ive been given a 36x18x18 my college mate give me it as he doesnt whant it its about 46-48g ive rigged up a sump and a pond presurised filter with uv the pond filter had a brocken pump so i replaced it with a salt water pump (no corosion) i whant to set it up as a salt water not a reef fish only (not shore about inverts) i want to stock it heavely as its way over filterd the pond filter and pump are for a 200g aquarium i dont mind doing 2 water changes a week i just want to heavely stock it as its going to be the center pice to are living room (ive moved my parrot aquarium) i like all kinds of marine fish dwarth lions damsiles but ive got quite a lot of damsiles, gobies, clowns so i dont want any more clowns damsiles or gobies ive got some ideas but just looking for other peoples opinions and what they would do with it
36x18x18 overfilterd stocking
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why post a stupid reply i didnt say it was huge i sed it had a large filter its quite a small aquarium and why would i get an aquarium of my mate and not stock it all i was asking was what other people would do with it stocking whise if its to hard to say what you would stock it with dont bother i dont need replys saying its not huge wen i didnt eaven say it was huge 
Nothing is up with fleshy, and I dont think it was a stupid reply. Saltwater is much less forgiving of the bioload laws then freshwater is.monsterberry;4428149; said:
A high water flow from a pump meant for a 200g tank just means that you are going to have a high flow rate in the tank, which can be just as bad as not enough.
Overstocking may also lead to agression problems. Just because a goby may not bother any other fish in a normal situation, doesnt mean he wont go after his own in a smaller aqaurium or become irritable and go after another fish. Gobies and Blennys can actually be territorial, and the same can be said of other fish as well.
There is very much a sweet spot for all things in saltwater, and deviating from them only means your are setting yourself up for trouble. This doesnt mean that all the old rules are 100% tried and true, but as far as stocking goes, I would take a conservative aproach. That way, your fish are healthy and happy and you dont have to worry about fish loss.
Just my two cents.
fleshy tells me my aquarium isnt super big wen i didnt say it was and he says if youve got so many fish why dont you not stock it how isnt this a stupid post i wouldnt have took the aquarium if i wasnt going to stock it and for your post i didnt just say the pump was rated for a 200g i sed the filter was rated for a 200g more filterasion more space for bioload the more filterasion you have the more bioload it can handle i allso no that overstocking can lead to aggressiveness in the aquarium but if theres plenty of hiding places it should be fine and who doesnt no that gobies and blennies can be aggressive so your suggesting sticking to the 1" per gallon rule thats a load of cr*p you caunt keep a 40" fish in a 40g aquarium and it seems to me that people on here arent so critisising wen it comes to people overstocking a 500g aquarium all i asked was what people would stock it with if it was there aquarium 
Fine, I am done with you.monsterberry;4431859; said:fleshy tells me my aquarium isnt super big wen i didnt say it was and he says if youve got so many fish why dont you not stock it how isnt this a stupid post i wouldnt have took the aquarium if i wasnt going to stock it and for your post i didnt just say the pump was rated for a 200g i sed the filter was rated for a 200g more filterasion more space for bioload the more filterasion you have the more bioload it can handle i allso no that overstocking can lead to aggressiveness in the aquarium but if theres plenty of hiding places it should be fine and who doesnt no that gobies and blennies can be aggressive so your suggesting sticking to the 1" per gallon rule thats a load of cr*p you caunt keep a 40" fish in a 40g aquarium and it seems to me that people on here arent so critisising wen it comes to people overstocking a 500g aquarium all i asked was what people would stock it with if it was there aquarium
No one was criticizing you, we were offering up our advice and experience.
And where did I say one inch per gallon rule? WHERE? I don't even buy into the crap for freshwater tanks.
As far as the filter goes... how the hell am I supposed to know what you meant? You said it was meant for up to a 200 gallons, so I made an assumption. If you want better answers, don't be so damn ambiguous and post real numbers like the nominal flow rate at your head (height from sump).
While you're at, make a decent attempt at using proper grammar and spelling, that will likely help with getting a good answer as well.
