First saltwater tank

[kadenwilson]

Here is my first saltwater tank, have had freshwater for a few years now and wanted to make the switch. Its a 24 gallon. Found a fellow reefer that was getting rid of everything for $300. I left half his media and sand in the tank then replaced the rest with fresh to help with the cycle process. Been sitting for about 24 hrs now. I know it needs to set a few more days before stocking and what not.

My question is stocking tho, what should i be looking to put in here?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Are you wanting to do just fish or a mix of coral and fish? for fish, I'd recommend clowns since they are good beginner fish. Zoas are a good coral to have in your tank too, nice looking and are pretty easy to maintain

 

[kadenwilson]

Are you wanting to do just fish or a mix of coral and fish? for fish, I'd recommend clowns since they are good beginner fish. Zoas are a good coral to have in your tank too, nice looking and are pretty easy to maintain

Looking to do a mix of corals and fix

 

[Jekyl]

Testing kits should be first buy. Nitrate, phosphate and alkalinity to start. Salifert, red sea and hanna are good ones.

 

[Geebs19]

Pair of clowns are good for that size. I enjoy the colors of royal grammas.

 

[dstockwell]

Off to a good start you need a good test kit before adding any live stock.

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Reefbuds]

Welcome to the reef world. Thanks for sharing and can't wait to see how this comes along for you!

 

[1epauletteshark]

Welcome! You will find any possible fish for your nano here --> https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/announcing-nano-aquarium-fish-compatibility-document.958538/

I would recommend some type of possum wrasse, I am a huge fan of pictus blennies so I would get one of them too and a goby or two to start off with. I wouldn't particularly recommend clowns because they can either be super nice and be an amazing fish or be super aggressive just depends on their personality ( Just from my experience )

 

[Reefbuds]

I always start with a small cuc and a fish in the beginning and slowly grow from there as needed until you build a nice balanced ecosystem.
Zoas and mushroom corals are typically very easy to maintain and are hardy. Clownfish are hardy but some can be aggressive in a smaller tank depending on the variety. Plan from the begining on what you want to stock as some fish do better being introduced last.

 

[kadenwilson]

Testing kits should be first buy. Nitrate, phosphate and alkalinity to start. Salifert, red sea and hanna are good ones.

I got the saltwater master test kit. Going to test the water in the morning. Just wanted to get a idea on stocking.

 

[kadenwilson]

Off to a good start you need a good test kit before adding any live stock.

Welcome to the Reef

Got the master saltwater teat kit! Going to test every in the morning, just wanted an idea on stocking.

 

[HKesinger]

Here is my first saltwater tank, have had freshwater for a few years now and wanted to make the switch. Its a 24 gallon. Found a fellow reefer that was getting rid of everything for $300. I left half his media and sand in the tank then replaced the rest with fresh to help with the cycle process. Been sitting for about 24 hrs now. I know it needs to set a few more days before stocking and what not.

My question is stocking tho, what should i be looking to put in here?

If you don’t have much in the realm of maintenance I would grab those things first. But some hardy fish I’ve had are chromis and clowns. I also really like purple firefish too.

 

[JC1977]