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Originally Posted by petlover516
wow that post is really good.
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Thanks, I appreciate your kindness.
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i just wanna say that the 1 inch per 5 gallons is very out-of-date. i know of an 8yo girl who at 1 point had 1 inch of fish per 13/4 gallon of water in her 40gal-Breeder reef tank(which was run completely by herself, aside from bills and overall cost for equipment), which was equipped with MH lighting, a 20Long sump, 3gallon picoreef serving as a fuge, a Coralife Super skimmer, and 1 year of SW reef-keeping b4 that in the 20Long being used as a sump. her dad has a membership on this forum(cesstern), and im guessing she inherited SW from her father's 75reef.
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I will agree that you can probably exceed the 1" per 5 gallons rule. It's an old rule but then, I'm an old person. I'm also guessing that although the 8 year old in question may have been just a beginner, she received considerable guidance from her Dad. Many of our folks just starting out don't have that advantage.
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so the 1in per 5gal is a great way to start but it isn't necessary. i'd say, running sumpless, 1 inch of fish per2-3 gallons is good.
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Personally, I have never heard of anyone loosing fish or crashing a tank by understocking it. Conversely, I have heard of many problems caused by overstocking, overfeeding, inappropriate fish selection, etc. I prefer folks just starting out have too few fish rather than too many.
This topic is second only to the Tangs issue in opposing views but here is some excellent rationally if you would care to review it on stocking levels.
Marine Fish Stocking Limit - Reef Sanctuary
Thanks for your input.