Adding too much in one day?

[hops523]

This weekend i wanted to add a few things to my 20 gallon tank. I wanted to add: 3lbs of live rock,2 ocellaris clowns,1 peppermint shrimp,snails,and i wanted to put in more coral.Im guessing this is definatly too much bioload for 1 day,correct?

 

[sexyshrimp101]

The bioload produced from the snails, shrimp, and coral are negligable, so I wouldn't worry about putting those in at once. I put my two clowns in at the same time so that they were together from the beginning, and I believe most people do it this way, so I would say that's fine too, especially if they are small. The only thing I may worry about would be the live rock. Is it cured? If so, I would think you should be fine since it is a small amount. If it is not cured, or if there is any die off, there can be an issue, especially in a smaller tank.

 

[hops523]

Yeah thats exactly why I am getting two clowns at the same time, so they wont fight if I got one first then another. And the lfs has some juvenile ocellaris clowns so I will go with those. Yes, the live rock is cured.