A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi all, Just curious to find out mow much tangs i can keep in my tank? I've got 3 already but seems like my purple tang already doesn't get along very well woth my yellow and brown tang. Should i even contemplate getting more tangs for my tank? Has anyone successfully kept more than 3 or 4 tangs in a tank?? Any advice? Thanks all! Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 ask the tang police. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Tang police nowadays also quite siao abt tangs Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 who the tang police ah?? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Me, DA, licensed tang police of SRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hey Mr Mata..... can you posted the list of your tangs..... you said highly recommended to keep tangs hor? Now I am your big supporter lol. Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Oh....hiya. So do you think its feasible to have more than 3 tangs in my 6ft tank? Really love tangs. Planning on a all tangs and angel only tank. Have you any success in keeping more than 3 to 4 tangs? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Weilong...all those pictures of tangs in your signature, are those all the tangs in your tank at the moment.....???? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 yup yup.... but watch the bioload.. tang poo are terrible... Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Bioload???? How do i control it?Will the cleaning crew take care of that or do you have to add something to control it?? By the way, do all your tangs get along well? Whats their size anyway? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 All different sized but I try to buy smaller ones. Control bioload? Either get a big skimmer or some other way of exporting nutrients, eg water change, refigium etc. It's not bioload, you have to take care as tangs can be aggressive to other tangs causing stress Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jd_n Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 Tang Police under CPIB investigation for not doing his job and violating personal conduct. Quote There are 2 types of person, those that chose learn n do it rite the first time and those tat chose to learn it the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Yeah....no sound from the Tang police.....must not be on patrol tonight. Thanks Weilong.....so how do you introduce new tangs to your tank? Mirror technique or is it just a matter of luck and that particular tang's personality? From experience, which tang is aggresive and difficult to co-habitat with other tangs? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 one thing is that all ur current 3 tangs are zebrasoma, so i think that they are kinda "cold" to each other. try other types of tangs that are in acanthurus, naso... how big are ur tangs? if u dont provide the info we cant realli help. i mean if i haf a 6 footer and 3 1inch tangs, i could add like 10 more... so u gotta provide more info on ur tangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 zebrasoma? acanthurus? Yikes!!! Anyway got 3 3inch zebrasoma. What do you mean by cold?? Does that mean it tends to get along well as they are the same species or do they tend to fight? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nicholasloh Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 it means that they will nvr get along unless u intro at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeflobang Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 Used to have four tangs in my 2.5 x 2 x 2 living very well together plus flame angle, tomato clown, yellow warasse, bi-colour benny, gamma, cardinal, plus loads of mushrooms and LPS... Trying my luck I know.... Recently sold my sailfin and blue tang to somone with a 4 x 2 x 2 tank... the two tangs must be thanking their lucky stars now... Tang Police in SRC......?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 oh...ok. Pardon the ignorance but very new to this marine business. Need all the help i can get. SO you recommend getting another species? You mention acantharus? What are examples of acantharus? Sorry to ask such lame questions but limited books avail where i am. If i get anothere species tang, will size normally be consideration? Reeflobang....wow 4tangs in 2.5ft tank...wow!!! what were the othere 2 besides sailfina and blue tang? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member that was niceeeee Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 if keeping tangs u must have a mature tank rite?to mi keeping the acanthurus species must have a mature tank...especially if u intend to keep a PBT...btw your tnak how old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 from what i've read, i think powder blue tang is quite hard to keep. ICH problem could be quite regular. Any other examples of acantharus? Anyway my tank is about 3 months old. I think still quite new but starting to get a but brave as all the livestock, that i've recently added( 1.5months ago) all seems to be doing well. Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member that was niceeeee Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 ok... if i would either go for a BT kole eye yellow tang or orange shoulder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 are those of the acantharus species??? Btw how many species of tangs are there?? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member that was niceeeee Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 kole eye yellow tang n BT not acanthurus species... go to www.liveaquaria.com got few pic of tangs there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A320 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 So... ok to put quite a few tangs in a tank provided they aren't all of the same species and prefreably mixed species? Size not really important? What about introducing a new tang? How would the mirror method work if you've already got quite a few tangs in the tank. Weilong raised the question of bioload!!! How else to control it besides adding a refugium? Quote 6ft x 2ft x 3ft Suggestions so far. 1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now 2. get rid of most of the filter cloth 3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump 4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans. 5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many? 6. Chiller? 7. Wave maker 8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea) 9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe? Tank Inhabitants 1x Blue Tang 1x picasso trigger 2x Brown Tang 1x pygmy angel 2x Stripped Damselfish 3x False Percula Clownfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member that was niceeeee Posted July 17, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2004 beside refugium?add a huge skimmer like WL did...see his thread the skimmer soso big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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