Is my tank heavy, medium, or light bioload?

[BlackTip]

I am trying to determine whether my skimmer is too big for my system. I have Reef Octopus SRO 5000SSS. For the past 18 months, I am unable to get the skimmer to skim consistently. It is cleaned and maintained well. It is rated for up to 500g. My total water volume is 350g approx.

My stocking:

1x Naso 5-6"
1x Blue Hipp 4"
3x Yellows 4"
1x Foxface 6"
3x Flasher wrasses 3"
2x Fairy Wrasses 4-5"
2x Clowns 2"
1x Gramma 4"
1x Dottyback 3"
2x Gobbies 3"
1x Beleny 3"
13x Alleni Damsels 1 1/2"
4x shrimps
3x conchs
Some snails

I feed twice a day. One meal frozen and the second dry food. 4X4 sheet of Nori every other day.

So, heavy, medium, or light bio-load?

[yagesz]

This sounds medium to me. Is the main display 350 or is the entire system 350

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[BlackTip]

This sounds medium to me. Is the main display 350 or is the entire system 350

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Display is 310g, sump is 100g, total water volume is 350g approx

[ridetheducati]

Light to medium. These are your main producers:
1x Naso 5-6"
1x Blue Hipp 4"
3x Yellows 4"
1x Foxface 6"

[BlackTip]

Anyone else have an opinion?

[ca1ore]

I always judge bio-load based on amounts fed. For example, I feed 6-8 cube equivalents daily, to a similar sized system, so that's heavy to me. Some folks feed a cube or two every other day, so that's light. You don't say how much you feed (other than the nori), but assuming 3-4 cube equivalents daily, and your system size, seems like medium to me.

As the earlier post notes, the tangs are going to be the biggest eaters and biggest poopers.

[BlackTip]

The food quantity I feed depends on the type of food, but the ballpark is 2 cubes of frozen meaty food, and the second meal is flakes and pellet food. It is usually consumed within a minute.

Yes, I understand my herbivore are the biggest producer. They always ruin the scenery with their constant dust cropping....;)

[ridetheducati]

The food quantity I feed depends on the type of food, but the ballpark is 2 cubes of frozen meaty food, and the second meal is flakes and pellet food. It is usually consumed within a minute.

Yes, I understand my herbivore are the biggest producer. They always ruin the scenery with their constant dust cropping....;)

What is your next move? Acquire more fish or get a new skimmer?

[BlackTip]

What is your next move? Acquire more fish or get a new skimmer?

I am happy with current stocking level. I may add couple of smaller fishes in the future, but nothing more than that.

I am seriously considering a new smaller skimmer,