bio load question

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blackrose24

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Im still a noob when it comes to salt water tanks so if someone could help me out it'd be greatly appreciated. How do you know when you have maxed out your bio load?
 
High phosphates , smell or film on surface lots of algae .
Poor heath or Death of corals or fish.
QUOTE=blackrose24;164813]Im still a noob when it comes to salt water tanks so if someone could help me out it'd be greatly appreciated. How do you know when you have maxed out your bio load?[/QUOTE]
 
Top Water said:
Poor heath or Death of corals or fish.
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This is a terrible way to judge your stocking levels! Research every inhabitant you are interested in adding your tank (fish & coral). Look into their adult sizes & minimum tank size. Research compatibility. Research corals & see which ones may become invasive & choke out everything in your tank. Research which corals will send out stinging sweeper tentacles, killing off their neighbors. Research which corals may produce chemical warfare with others. RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!!!
 
Corals really dont produce much waste. What size tank do you have and what kind of fish do you want. Running a skimmer thats rated double your total water volume is always a good idea. Also frequent water changes and running GFO/Carbon or bio pellets is going to aid to a healthy system.
 
There is a lot that determines bio load, the fish you keep how big they get, cant remember off hand how many inches of fish per gallon total water volume, maybe someone can let us know. as well your skimmer size amoumt of rock and feeding. I do know the smaller the tank the harder it is to keep your paremitters in check, but jeni is right there is a lot of information out there just have to research it. and keep asking questions
 
Well I see you didn't read his question.
I gave him a straight answer of signs. Not telling him how to judge how much crap he can put in a five gallon bucket. He never gave any tank info as concerns about adding more.I would guess by the question he is having some issues. There are way too many factors to be considered based on each individual set up and age of it.

Pufferpunk said:
This is a terrible way to judge your stocking levels! Research every inhabitant you are interested in adding your tank (fish & coral). Look into their adult sizes & minimum tank size. Research compatibility. Research corals & see which ones may become invasive & choke out everything in your tank. Research which corals will send out stinging sweeper tentacles, killing off their neighbors. Research which corals may produce chemical warfare with others. RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!!!
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Top Water said:
Well I see you didn't read his question.
I gave him a straight answer of signs. Not telling him how to judge how much crap he can put in a five gallon bucket. He never gave any tank info as concerns about adding more.
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guys guys were here to give advise and share our experiences and knowledge. not tear each other apart......
 
Top Water said:
Well I see you didn't read his question.
I gave him a straight answer of signs. Not telling him how to judge how much crap he can put in a five gallon bucket. He never gave any tank info as concerns about adding more.I would guess by the question he is having some issues. There are way too many factors to be considered based on each individual set up and age of it.
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So your solution of a straight answer is just to wait & see if something dies & that's enough stocking? Still poor advice, in my book...
cant remember off hand how many inches of fish per gallon total water volume, maybe someone can let us know
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That is very old school--there is no inch/g rule with fish, there is mass involved, not just length.
 
There are way too many factors that can cause over load and that is why symptoms are so important as I mentioned . You may have a perfectly balance established tank and your bioload can OD and cause what is known as a tank crash. For example you go on vacation and your house sitter over feeds to death your fish or a large inhabitant like a clam dies or a anemone goes in your power head . Stocking too many fish too fast or just too many ect.. Recognizing a potental problem by knowing signs is a tank saver. There are also some of whatvI call indicator corals like white Pom Pom Xenia that will stop palsing and stat to melt if something is wrong. Also neon green button polyps that will start to turn brown is something is wrong. Personal experience comes in handy when you get a bad test kit that gives you a false reading.
 
You are lost in space somewhere I never said that .
Read his question! Where do you get stocking? You don't have to agree with me I'm not here to argue with you .QUOTE=Pufferpunk;165099]So your solution of a straight answer is just to wait & see if something dies & that's enough stocking? Still poor advice, in my book...

That is very old school--there is no inch/g rule with fish, there is mass involved, not just length.[/QUOTE]
 
The inches/g rule was suggested by a different poster, not you, John. Somehow, the quotes combined together. I posted them separately.
 
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