Kevin's 265G Reef **New Wrasse 5/10!**

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265G (305G total) With 5 tangs currently. Should I get an Achilles as 6th and final?

  1. No 5 tangs is plenty are you crazy!?

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  2. Maybe if your fish are friendly

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  3. HECK YES! An Achilles would be awesome in that tank!

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  1. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    wow...water changes are sooo easy now...i can do a 20G waterchange in about 7min and not get a drop of water on the floor...life is good.
     
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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    do you do weekly water changes?
     
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  3. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    yeh...sometimes twice a week...depends on if im in the mood..lol...with the new fuge i think 20G once a week will be plenty once its established and those mangroves start growing.
     
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  4. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Why do you do so many water changes? There are so many points of view on this, I just try to take it all in lol.
     
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  5. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Because i have a lot of bioload with 6 tangs and numerous other fish...yes i have a huge skimmer that gets a lot out...but...i just kinda see it like taking the trash out once a week....SPS LOVE LOVE LOVE clean water...so the cleaner the water, the happier the coral...the happier the coral the happier i am looking at the coral..lol...plus it helps replenish nutrients that get used up by the corals...i have a calcium reactor, but it doesnt put back in the vitamins and stuff that the salt has in it
     
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    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Sounds good to me. I only have softies, and they thrive with less water changes lol. They always do better when I'm away from home lol.
     
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  7. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Yeh...having SPS dominant changes the game quite a bit...
     
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  8. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Hows the TaoTronic Light holding up? I just ordered 2.. lol
     
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  9. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Works like a champ...corals are going crazy under it...lol So much so that i've actually contemplated ordering 2 more to go over my tank to REALLY have a LOT of light over everything...contemplating being the key word tho...and i gotta see if i could even fit 2 more on my canopy..lol
     
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  10. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    They look nice, only complaint from most seems to be the fan noise. lol... My 8 Bulb T5 fixture is noisy as all getout with four fans lol. Someone said it topped their skimmers noise hah.
     
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