Getting ready for fish in about 6 weeks

i have always loved fish but i never got into saltwater so I'm sure i will love it for never.

i go diving from time to time in Florida in the coral reef area so lovely looking.

 

so i guess all the fish i picked i should throw out and just go

all clown fish?

 

1 pair of clowns if you got money to blow get some donisreef clowns
$200 per clown I think
Donisreef.com

 

There are a few clownfish that wont even fit in a 30G, they need much larger tanks.. But a majority of them will do well in a pair in a 30g.

the breeder will make a slight difference but not really. It will help with fish that need the swimming room for a bit, assuming there isnt a ton of rock. Check into a Pair of Clowns and a basslet or something along the lines of that. They generally are easy fish and can live a lifetime in those tanks happily if the plan for the larger tank falls through.

 

good point.

and btw i have about 31 lb or live rock in there i just put in today you think i should wait about 6 weeks? or like 2 week?
and is 31 lb or liverock a good size or to much or to little?

 

31lbs is good. You don't have to wait 6 weeks, test your water every 3 days for nitrite, ammonia and nitrate.

 

i did not have a chance to buy lights yet btw

 

How will you know if your tank is done cycling if you never check it. Lights is the last thing on the list, when your first starting your tank is going to be a fowlr than in a couple months a reef or so.

 

ok good point just going to have to get the small money to put away for them three i think it will cost me 40 dollars for the kits not really a lot just wanted to money for lights.

i need the kits anyway for later in my life.

 

Lights arent really the last thing IMO. Buy the light fixture for what you plan on keeping. If you plan on keeping anything such as SPS corals or an anemone in the far future. Plan accordingly when you purchase your light fixture and bulbs. Nothing like buying multiple fixtures and wasting money.