Restock Fish for 20 Gallon?

[batman1820]

I set up a 20 Gallon about 2 months ago, and I have about 2 inches of aragonite for substrate, and 25 pounds of Live Rock. I put in 2 feather dusters, 5 Hermit Crabs, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, 1 CamelShrimp, 1 Fire Goby, 2 Serpent Stars, and about 5 Turbo Snails.
Baby feather dusters are beginning to form on my live rock so I think the conditions are decent

. I'm thinking of ordering 1 Flame angel, 1 Royal Gramma, 2 Cleaner Clams, 1 Duster cluster, and 1 more Feather duster. Sound Like a good idea? :needhelp: I change about 2 gallons of water daily and 5 gallons at the end of the week. Suggestions/Criticism would be great. :yes: Thanks in Advance!

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[reneerose]

I Am Pretty To This As Well...but I Think You Are Changing The Water Way Too Often!!!!
Has Your Tank Cycled?

 

[bchdfldian]

Ok, now some people swear by changing 50g of water in their 250g aquariums once a week.
IMO there is such a thing as too many water changes. It can offset your bacterial balance in your tank and cause a bloom (cloudy water).
Simmer down. You don't hafta change so much water. Part of cycling is to give your tank a chance to set it's own levels then go to normal. If you keep changing the water it'll never get a chance to (i understand you're at 2 months but if you've been doing it the whole time it could still be cycling )
I suggest weekly or bi-weekly changes. i believe 10-15% is the norm, and that's it.
5 gallons from a 20g is 25% of your water, which is quite a bit, and can actually remove too much. all that new water can actually trigger a new cycle.
no need for 2g daily. just once a week, 3 or 4g should be fine.
now for your fish. all i can say on that is to remember you have a 20g. saltwater fish need their territory so be careful not to overstock. LR takes up room which means less actual swimming space for your fish in that 20g (by all means keep the LR in there). i suggest keeping to small fish, or 1 medium. i know a 40g that can only handle 3-4 regular sized fish.
also, and this is key to your aquarium's success, buy a testing kit. test everything regularly. in fact, tell us your results. even just a little bit of ammonia will be too toxic for your fish and kill them off (don't just test ammonia test everything). Test results will tell you if your tank is ready, not necessarily worms on your live rock