Stocking 72 gallon

jessibrown24 · 04/27/2017, 09:47 PM

Hi everyone. I am getting my first ever reef aquarium. I am a complete beginner and I am wondering if the following would work for a beginner to the reef hobby. Thanks for your help!

Fish:
1 red firefish
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 yellow coral goby
1 chromis
1 yellow tail damsel
1 green mandarin dragonet
1 royal gramma basslet
1 sixline wrasse
1 lawnmower blenny
1 orange spotted goby

Corals:
1 pink frogspawn
1 blue torch coral
1 green hammer
1 rainbow bubble tip anenome
1 elegance coral
1 yellow toadstool
1 yellow polyp
1 purple fungia
1 muli coloured donut
1 zoanthid
1 acan
1 xenia
1 green metalic mushroom
1 pagoda cup

Clean up crew:
7 turbo snails
10 peppermint shrimp
5 cleaner shrimp
5 hermit crabs

Dale_M · 04/28/2017, 04:45 AM

Whoa!
Slow WAY down there, turbo!
That is a very crowded tank for a new setup and probably not compatible with one another.
Once you get your tank cycled (which will take 6 - 8 weeks) add a cleanup crew of hermit crabs, snails and shrimp to clean up the algae that you will get (its normal).
After a couple more weeks (keep an eye on ammonia and nitrite, they should be ZERO) add 2 fish. Wait a couple more weeks and let the bacteria catch up to the new bio load.
Continue to test. It could take a couple years to get up to the amount of things on your list.
NOTHING happens fast in this hobby except the bad things.
Best of luck and read the stickies for the newbies! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1031074

sde1500 · 04/28/2017, 05:57 AM

Don't see anything wrong with planning out a stock list. Fish list isn't bad. A little aggressive though. Might be best to skip the damsel and six line. The mandarin shouldn't be added until your tank is well established. Year + at least.

banthonyb71 · 04/30/2017, 04:49 PM

I would skip the mandarin all together. Also subtract a couple of the similar fish. and get atleast a pair of chromis.

bean2986 · 04/30/2017, 05:01 PM

I would skip the damsel and sixline for aggression and the mandarin for difficulty for starters. Still a bit crowded though.

04/27/2017, 09:47 PM	#1
jessibrown24 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Zealand Posts: 12	Stocking 72 gallon Hi everyone. I am getting my first ever reef aquarium. I am a complete beginner and I am wondering if the following would work for a beginner to the reef hobby. Thanks for your help! Fish: 1 red firefish 2 ocellaris clownfish 1 yellow coral goby 1 chromis 1 yellow tail damsel 1 green mandarin dragonet 1 royal gramma basslet 1 sixline wrasse 1 lawnmower blenny 1 orange spotted goby Corals: 1 pink frogspawn 1 blue torch coral 1 green hammer 1 rainbow bubble tip anenome 1 elegance coral 1 yellow toadstool 1 yellow polyp 1 purple fungia 1 muli coloured donut 1 zoanthid 1 acan 1 xenia 1 green metalic mushroom 1 pagoda cup Clean up crew: 7 turbo snails 10 peppermint shrimp 5 cleaner shrimp 5 hermit crabs

04/28/2017, 05:57 AM	#3
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Don't see anything wrong with planning out a stock list. Fish list isn't bad. A little aggressive though. Might be best to skip the damsel and six line. The mandarin shouldn't be added until your tank is well established. Year + at least. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

04/28/2017, 04:45 AM	#2
Dale_M Official Noob Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Valrico, FL Posts: 76	Whoa! Slow WAY down there, turbo! That is a very crowded tank for a new setup and probably not compatible with one another. Once you get your tank cycled (which will take 6 - 8 weeks) add a cleanup crew of hermit crabs, snails and shrimp to clean up the algae that you will get (its normal). After a couple more weeks (keep an eye on ammonia and nitrite, they should be ZERO) add 2 fish. Wait a couple more weeks and let the bacteria catch up to the new bio load. Continue to test. It could take a couple years to get up to the amount of things on your list. NOTHING happens fast in this hobby except the bad things. Best of luck and read the stickies for the newbies! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1031074

04/30/2017, 04:49 PM	#4
banthonyb71 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 635	I would skip the mandarin all together. Also subtract a couple of the similar fish. and get atleast a pair of chromis.

04/30/2017, 05:01 PM	#5
bean2986 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: CT Posts: 54	I would skip the damsel and sixline for aggression and the mandarin for difficulty for starters. Still a bit crowded though.