Stock that tank

mbdave · #1 03/03/2006, 07:34 PM

Greetings Reefers,
I am looking for your opinion. How much do you believe is to much livestock in a tank? In the past I have declared,"I will not overstock my tank" way to many corals later I ask myself "what happen" many others I have spoke with have had the same thing happen. Well what the heck is overstocked? Tell me what you think..........
Dave

sea devil · #2 03/03/2006, 09:10 PM

Overstocked, Fish,corals or combo of both? At one time in my 210 reef I had 42 fish & 75 corals. The fish ranged from gobies, blennies, wrasses, tangs & angels. A variety of mushrooms,ricordia, a hammer, frog spawn, zoos, a couple of brains & numorous SPS & LPS. It was considered by some to be overstocked.

mbdave · #3 03/03/2006, 10:49 PM

My last tank was packed, if I would have put less I would probably had even better growth.

SSweet1 · #4 03/04/2006, 10:17 PM

Well just dont get more than one kenya tree and one xenia and you wont end up like me. Overstocked is when you have kenya growing off your snails- no I am not kidding

reelfreak · #5 03/04/2006, 10:56 PM

Wow...moving frags, you might be onto something here!

I'm in the process of trying to overstock mine right now, and think I'm doing a good job....

sea devil · #6 03/05/2006, 12:49 PM

i have a feather duster attached to my blue globe urchin. "MOBILE DUSTER" Different lol

nikonosis · #7 03/08/2006, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SSweet1
Well just dont get more than one kenya tree and one xenia and you wont end up like me. Overstocked is when you have kenya growing off your snails- no I am not kidding

thats nuts...

ReefNeck · #8 03/09/2006, 12:54 PM

I have a snail cruising around with a Fan Worm on it's shell!

Does that qualify me as "Overstocked"? lol

PelagicMagic · #9 03/09/2006, 01:47 PM

overstock those acros! I am also aquamending monticaps to the returns, pumps, overflows and snails