Possible to decrease bioload to quickly?

I have a few squareback anthias in my 125 that are huge! I'm going to moving them to the 220, other thing is they eat 3 times a day, and are messy eaters.



Should I transfer all at once. After they go all that's left is an orange back wrasse 2 firefish and a chromis

I haven't decided what other fish are going in. This tank is predominately Lps with a few mushrooms and zoas

 

A decrease in bioload shouldn't affect anything. The only thing is that if you don't replace them with something else then your short term capacity will drop.

 

+1

You might, however, be in danger of increasing the bio-load too quickly and causing an ammonia spike in the 220 by adding all of them at once.

 

Didn't think about that.... How would you suggest I transition them in?

 

With a tank that size, you might be ok with 2 at a time; just wait a week in between and keep a close eye on your ammonia. Safest would probably be 1 at a time though, given their size and feeding habits.

 

Should I move the females first?

 

What's your current bioload in the 220?

 

Good idea

 

Pbt, sailfin, and foxface

 

Then definitely move them slowly. If you had a larger bioload then it could absorb more without as big of a spike.