BC29 Stocking Help

[reef_dude76]

I need some advice regarding fish for my BC29. Water volume is 29 gallons. Plan is for a softy reef. Equipment includes a Tunze 9002 DOC skimmer and the tank has about 22 - 25 pounds of LR.

1. How many fish do you think the system will support?
2. What would make some colorful and not typical species to keep?
3. What kind of clean up crew would be recommended? I am not wanting to keep any kind of crabs at all due to their ability to jekyl and hyde as to not attacking snails etc during periods of scarce food.

[Illuminati]

CUC:
Nassarius Snails
Nerite Snails
Cernith Snails

Fish Idea's:
Clownfish (If you don't like the plain one's maybe an Onyx or a Black and White)
Blackcap Basslet or an Assesor (Blue or Yellow)
Firefish - Purple, Red or Helfrichi
Goby - Yellow Watchman
Blenny - BiColor, Tailspot, Algae

A cool stock list might be:

Black and White Clown
Blackcap Basslett
Purple Firefish
Yellow Watchman Goby

[Illuminati]

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[reefman13]

I would have to agree with colinadam. There are a few things I would change though;)

>1. For CUC- 4 Astrea Snails; 2 Giant/Lrg Nassuris Snails
>2. For fish- Onyx/Picasso/B&W clownfish; Firefish (great if you have the closed top); Yellow Coris Wrasse; Tailspot Blenny

[Tom-Kat]

i have 2 clowns, firefish,algea blenny, cleaner shrimp and couple of snails and are all happy in mine

[Thizzelle686]

hey, just to let you know the actual water volume of a BC29 is around 23 gallons.

[reef_dude76]

Then why isn't it called the BC23. That seems a little misleading to market a "29 gallon" tank that actually holds 23 gallons.

Do the BC14's actually hold 14 gallons or are they more like 11?

[Illuminati]

No All In One's actually hold the marketed number of gallons. They take outside dimensions and round up a bit. Someone made a thread and contacted Oceanic, the rep claimed the tanks are smaller and it's mainly for marketing (Have to make their product seem better than the 24 g Nanocube and Aquapod)

[Frostyeel]

I'm using the Sapphire skimmer and a similar ammount of LR to you. This is my stocking list that is working out quite well for me.

- False Perc
- Possum Wrasse
- Purple Firefish
- Chalk Bass

[zotzer]

I'd recommend Trochus snails over Astrea (you don't have to worry if they fall over)

And, I think no tank is complete without a blenny. :) I have a tailspot in mine, and he is really cute!

Have fun!!
Tracy

[TikiDan]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=2124

[cloob]

I have two Oc. clowns, Bi-color Blenny, Blue Chromis, Cleaner Shrimp, 3 Turbo snails, 3 Cerith Snails, 5 Nassarius snails, and a Tiger Tail CUC.

[The Saltwater Kid]

I have 1-Starry Blenny, 1-Flasher Wrasse, 1-Ocellaris Clown and about 8 or 10 hermits (blue leg and scarlett leg) and about 15 snails of various types (Astrea, Black Turbo Grazers, Cerith, Mexican Turbo Grazers and Tongan Nassarius). I also have 1-red brittle starfish and a Pom-Pom Crab (hitchiker). Everybody seems healthy and happy!

[mksalt]

Got 2 ocellaris, 1 six line wrasse, 2 cleaner shrimp, 5 nassarius snails, 3 turbo snails, 1 sally crab in a stock BC 29. Assorted coral.

Looking to add one more fish. Not sure what yet. Would love a Helfrichi but out of my price range.