To much bioload for a 35g?

[twist of lime]

This is my first saltwater tank. It is a 35G and it's been up and running for about a month.
heres what livestock I already have
1 Firefish
6 astrea snails
2 big hermits
here is what I would like to add to my tank
2 clownfish (percs or oceallaris)
2 pearly jawfish
1 lawnmower blenny (I'm having a hair algea problem and the snails arn't making any of it go away)
2-3 citron gobies
Is this way to much bioload?

 

[subielover]

I wouldn't think you would want anymore than 5 small fish in there.

It's up to you, of course, but as a beginner maybe it would be best to just have a few fish instead of trying to push the limits too early. Just take your time and enjoy choosing what your livestock would be, but don't go overboard.

 

[twist of lime]

I wasn't planning to get them all At once! I am going to get a fish wait a week or two and then get another fish but I'm going to get the pairs of 2 at the same time just so they get used to eachother. With the pairs I will wait 3 weeks until I get the next fish ect. I was just wondering if when I eventually have that many fish, will it stress all the fish out by being cramped in the tank or will it be fine to have that many fish.

 

[metweezer]

You haven't mentioned a QT. That's where your fish should go first, for 3 to 4 weeks. As Kim (the short guy with the glasses) mentioned above 5 small fish is all you can handle in a 35 IMO.

 

[nycbob]

it really depends on how much lr u hv and size of fish. i hv over 18 fish in my 72, but most of it except 3 r small fish. just add them slowly, and monitor ur water level.

 

[rotarygeek]

i see an upgrade coming in your future.

 

[aztec reef]

fish and inverts with live rock only , or reef??

 

[reefkprz]

well IMO at 35g of water with LR displacement your probably about actually about 20-28g of water I would say your about at the limit of what your tank can handle if your running sumpless.
personnally I am amazed you have that many fish in a one month old tank and have no deaths. be cautious and watch your water conditions closely. you should only have been adding about one fish per month, to allow your biofiltration to build with your fish. make sure you feed very lightly.
since you have an algae problem (this in itself may be a good thing in a way) the algae is consuming wate products like phosphate and nitrate, manual removal would actaully help more than getting a critter to consume it as by physically removing it from the tank your removing any nutrients that it has consumed. adding fish to eat it does two things, adds to your bioload, and leave the nutrients in system as they get consumed by your fish then pooped back into the tank (fish only utelize about 30% of what they eat) so 70% of the waste trapped in those algaes goes back into the water to fuel more algae.