:04 AM
I was thinking a 240. No way a 4-5 footer would work. I listed a naso tang in there.
scooter31707
03/22/2016, 07:15 AM
Min 240 gallon, 8ft tank.
DopeCantWin
03/22/2016, 12:46 PM
Min 240 gallon, 8ft tank.
+1. I don't know where the 4ft estimates are coming from, but the Sailfin, Blue and Naso all need an 8 ft tank minimum. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1946079 and that's not even considering there's 3 of them.
kangadrew
03/22/2016, 01:13 PM
Min 240 gallon, 8ft tank.
That was the original plan. Thanks! Oh, it would have a 29 gallon fuge and a 55 gallon sump. Total volume of system is now about 330 gallons by the time plumbing is accounted for as well as everything else. Account for displacement it's about 300 gallons. A lot of water volume to displace the bioload.
kangadrew
03/22/2016, 01:15 PM
+1. I don't know where the 4ft estimates are coming from, but the Sailfin, Blue and Naso all need an 8 ft tank minimum. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1946079 and that's not even considering there's 3 of them.
I doubt 3 of them would affect it. The need for a large tank is more because of the naturally massive territories they have - and the fact that they are almost always swimming. Not to much because they are large fish. Although they definitely are larger fish.
Dmorty217
03/22/2016, 01:37 PM
He listed a blue, salfin, naso tang.. so yeah it needs to be minimum 6 foot for starters..
8ft would be ideal, a 7ft 265g would work too
kangadrew
03/22/2016, 02:53 PM
8ft would be ideal, a 7ft 265g would work too
Yeah, I saw plenty of people keeping 3 tangs, sometimes even that exact combo, in a 265. I like the 240 better though I think.
GimpyFin
03/22/2016, 06:31 PM
240 should be fine for those 3 tangs. Sounds like it's gonna be a pretty cool tank.
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