180 Mix Reef New Build

[Tophers_reef]

About Me: New Reefer here, I have read a lot of books, watched a lot of youtube and with all this quarantine time I think I have finally come up with my dream stock list. Please realize that these will be gradually introduction of fish I am not going to put all the fish in day 1. I plan on doing a fish-less cycle, just because I think that's more ethically sound. This will just be my Fish list. Plan on having a refugium for growing copepods, as well as an oversized skimmer for as you will see I love tangs and know they create a lot of waste, I also plan on making my own food so a larger skimmer is a must. I have a few questions I will post at the end just things I am not sure of. This list will take place 6 months to a few years, money and avalibility pending. All the fish will be juveniles in a perfect world. As you will see I am trying to tick as many boxes of aquarium fish for a real life reef feel and increase biodiversity. Id prefer not to order fish online, but if I have to I think I will use Reef4less and then do my own quarantine.

1st : Banned Cardinals (4)
2nd: Mocha Ocellaris Clown fish (2)
3rd: Midas Blenny Golden, Royal Gramma,Fire fish
4th: Foxface, Shrimp Goby (yellow watchman), Cleaner Wrasse
5th: Longnose hawk fish, Flame hawk Fish
6th: Coral Beauty, Ruby Read Dragonet
7th: Ornate leopard wrasse, Earmuff wrasse, Naoko wrasse, Red Head Solon wrasse
8th: Fat head Anthias
9th: Pyramid butterfly (3)
10th: Be kind Tang Police!! Yellow tang, Purple tang, Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang (All the tangs will juveniles and be quarantined in adjacent tanks so they can get use to seeing one another, and they will be placed into the Display tank at night time)
11th: Blue Throated Trigger, Green mandarin goby

Please feel free to make suggestions as to introduction order!!
1. Can I add in a Naso Tang, or am I tanged out?
2. Thoughts on a larger angel being added, something from the family Genicanthus as they are the most reef safe.
3. When is the best time to add a clean-up crew? I'm thinking, Banded Trochus Snails, Super Tongan Nassarius Snails, Blue tuxedo urchin, cleaner shrimp, pistol shrimp for the goby.

 

[fishguy242]

i also love the tangs ,shhh,don't tell.lol.happy reefing,following along
you should start this as build thread @dbl

 

[fishguy242]

jmo too many similar posts ,^^^ build thread will be easier to follow for you and all @Peace River

 

[Tophers_reef]

jmo too many similar posts ,^^^ build thread will be easier to follow for you and all @Peace River

how do I delete other post

 

[Southpawblues]

Yes, a build thread would be awesome. Looking forward to seeing your progress. What are your plans for coral?

 

[fishguy242]

not sure if can poss mods can? but you really just want to run one build thread

 

[fishguy242]

and you get a cool badge too @redfishbluefish

 

[Tophers_reef]

Yes, a build thread would be awesome. Looking forward to seeing your progress. What are your plans for coral?

Phase1: soft corals, Toad stool, Frog spawn, Zoanthus, isolated pulsing yentha coral, isolated green star polyps
Phase 2: LPS
Phase 3: SPS