How does my stocking idea sound?

[Heychanelle]

Hello

Although I have run this tank before and kept a range of corals I wanted to get people's advice. My tank is still cycling so of course some will need to wait until my tank is matured. I plan to keep coral and no fish. It's 30 litre and has an aquaray tile led light that comes with the TMC aqua habitat 30 tank.

I really want to keep the following
Acropora Milleopora
A clam
Open brain coral (trachyphillia I believe)
Anemonea viridis

I have kept montipora, trachphylilla, sun coral, candy cane, finger leather coral and various mushrooms. All did really well and grew loads in this tank with this lighting.

I know I will need to dose with
Calcium
Magnesium
Strontium
Trace elements

And feed them with
Rootifers, copepods, phytoplankton etc

I plan to buy test kits to monitor mineral elements (I already have test kits for the basics and salinity). And I know all will need a bigger tank eventually (I have a bigger one in storage already)

My main concern is, are these animals compatable, is there anything I'm missing?

How much stock could this tank hold?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Peach02]

seems pretty good but make sure to be careful with the clam :) generally the rule for stock is 1 gallon to one inch of fish but you also have to make sure the fish will be okay in that size tank for example you can't keep a black tip reef shark in a tea cup

 

[Heychanelle]

seems pretty good but make sure to be careful with the clam :) generally the rule for stock is 1 gallon to one inch of fish but you also have to make sure the fish will be okay in that size tank for example you can't keep a black tip reef shark in a tea cup

Is that the same with corals? I don't plan to add any fish into this tank I think it's far too small for anything :)

 

[wesman42]

seems pretty good but make sure to be careful with the clam :) generally the rule for stock is 1 gallon to one inch of fish but you also have to make sure the fish will be okay in that size tank for example you can't keep a black tip reef shark in a tea cup

I'm sorry but that's misinformation. The above is actually the recommendation for freshwater stocking. I believe salt is 1in per 5 gallons.

For coral, the sky is the limit. You seem to know about the big 3 parameters, plus caring for them.

I would think the only limiting factors would be space and placement of said corals.

 

[Peach02]

Is that the same with corals? I don't plan to add any fish into this tank I think it's far too small for anything :)

Coral is harder to estemate as most corals have a form of agression for example anemones will sting other corals so it depends on the coral you want to get
With fish, there are a few types you can get but not many fish housed in there, you can find some examples here https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+2124

 

[Peach02]

I'm sorry but that's misinformation. The above is actually the recommendation for freshwater stocking. I believe salt is 1in per 5 gallons.

For coral, the sky is the limit. You seem to know about the big 3 parameters, plus caring for them.

I would think the only limiting factors would be space and placement of said corals.

I’m sure I’ve read that in saltwater it’s 1 inch to 1 gallon but did some reading again and it seems your right, generally it’s 1 inch to 5 gallons so you could probably keep one or two fish at the most personally I’d reccomend a clown goby or two (two is pushing it)

 

[Heychanelle]

Coral is harder to estemate as most corals have a form of agression for example anemones will sting other corals so it depends on the coral you want to get
With fish, there are a few types you can get but not many fish housed in there, you can find some examples here https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+2124

Thank you, I don't plan on keeping fish in there. I am seriously thinking about the anemone because the ones I had before got huge really fast!

Thanks guys