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Hi, Brian here, I'm a new R2R member, although since I decided to make my first venture into the reef tank hobby I've been searching the posts for info.
In the midst of the virus epidemic I bought an Evo 13.5 Nano tank. I am planning to use the stock light to start, I bought a powerhead to help with the stock pump. The tank is setup with sand and dry rock (?) as suggested by the store I bought everything from. I presently have it cycling, frozen shrimp with biotic addition, the numbers are as anticipated after 10 days.
Maybe someone can help me with something. I have seen contradicting info as to the order of livestock addition. I am not planning to overstock, a lesson learned from freshwater. But my logic says to add a fish or 2 first, post cycle. Then a cleanup crew once they have something to cleanup (stocking suggestions for my tank appreciated). And finally I am planning to put soft corals and hopefully some LPS.

Does this make sense to you experiences reefers? Thanks for taking time to read this.
 
Welcome to R2R!!! Your order of addition seems reasonable. Of course, being patient, listening to your livestock, and keeping up with testing also is helpful as you make changes.

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Welcome to the Reef. People do it different ways so you will probably get people on both sides. The reason to add inverts first is to test the water and make sure everything is going well. They add a small bioload and can be spot fed. The reason to add fish first is so when you add the inverts they have something to eat, fish poop or algae that has started to grow. I don't think you will go wrong either way as long as you take your time and add slowly.
 
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Hi Brian, Welcome to R2R! I started on the 13.5 Evo that tank taught me a lot quickly. You definitely are taking the right approach in your planning, I would say the CuC could go in a few days after the fish. Looking forward to seeing your tank!
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Welcome to Reef2Reef! Once cycle is complete and I start running lights/diatoms and other algae starts growing I add clean up crew from quarantine. After a couple weeks ensuring everything is stable I'll slowly add fish, also from quarantine.
 
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Welcome to R2R! It sounds like you have a good plan for stocking your tank. A few things I would add:
  • Stock your fish in order of aggression, starting with the least aggressive and progressing to the most aggressive. This approach will allow the more docile fish a chance to establish their territory and not get stressed out by more aggressive fish.
  • Whenever you add new livestock, especially fish, give your tank a chance to stabilize over a few weeks before adding more. You want to give your biofiltration a chance to adapt to the additional bioload. It also gives time for the new addition to establish it's territory and also allows you a chance to make any necessary adjustments to your filtration if necessary.
Hope this helps! Happy reefing!
 
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ssster2020 said:
Hi, Brian here, I'm a new R2R member, although since I decided to make my first venture into the reef tank hobby I've been searching the posts for info.
In the midst of the virus epidemic I bought an Evo 13.5 Nano tank. I am planning to use the stock light to start, I bought a powerhead to help with the stock pump. The tank is setup with sand and dry rock (?) as suggested by the store I bought everything from. I presently have it cycling, frozen shrimp with biotic addition, the numbers are as anticipated after 10 days.
Maybe someone can help me with something. I have seen contradicting info as to the order of livestock addition. I am not planning to overstock, a lesson learned from freshwater. But my logic says to add a fish or 2 first, post cycle. Then a cleanup crew once they have something to cleanup (stocking suggestions for my tank appreciated). And finally I am planning to put soft corals and hopefully some LPS.

Does this make sense to you experiences reefers? Thanks for taking time to read this.
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Welcome to R2R and reefing Brian. Lots of knowledgable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.
 
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Welcome to Reef2Reef! It looks like those that responded before me covered most issues for now. It looks like you are doing your research. As far as livestock goes, it's a combination of personal preference, how much risk you want to take (there are a lot of people that don't follow the recommendations about which fish are reef safe and it seems to work for them, others try and lose some pricey corals or inverts or fish), the size of your tank... But everyone here is helpful. I look forward to seeing what you decide.
 
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