75 Gallon Stocking List

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Curious if you all think this is on the light, medium, or heavy end of stocking for a 75 gallon mixed reef.
What I currently have (8 fish):
1. Clownfish
2. Clownfish
3. Royal Gramma
4. Yellow Watchman Goby
5. Tailspot Blenny
6. Benggai cardinalfish
7. Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse
8. Mandarin Dragonet

I’m also considering adding two more fish potentially:
9. Blue Green Chromis
10. Tomini Tang

Current levels:
1.025
Nitrate 10.7
Phosphate 0.11
Alk 8.5
Calcium 437
 

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I think that list is fine if you have a fair amount of live rock. It is best to stock least aggressive to most aggressive. The one I would worry about the most is the mandarin, especially with a fairy wrasse who also will probably eat pods. Maybe if its a Biota mandarin that eats some prepared food and your tank has a really well establish pod population from a sump, it might work. I would consider your tank moderately stocked.

I also have a 75g and I have 10 fish in it currently with 3 in QT to eventually move in. Some of mine are small like masked goby but I would like to add a few more with one of those being a tang, probably a tomini.
 

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