Pics Of My 55 Gallon FOWLR Tank

[LowezAkar24]

This is my first 55 Gallon Salwater Fowlr tank. This is the best hobby I have ever had however, can be very expensive but the peace of mind is definitely worth it. My current inhabitants are:

*Orange Spotted Sand Sifting Goby
*6 Line Fairy Wrasse
*Maroon Clown Fish
*Fox Face Rabbit Fish

In about a week I am adding a small powder brown tang.

 

[jadakiss]

nice tank wlecome to the 55g club

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

Thanks Jada, any recommendations to improve it?

 

[jadakiss]

can u explain about ur system hard ware

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

55 Gallon Tank (non drilled)
Coralife T5 Light Fixture
Hydro Kyora Power Head
Theo Heater
Eshopps Wet Dry w/ Over Flow Box
JBJ Chiller 1/10 HP
CPR Bak Pak2 Protein Skimmer
Submariner UV Sterilizer

 

[jadakiss]

cool

 

[tttony]

nice, how long has the tank been set up? Tangs love algae

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

My tank has been up and running for approximately 2-3 months now.

 

[wayne]

what about the clean up crew snails.crabs,a scooter blenny,or sand sifting crabs those are beneficial to the tank

 

[NYreefNoob]

upgrade skimmer and skip the powder brown, it will quickly out grow that tank and with the bio-load of fish your putting in the skimmer wont handle, personally there is 2 euroreef rs80's f\s on here cheap that i would go with, perfect fit skimmer for that tank size

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

what about the clean up crew snails.crabs,a scooter blenny,or sand sifting crabs those are beneficial to the tank

I have copper in my tank and I doubt I will be able to have invertebrate's now. :-(

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

upgrade skimmer and skip the powder brown, it will quickly out grow that tank and with the bio-load of fish your putting in the skimmer wont handle, personally there is 2 euroreef rs80's f\s on here cheap that i would go with, perfect fit skimmer for that tank size

I am aware that the Powder Brown will outgrow my tank eventually. I currently have (4) fish in my tank not counting the powder brown tang. (1) Foxface Rabbit, (1) Small 6 Line Wrasse, (1) Small Maroon Clown, and (1) Orange Spotted Goby. How fast does the Powder Brown grow? What fish do you recommend me adding to my tank?

 

[NYreefNoob]

did you treat the tank with copper ? or it had copper in it before ? i am a huge wrasse's lover but you would need to make sure tank is covered, pending the size u would get on the powder brown, most are 4"+ already which is really as big as i would have one in that size. plus they are ich magnets. maroon clowns grow large and can become nasty quickly, a mystery wrasse would be a nice addition also

 

[LowezAkar24]

SimplyZBest2000

did you treat the tank with copper ? or it had copper in it before ? i am a huge wrasse's lover but you would need to make sure tank is covered, pending the size u would get on the powder brown, most are 4"+ already which is really as big as i would have one in that size. plus they are ich magnets. maroon clowns grow large and can become nasty quickly, a mystery wrasse would be a nice addition also

What happened was a friend of mine set up the tank for me a few months back and he added copper to the tank once I told him fish only, don't ask why but he did it and I did not know any better. I have a Sixline Wrasse in there already. I have been told if you add another, one will die. Is that true? My tank has (2) Glass tops. The Powder Brown is 2-2.5". When you say the clown can become nasty do you mean aggressive?