Need help with fish/coral

JGARCED1

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So I just started my salt water tank about 3 weeks ago. I have a 56 gallon square tank with roughly 40lbs of live sand and 40lbs of live rock. I am looking at the following fish and coral.. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I have attached pictures so you could see.. Below is the info on the tank.

Desired fish/coral below:
Clownfish (TRUE PERCULA) - 2
Blue Mandarin Goby - 1
Flame Angelfish - 1
Purple Dottyback - 1
Bangaii Cardinal - 1
Peppermint shrimp - 3
White Leg Hermit Crab - 2

Pink&White Pom Pom Xenia
Shaving Brush
Hammer
Frogspawn
Lavender Ricordea Florida
Superman Zoanthid's
Extreme Neon Green Polyping Toadstool Leather



WATER LEVELS:
pH8.3
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
KH 9
Calcium 400

TANK INFO:
-56 gal square tank
-Aqueon 06079 QuietFlow 55/75 Power Filter, 400-GPH
-1 Hydor Koralia Evolution 1050/1150 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 1050-1150 GPH
-2 Hydor Koralia Nano 425 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 425 GPH
-Green Killing Machine Internal 9 Watt UV Sterilizer with Power Head
-Current USA Orbit Marine Aquarium LED Light, 24 to 36-Inch
-Coralife BioCube Protein Skimmer for Aquarium Filter


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You're going to need to wait about 6 months before you should get a Mandarin. You will need to let the pods reproduce in your tank.

Which "purple" dottyback are you referring to?
 
your mandarin will wipe out the pods in that tank in a matter of days if not hours. there is a reason for waiting until your tank matures for that fish. you will go broke trying to buy enough pods. you have a lot going on for a three week old tank. might want to slow down. most people who have mandarin's run a refugium to keep the pod population going. best to see if the lfs will take it back.
 
your mandarin will wipe out the pods in that tank in a matter of days if not hours. there is a reason for waiting until your tank matures for that fish. you will go broke trying to buy enough pods. you have a lot going on for a three week old tank. might want to slow down. most people who have mandarin's run a refugium to keep the pod population going. best to see if the lfs will take it back.

At the moment, I do not have any coral or fish, just the rocks and sand. I will slowly add these fish but i wanted to see what other people thought regarding the fish and coral i was looking into.. perhaps from personal experience, have heard or read, etc.... but thanks for the input... i will look into other options for the goby. seems like i have heard more bad than good when it comes to it. lol.. thanks!
 
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