Coral Question Please Help

[molodets]

I have 75 gallon tank.

with swc 160 cone skimmer and refugium

I want to have lots of corals.
how do i know when i reached the limit of having corals in my tank?

 

[guarda]

If you go through the tank threads, you'll see that a lot of people have tanks that are packed with corals but they probably added/grew their stuff in over years. Adding too much too quick is a quick way to crash your tank so add your corals in slowly. Long story short, your question is almost impossible to answer. Variables such as how many/what kind of fish, how much you feed, how often you do water changes, if you dose, how long tank has been setup, and many many others will determine what your tank will be able to handle. If you add little, and slowly, you minimize the risk of crashing. Hope this helps.

 

[fishman1069]

If you go through the tank threads, you'll see that a lot of people have tanks that are packed with corals but they probably added/grew their stuff in over years. Adding too much too quick is a quick way to crash your tank so add your corals in slowly. Long story short, your question is almost impossible to answer. Variables such as how many/what kind of fish, how much you feed, how often you do water changes, if you dose, how long tank has been setup, and many many others will determine what your tank will be able to handle. If you add little, and slowly, you minimize the risk of crashing. Hope this helps.

+1 Very well said!!!

 

[albano]

how do i know when i reached the limit of having corals in my tank?

When you can't pay the rent!

 

[guarda]

haha +1 alfie's answer

 

[molodets]

and if "when you can't pay rent" doesnt happen, then what???

 

[CHEMCHEF]

When the water starts spilling over the rim, like a fat man in a bathtub..:tub:

and if "when you can't pay rent" doesnt happen, then what???

 

[basiab]

"how do i know when i reached the limit of having corals in my tank?'

When you run out of room. It doesn't matter how slow you go at some point you just don't have where to put it so you do what everyone else does-get a bigger tank.

 

[molodets]

does fireshrimp eat corals?

 

[tonep]

I believe fireshrimp are reef safe
I have one and has been fine

 

[jdnumis]

fireshrimp are reef safe!

 

[jdnumis]

+2

if you go through the tank threads, you'll see that a lot of people have tanks that are packed with corals but they probably added/grew their stuff in over years. Adding too much too quick is a quick way to crash your tank so add your corals in slowly. Long story short, your question is almost impossible to answer. Variables such as how many/what kind of fish, how much you feed, how often you do water changes, if you dose, how long tank has been setup, and many many others will determine what your tank will be able to handle. If you add little, and slowly, you minimize the risk of crashing. Hope this helps.

+2

~James