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From OP
"I'm working on this theory that fish and their moment around corals is critical in how SPS and other corals feed and remove waste. In our home systems powerheads play this role (flow) but I'm trying to figure out how large of a role fish play in the equation. If you watch the above video fish are totally packed around some of the SPS corals. The movement of the fish is creating "flow" for the corals(allowing them to feed/expel waste)."
IMHO the "flow" caused by the fish would have very little impact on how the corals would ingest nutrients from the water column or remove waste, in the ocean or in a tank. While the amount of fish and the waste they produce has a direct effect on how our systems operate, the amount of fish would have very little impact on how the corals feed and expel waste.
That being said I try to stick to 1 fish per ten gallons of tank volume.
i have a total of 80 fish give or take a few in my system i have four tanks all plummed together..40 in my 200g...10 in my sump 2 file fish and trigger and some damsels to keep my sump free of pests..20 in my 250g flat..and 10-20 in my 2 x 40g breeders as a clean up crew
My planned stocking list for my 45 cube is a Clownfish pair, a Chalk Bass, and a Midas Blenny, so 4/45 = 0.088 fish per gallon.
Chalk bass and Midas Blenny are both great choices. I have 10 Chalk Bass in my reef and 1 Midas Blenny. The bass are skittish until food comes out but the Blenny is very active.
Chalk bass and Midas Blenny are both great choices. I have 10 Chalk Bass in my reef and 1 Midas Blenny. The bass are skittish until food comes out but the Blenny is very active.