is this too many fish?

[cloudjockey]

I have a 265 FOWLR tank with a 55 gallon sump and a 55 gallon refuge. Close to 400 gallon total. I run a large skimmer and just hooked up a wet/dry. I run UV and ozone and the water quailty is good. I have alot of fish and was wondering if I have too many. here's my list.

Hippo tang 6"
naso tang 4"
yellow tang 4"
kole tang 4"
niger trigger 4"
picso trigger 6"
sargassum trigger 4"
dog face puffer 8"
stars/stripes puffer 6"
volitan lion 10"
lunar wrasse 5"

[D659600]

I don't think that it is too much right now. It may be when the fish get to be full grown, but that will be later down the way some. You fish load is is about what I have in my 210.
Good looking list.

[I like Triggers]

can we see some pics? sounds cool!

[cloudjockey]

I will take some tonight if I get a chance. I have some in the picture section under my screen name. These are a little older ones.

[I like Triggers]

oh nice tank... i would love to see some closeups... your 6" humu looks so small in such a large tank. what are the deminsions?

[cloudjockey]

7 feet x 30" x 24". Those pictures are from a year or two ago. I will update it. My camera is not too good, hard to get close ups

[LauraCline]

The tank looks really nice from what I can see in the pics. Without being able to see how much room they have to swim it sounds ok to me although I'm far from an expert. You might have to take one or two out if they get cramped or aggressive in the future. You have 61" of fish now in 265 gallons of display which is about 1" fish/4.34 gallons - that is pretty close to the 1" per 5 gallons of swimming room that some authors recommend. I know alot of hobbyist don't agree with that rule of thumb though.

[BTTRFLYGRL]

I think its too many large fish...Beautiful tank though:)

[cloudjockey]

here's some new pics. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/39694tank0906_012.jpg



http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/39694tank0906_011.jpg

[thor32766]

hey great looking tank. it says your running a wet/dry on there? if so you need to put a ref on there to help with water quality. Other wise nice tank!!!!

[majestic sea life]

when they grow big it may be a over big bioload.

[cloudjockey]

I do run a refuge. I just made a large wet/dry to see if it would help with the future bio-load. I know there is alot of mixed feeling on wet/drys. here a picture of it.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/39694tank0906_008.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/39694tabk_march06_011.jp

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/508/39694tankoct05_012.jpg