CUC planning for new reef tank

[Kandoril]

Looking for help to figure out what is best to start my CUC with? What to get, how many of each, what to avoid, etc. This is the setup I will need them for:

32g LED BioCube
10 lb live sand and 10 lb crushed coral
30 lb dead coral rock (will let live sand 'seed' it)

Plan to have different coral (LPS and SPS) depending on what I like, of course
2 Clownfish
1 Peacock Fairy Wrasse
1 Banggai Cardinal
1 Fairy Basslet
1 Bicolor Angelfish
1 Dracula Goby
1 Flame Hawkfish

Only the Clownfish and Cardinal are absolute musts. The rest will depend on further research and advice. I don't want to overpopulate my setup but those are the compatible species I've found that I like so far. I know its a bit premature, but i prefer to know in advance what invertebrates i should look for, and want to give people a chance to reply before i decide. Also, should i expect or plan on some of the CUC dying? Either through eventual lack of food or from perhaps another CUC predator? I have read that Hermit crabs will kill snails for their shells. I can add extra empty shells for them but want an idea of what to expect.

Watching videos and reading lots of media , it seems some people add a lot of CUC to their tanks. But in later videos you cant see them all. Its as if they plan on losing them in the progression of adding coral and fish. Any and all advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[jay0705]

Your stock list is a bit much for a 32g. Probably half if not a touch less.
Cuc, alot of them will die over time. It's nature. You shouldn't have to worry about dead bc in an established tank there are critters that eat them. Essentially a cuc to clean up the dead cuc. That said if you do see something obviously dead remove it.
Look in to snails, there are meat eaters,alage eaters, general yuck eaters. You want variety

 

[lmforbis]

Agreed probably only 3 fish Total, maybe four if they are all small as adults.
I'd get an assortment of snails.
I'd skip the crushed coral and go with a dead sand that has similar grain size to the live sand. Otherwise the sand will just settle to the bottom under the crushed coral. Many snails and ground dwelling fish do better in sand than crushed coral and sand is easier to maintain.
Standard biocube lighting won't work for SPS, maybe for softies and LPS but I'd do some research on the lights before you even think about the kind of coral you want.