Am I pushing the limit? Bio Load Ques

[jawwad2004]

So in my attempt to create a diverse reef, I think I may be pushing the bio load on my tank. I definitely have the equipment and the husbandry to keep the tank thriving (which it has), but I wanted to add a few more small fish (coral goby, royal gramma, yellow watchman and a foxface lo) to my existing tank. Here are the current inhabitants:

1 Flame Angel (2.5")
1 Blue Hippo (2")
3 Chromis (~1.5")
1 Yellow Belly Damsel (1.5")
1 mandarin goby (3")
1 Female Watanabei Angel (4")
1 cleaner wrasse (2")
2 ocellaris clownfish (~2.5")
1 Tomato Clown (~3")
1 Scooter Blenny (~2")

The tank went live in April and is a mixed reef (soft and hard corals, plus several inverts). Here are the tank specs:

70g oceanic tech tank
100lbs live rock
120lbs live sand (~4" DSB)
30g sump (~4" DSB, 15lbs of live rock, chaeto and feather caulerpa)
tunze 9011 protein skimmer (amazing skimmer)
2 tunze 6055 nanostreams on tunze multicontroller
quiet one 3000 return pump
BRS Dual Reactor with Phosban and ESV Activate Carbon (carbon changed bi weekly and gfo changed monthly)
EcoTech Radion xr30 led lighting

Please let me know if im gonig too aggressive on the bio load.

Thanks!

 

[House of Laughter]

I think that's a wrap

If you must, the smaller ones are OK, but not the foxface IMO

House

 

[KathyC]

With 13 fish already in a 70G tank that is only 5 months old, I'd say you will be pushing your luck by adding more fish.

Why not wait for your proposed build (in your signature line) before getting more fish?

 

[jawwad2004]

With 13 fish already in a 70G tank that is only 5 months old, I'd say you will be pushing your luck by adding more fish.

Why not wait for your proposed build (in your signature line) before getting more fish?

That's an oldddd signature line (hahaha). . .built a larger tank in the parents house while I was in college. I build the 70g in my apt recently. My tank parameters are pretty stable (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate <1ppm). I might skip out on the foxface.

 

[Mike389]

thats a large bio load.... i have 7 fish in a 150 and thats more than enough for me... the more fish the more work you have to do to keep your tank healthy

 

[Wizardslovak]

more fish = often water changes ..