65g stocking suggestions

[karavak]

In the beginners area I gave a quick run down on why I went form a 46g to 65g very very quickly

My current list is

• 2 blue devil damsel fish
• 1 O. Clownfish
• 12-13 small blue legged hermit crabs (though a few have some nice red)
• 6 tongan nassarius snails
• 40lbs of live rock
  60lbs of live sand

I know I need to increase the live rock and was planning on doing that in 3 or 4 rounds of 10'sh lbs rock. I'm not planning on going with corals (I'm too new to this I think) but wouldn't mind inverts and fish.
The questions I have are[list type=decimal]Should I wait before adding anything else till all the live rock is in?
Should I add more C-U-C before fish or I can just do them together?
What is a decent C-U-C for my tank after I have all the live rock in? The "reef" deal for a 65 tank on this site is a lot more than I was expecting (in size of critters) but is that a good size to aim for?
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Thanks for any help!

 

[1990jpyj]

1. as long as the liver rock is cured then you should be fine. i add a few lbs of rock every now and again, but i make sure that ists cured. i put it in my QT for a week and test everyday just to make sure
2. i would finish up your CUC before i add anymore fish but thats me. i like to know that i have a good CUC. you can add them together but i like to do them before i get to many fish. plus it will keep the tank clean more then a fish would. i have added them together, but i really dont like to but somethimes you just cant help it. (shrimp dies & you find that your lfs has a sale on a fish that you really want, so you get both.) you could do it either way-there is no right ans wrong to this question
3. as far as what SWF.com has that is probly a good range to be in. i have just a little bit more then what they recomend for a 55g but i like to over due everything, filters,skimmers,CUC,etc...
that is just my .02 on things good luck with the build

 

[raccoon]

Adding live rock always help with filtering. I would focus on that so your fish will be happy with their home. Then once you are ready to get your CUC I would add them at the same time as your fish. If you add them first they might not have much to eat and could go hungry with out the extra food and fish waste. The more fish you end up adding and the more wasteful they are, the more of a CUC you might need. Its kind of like a ratio. Keep it balanced.
Henry
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