I am a Beginner would like some coral ideas

[Datnerd14]

I think I'm going to
Do a 20 gallon so then
My bioload is low and at roughly 60% stocking with a Randall's shrimp goby is there any other fish that won't push the bio load too much. Also I am aware of the palytoxins and I understand how to handle them

 

[Datnerd14]

The lighting in is the prime I think it would work better tan the added lighting

Should I add some more fish to the tank other than the clowns and goby

 

[Datnerd14]

Will this stocking work
2 Wyoming white clowns
2 fire fish
1 chalk basslet
1 brittle star
7 blue hermits
8 nitrate snails
Cornbred god of war paly
Blasto lps
Toadstool leather
(Pocillopora damicornis (for lack of common name)

 

[Brandon3152134]

You can absolutely have 2 clowns in a 10g!

I personally would never cram two fish into a 10 gal maybe one clown or some type of small goby but that's like sticking you and a friend in a closet where there is no bathroom to rid of waste and expecting you to live out a healthy normal life just because it can be done doesn't mean it should. A clown requires at least 15 gallons and 15 more gallons per additional clown

 

[Brandon3152134]

Will this stocking work
2 Wyoming white clowns
2 fire fish
1 chalk basslet
1 brittle star
7 blue hermits
8 nitrate snails
Cornbred god of war paly
Blasto lps
Toadstool leather
(Pocillopora damicornis (for lack of common name)

No not in a ten gal and 2 fire fish would fight unless they paired up also that's two many inverts maybe 1 crab or snail per 5 gals. Also brittle stars and chalk bassets get big and need upwards of 50 gals for the basslet

 

[Datnerd14]

It's going to be a 20 gallon and that stocking is ok for at least the fish with a little extra space

 

[Brandon3152134]

Oh ok but the fire fish will fight unless mated and chalkbasselets get to big if you want to do i can't stop you but I definetly wouldn't recommend it

 

[Datnerd14]

What abou a yellow head jaw fish

 

[Brandon3152134]

I know the fish but have never owned one just do research and always stay under max capacity here's an awesome fish calculator that might help but Dont only rely on this http://aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisorMarine.php

 

[Datnerd14]

I've already run it though there I use it all the time for freshwater it was said just over 80% for those fish and a newer one i like

The AI prime hd has I think 4.23 wats per bulb 55 watts spread over 13 bulbs so I think that's the amount of watts

 

[Datnerd14]

So can I plant hammer coral in the sand one on each end of the sand away from my other corals have a separate rock for Xenia and the a mix of blastos and zoas I would like to have a bit of a different shaping to my tank I'm thinking instead of on long row of rocks on the back I should have a Diamond shape from the corners going towards the center but not going all the way in then having a small Xenia island in the center

I'm thinking that I want Xenia/Toad stool/hammer/ blastommusa/palys/ then whatever else that might work that I like

 

[Brandon3152134]

I Dont see why not all those are great. softy Dont really need supplements but lps such as hammers need it to grow their skeleton. Also you might want to wait till your tank is more stable for the lps. Another coral you might like is green star polyp coral there great indicate corals and can tell you when your nitrates are to high with these if there open and stress free then any other corals are good

 

[Surfandturf]

Frogspawn is a pretty cool coral. The only thing about hammers is that they can sting and do damage to their neighbors. My hammer coral grew pretty quick and I had to trade it in due to the stinging.

 

[Brandon3152134]

I didn't know that mine has never stung any thing

 

[Datnerd14]

I like frogspawn torch and hammer I intend on adding the soft corals first then fish then lps I was planning on isolating the hammer one the front ends Away from the rest of the corals

 

[Brandon3152134]

Sounds good

 

[Datnerd14]

Bt is torch coral
Xe is Xenia
Bl is blastommusa
Zo is zoanthids
Ts is toadstool
Hm is hammer

The lines under the toadstool is a cave system

Sorry for the bad penmanship I was a little shaky for some reason

This is my goal