new reef tank

[macci]

i need some advice please

i have a new 63 ltrs reef tank it is a bit small i wa thinking to put the live stock in it

redblood fire shrimp
cleaning shrimp
fire fish
clown fish
mandarin fish
royal gramma
coral beautey
2/3 cleaning crew (2 snails 1 hermit crab)

i have canister filter and internal filter and protain skimmer

it will be good or it will be overloaded?

thanks
regards
marco

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Sounds like it could be a little much...try adding your livestock a few or one at a time, see how they thrive/interact instead of putting them all in at once.

 

[macci]

i am not gonna put it all in th same day i will put once a month

 

[mcarroll]

I would nix the coral beauty - a 90-liter fish with a 200-liter personality.

After the others I think even the clown may be too much.

As long as you go slow as indicated, and be willing to stop adding critters if it seems to be "pushing it", I think the rest of the list would be nice. (Keep in mind how tough to feed the mandarins can be.)

I would only add cleanup crew as indicated by algae....a rule of thumb I use for starting is no more than 1 hermit per 100 liters (+/-1) - the smaller the better. I would also not add more than 5 snails...preferably Ceriths, and preferably as small as possible.

-Matt

 

[macci]

what you mean nd be willing to stop adding critters?

 

[Dalmatia]

i need some advice please

i have a new 63 ltrs reef tank it is a bit small i wa thinking to put the live stock in it

redblood fire shrimp
cleaning shrimp
fire fish
clown fish
mandarin fish
royal gramma
coral beautey
2/3 cleaning crew (2 snails 1 hermit crab)

i have canister filter and internal filter and protain skimmer

it will be good or it will be overloaded?

thanks
regards
marco

Sounds ok to me, just hold off on the mandarin till you have lots of copepod life in there

 

[mcarroll]

what you mean nd be willing to stop adding critters?

I mean that (e.g.) if you add the two shrimp from your list and then start to see indications that the tank is too full, you should be willing to not add anything else from the list despite what your plans were.

This is really what the month in between additions is for....to observe the new addition (and all the old ones) and the tank to make sure nothing gets out of balance - whether we're talking about nutrients like PO4 and nitrates or mineral levels like alkalinity. If you see something getting out of balance, that means you add nothing else. (At least until you figure out how to balance things again....AND decide there's still room for more.)

Makes sense?

-Matt