20 gallon nano tank advice

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I have had a 10 gallon FOWLER tank for the last 11 years. In September I upgraded to a 20 gallon after my 10 gallon broke. My readings are all low and corraline algae is really starting to takeoff. I am about to add LPS and soft corals to my tank and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I should add. I get 50 PAR at the bottom of the tank and 200 PAR in the middle. Have 25,000 k 32 watt LED light. Presently I have an 11 year old clown, fire shrimp and 2 turbo snails along with some hermit crabs. Any help would be much appreciated
 
:)First I will add an host for the clown i.e. A nem a toadstool or something he like, mine like a turbinaria
 
Some clowns wont even host. For example the two clowns in my profile picture are not hosted to anything even after adding frogspawns and different corals. Once I had a Clarkii host to the heater and would sleep on it every night haha

I would of recommended you added a 2nd clownfish though... one half the size of him... I'm not sure about adding it now because its best to add them at the same time so you can have a nice pair. The little clown will normally give in while the big one takes control with little to no fight.
 
Some clowns wont even host. For example the two clowns in my profile picture are not hosted to anything even after adding frogspawns and different corals. Once I had a Clarkii host to the heater and would sleep on it every night haha

I would of recommended you added a 2nd clownfish though... one half the size of him... I'm not sure about adding it now because its best to add them at the same time so you can have a nice pair. The little clown will normally give in while the big one takes control with little to no fight.

You think my clown would accept a new clown after living by himself for the last 11 years?
 
You think my clown would accept a new clown after living by himself for the last 11 years?

I honestly would not now... my clown I have is about 3 inchs long and it paired perfectly with a clown less then an inch but I'm sure each clown is gonna act differently.
 
Is an HOB enough for water flow or do you think I need something stronger if I am going to be adding corals?
 

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