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first of all I want to applaud @Tamberav for being very patient, and you should thank them for it :)

second, figure out saltwater before you think about breeding saltwater fish.

third DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!, then come back to us with questions you couldn't get answered through reading other threads, books, websites, then make a plan and ask about it

also I made annoying posts when I first joined too(sorry to call you posts annoying) just check some of my older threads ;)
 
Oh, kiddo. I posted earlier that I am excited for your excitement - and I still am, BUT (and this is a really big BUT) please, don't try to get all fancy with your tank right away.
Get your tank set up and cycling - live rock, live sand - the Fiji Pink you mentioned is great. Then, get a cheap zoa or Xenia frag as an indicator coral and once your tank is fully cycled (and NOT before then) add your pair of clownfish. Wait a few weeks, test your water again, if all is well, add one more fish and so on. Do NOT get multiple breeding pairs in the same tank, especially right off the bat. You don't even need to be thinking about that right now.

Fish should be added in a specific order - some are hardier than others, some are more territorial, etc. Most peaceful fish first, most territorial last.
I have Jawfish and they're not mean but they do not like other fish getting near their caves. Keeping a pair in a tank with a bunch of other fish will do nothing but stress them out & stress makes fish sick. I know this from experience after taking in a pair of very stressed Black Capped Jawfish. Sadly, I no longer have them. I have others but no other pairs.

I would suggest that you get a notebook, write all of your ideas & aspirations for your tank down and then once you get to a point where your tank is stable & you can start adding fanciness - then look back at it. Then you should start posting some of these questions that you have... later. You will have had time to observe your tank & its inhabitants to make educated decisions about what you still want or need. You will also have time to save up the money for whatever upgrades you want to make.

Without even having a tank set up yet, there is no telling what you're going to run into or what changes you'll want to make on the fly. It's good and fun to have a plan but I can tell you, nothing ever goes exactly according to the plan.
 
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Brit’s Fish said:
Oh, kiddo. I posted earlier that I am excited for your excitement - and I still am, BUT (and this is a really big BUT) please, don't try to get all fancy with your tank right away.
Get your tank set up and cycling - live rock, live sand - the Fiji Pink you mentioned is great. Then, get a cheap zoa or Xenia frag as an indicator coral and once your tank is fully cycled (and NOT before then) add your pair of clownfish. Wait a few weeks, test your water again, if all is well, add one more fish and so on. Do NOT get multiple breeding pairs in the same tank, especially right off the bat. You don't even need to be thinking about that right now.

Fish should be added in a specific order - some are hardier than others, some are more territorial, etc. Most peaceful fish first, most territorial last.
I have Jawfish and they're not mean but they do not like other fish getting near their caves. Keeping a pair in a tank with a bunch of other fish will do nothing but stress them out & stress makes fish sick. I know this from experience after taking in a pair of very stressed Black Capped Jawfish. Sadly, I no longer have them. I have others but no other pairs.

I would suggest that you get a notebook, write all of your ideas & aspirations for your tank down and then once you get to a point where your tank is stable & you can start adding fanciness - then look back at it. Then you should start posting some of these questions that you have... later. You will have had time to observe your tank & its inhabitants to make educated decisions about what you still want or need. You will also have time to save up the money for whatever upgrades you want to make.

Without even having a tank set up yet, there is no telling what you're going to run into or what changes you'll want to make on the fly. It's good and fun to have a plan but I can tell you, nothing ever goes exactly according to the plan.
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I don’t want clowns probably tho what kinds of fish can be used to begin a cycle? And what books should I read thst I can get pdf of
 
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NoahLikesFish said:
I don’t want clowns probably tho what kinds of fish can be used to begin a cycle? And what books should I read thst I can get pdf of
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Don’t cycle with fish. I really don’t like it. Use turbo start with some dr Tim’s ammonia and you should be good to go.
 
Ricksreeefs said:
Don’t cycle with fish. I really don’t like it. Use turbo start with some dr Tim’s ammonia and you should be good to go.
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Using gulf rock I’m gonna let it cycle with it. I am considering doing dry rock to cut on money and 10 lb lr but idk live rock isn’t something u skimp on
 
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Should I get this instead of 25 lb live rock?
1-Seachem Ammonia Alert per Set Up
10-pounds Live Sand
15-pounds Live Rock
7 Hermits Crabs, 3 Astraea Snails, 1 Serpent or Brittle stars, 1 Peppermint shrimp, 1 Emerald Crabs and 1 Cucumbers.
 
NoahLikesFish said:
Using gulf rock I’m gonna let it cycle with it. I am considering doing dry rock to cut on money and 10 lb lr but idk live rock isn’t something u skimp on
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It will take about a month then. If that’s ok with you then great but if you want it done in abt a week then use the stuff.
 
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