New tank thoughts and advice

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I’m interested in some friendly tank advice.

new tank just starting to stock.
Currently

one leather coral (unknown type)
Fire tip anemone
Small elegance coral
Two hammers
Two clowns
One nasarius snail
One trochus snail
Two peppermint shrimp

Gyre pump (I suspect heavily oversized)
Chiller
Skimmer

Bunch of hitchhikers lol

what would people recommend next both in terms of corals and fish/inverts

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What size tank and how old is it? Fish and coral choices are entirely up to you. Given you choose the appropriate size fish.
160 litre display
50 litre sump

Finished cycling last week so very new

do sps need an older system or just more care? By that I mean do I require the tank to be more established, or do sps just require more awareness?
 
160 litre display
50 litre sump

Finished cycling last week so very new

do sps need an older system or just more care? By that I mean do I require the tank to be more established, or do sps just require more awareness?
Yes both! I’d wait a few months at least before adding SPS they are very particular and need stability something you don’t get in a new tank and near perfect water quality. For fish I love diamond gobies, midas blennies, and dottybacks.
 
160 litre display
50 litre sump

Finished cycling last week so very new

do sps need an older system or just more care? By that I mean do I require the tank to be more established, or do sps just require more awareness?
IMO, wait about a year for SPS. Get the keeping water down pat then go for the SPS. Tank goes thru many phases in the first year.
 

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