Beginner

[bslack4]

I’m a beginner and have a 55 gallon tank, any pointers? And what fish do I start with ? As in cleaners and such

 

[sfin52]

Welcome to reef2reef. It’s a great place to learn and receive help. I suggest to go to new saltwater forum and read all the stickies at the top of the forum. It will really help a ton

 

[Big G]

Welcome to R2R! In a new tank, you are going to have some algae cycles that fish can help with cleaning both the rocks and sand. So look for herbivores like a Starry Blenny type fish that will clean the rocks. For cleaning the sand, look for sand-sifting gobies types, like the Gold Head Sleeper Goby. These fish will work for you doing some cleaning. Hope this helps a bit.

Here's a couple of links that may help:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/new-to-saltwater-reef-aquariums-post-here.130/
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-discussion.56/

 

[sfin52]

First what type of tank are you going to have? Reef, fo(fish only), fowlr(fish only with live rock), once you decide than you can plan your tank.

 

[Mr.Asbury]

Welcome to R2R, you'll find a ton of good information here. Like sfin said, start by choosing what your goal is and you can build the rest of the tank around that.

Edit: Not sure why this showed up on my "recently posted on" threads on the homepage, as it's almost a year old now. Hope the build is going well!