how to know whether my tank is over bioload?

[sam_always]

Hi all,

How to know my tank is over bioload? any sign? like amonia spike? I got a 2.5X1.5X1.5 with IOS, weipro 2011. how many fish can i keep?

[Clownfish]

hmm...

have to see the type of fish u hav...

cos it goes down to their sizes n how gd ur equipments r....

[sam_always]

i have2 clown, 1 6line warasse, 1 fire goby, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 tube worm and mushroom. can i still add some coral like poly and torch? want to add some snail, hermit crab and sea star.

[ah^siao]

if u got a good skimer.. no worries bro... how big is your tank?

[blueheaven]

It all depends on your commitment..... :lol:

[sam_always]

if u got a good skimer.. no worries bro... how big is your tank?

2.5X1.5x1.5. is weipro 2011 consider a good skimmer?

[ah^siao]

i'm having a 4x2x2 but i using a 850L H&S skimmer

[typrobin]

2.5X1.5x1.5. is weipro 2011 consider a good skimmer?

weipro?? i really doubt that it is a good skimmer...but then again, i've seen great skimmate from it....mine skims like a whim....useless...sold it away cheaply...

[bwilly]

weipro?? i really doubt that it is a good skimmer...but then again, i've seen great skimmate from it....mine skims like a whim....useless...sold it away cheaply...

its not a bad skimmer, but its skimmate depends greatly on the water level, n hence frequent tuning.. if u go KTV n "tune", u can also tune the skimmer well..

[Clownfish]

hmm.. tink u hav to consider the compatibility of ur new fish rather than ur bioload ... cos i can see that currently, u got all the small n shy fishes.... u shld be able to add a few more fishes... assuming ur tank length 2.5 is excluding the length of ur overflow, corals do not contribute much to the bioload.... just that u cannot add aggressive fishes that will bully ur cute little fishes

[Clownfish]

btw, weipro 2011 may underskim if u use a weak pump

if u can see ur bubbles veri scattered, u hav to buy a stronger pump for it... cos when used externally, u need more force to drive it

[RAV-65]

Well, one school of thought is that if your weipro skims very well, your water is extremely "unclean", and if your weipro is crappy and doesn't skim well, maybe its becoz your water is "clean" ??

Vincent Ho