Help with stocking my reef tank

ianglish

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hey everyone,
I am trying to get an idea of how to stock my reef tank. This tank is a 72 glass bow front with a 20 gallon sump, which makes 92 total gallons. Here is my list of the fish I currently have and their size:

ORA banggai cardinalfish - 6 @ 1"
ORA semi picasso clownfish - 2 @ 2"
ORA yellow assessor - 1 @ 2"
ORA springeri dottyback - 1 @ 2"
yellow mimic tang - 1 @ 3.5"
candy hogfish - 1 @ 2.5"
bluestreak cleaner wrasse - 1 @ 3"
green spotted mandarin - 1 @ 3"
flame hawkfish - 1 @ 2.5"
african flameback angelfish - 1 @ 3"
coral beauty angelfish - 1 @ 3"


The other species i am interested are:

mystery wrasse
tomini tang or kole tang
canary blenny


i am not new to this hobby and i know that the fish i already have WILL GROW. i am just asking if what i have already is enough or i could add more to what i already have. my tank is a mixed reef of soft corals, LPS, SPS and clams. my angelfish are both fine with everything so please dont suggest that i get rid of them !

thank you !
 
I think you have enough fish. I actually think you have a few too many fish. My 75 has 2 bangaii cardinals, 1 african flameback, 1 black occelaris, and 1 melanarus wrasse. I will pair up the clown and maybe add 1-2 more small fish. Tangs are not a good choice for a tank your size. Knowing these fish will grow, why would you think it's a good idea to add more fish. You may not be new at this hobby, but it sounds like you are making a newbie mistake by overstocking your tank.
 
+1 what cubsFAN said. Take out the tang and you're still looking at over 40" of full grown fish. That's a pretty heavy bioload for a reef tank.
 
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