500g mix reef stock list dbl check

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500-Gallon Reef Aquarium


Final Fish Addition Order


with Week Ranges & QT Flow Chart


This document is the final execution plan for the 500g reef system. It includes the locked stock list, week-by-week


addition ranges, and a standardized quarantine (QT) flow chart.


PHASE 0 — TRANSFER DAY (Week 0)


• Move all existing fish from 150g to 500g on the same day


• Diamond Watchman Goby


• Bonded Clownfish Pair


• Yellow Tang


• Coral Beauty Angelfish


• Flame Angelfish


• Melanurus Wrasse


• Blue Chromis (6)


• Lawnmower Blenny


• Star Blenny (plan to keep one long-term)


• Lights dim 48–72 hours; heavy feeding


PHASE 1 — Peaceful Additions (Weeks 2–4)


• Firefish (3–5, same species)


• Yellow Watchman Goby


• Pink Spotted Watchman Goby


• Yasha Goby


• Royal Gramma (bonded pair)


• Blackcap Basslet


• Candy Basslet


• Yellow Assessors (3–5)


PHASE 2 — Wrasses & Anthias (Weeks 4–8)


• Leopard Wrasse


• Pink-Streaked Wrasse


• Lineatus Fairy Wrasse


• Flame Fairy Wrasse• Exquisite Fairy Wrasse


• Scott’s Fairy Wrasse


• Lyretail Anthias (1 male + 5–7 females)


PHASE 3 — Second Clown Pair (Optional) (Weeks 8–10)


• Add second bonded clownfish pair


• Separate host at opposite end of aquarium


PHASE 4 — Butterflyfish (Weeks 10–14)


• Copperband Butterflyfish


• Pyramid Butterflyfish (3–7 added together)


PHASE 5 — Utility Grazer (Weeks 14–16)


• Rabbitfish (single specimen)


PHASE 6 — Tangs: Escalation Phase (Weeks 16–22)


• Sailfin Tang


• White-Tail Bristletooth Tang


• Blue Hippo Tang


• Naso Tang


PHASE 7 — Dominant Tangs (Weeks 22–26)


• Gem Tang


• Achilles Tang (absolute last fish added)


PHASE 8 — Pod-Dependent Fish (Months 6+)


• Green Mandarin Dragonet (bonded pair)


• Optional Scooter Dragonet (only if pod population remains excessive)
 
That’s a lot of fish
 

WHAT’S THE HARDEST PART OF REEFING TO EXPLAIN TO A NON-REEFER?

  • Why a tiny coral frag can cost that much

    Votes: 15 28.3%
  • Why I spend time testing and adjusting water

    Votes: 8 15.1%
  • Why the fish I want might not fit my tank

    Votes: 9 17.0%
  • Why I have buckets, tubing, and salt around the house

    Votes: 1 1.9%
  • Why corals are living animals, not decorations

    Votes: 14 26.4%
  • How much time and attention a reef takes

    Votes: 16 30.2%
  • The difference between freshwater and saltwater creatures

    Votes: 2 3.8%
  • I’ve stopped trying to explain

    Votes: 13 24.5%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 6 11.3%
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