Need help with selecting fishes

[SEEREEFS]

I just got my 117 30x30x30 somewhat going. I just moved so it's stalling my tank plans a tad bit. Figured I throw this question out here instead of waiting last minute. I need help selecting fishes that will eliminate the following issues:

1. Hair Algaes: Lawnmower blenny, tangs but which specific ones?

2. Coralline Algae:

3. Fish Poops: Kole Yellow Eye Tang?

4. Sand Cleaners: I hear sand sifters are hard to keep???

5. What other productive fishes are out there? Any suggestions?

**Additional note: I don't plan on keeping snails. I have a tiger pistol shrimp, 2 flameback angels, and a goby currently. I want to add reef safe crabs later. This will remain a fowlr or lps only tank for now. I would like to acquire sometime in the future a pair of flame wrasse, yellow tangs (maybe), pearly jawfish (2), PJ or Bangaii Cardinals school (3?)...

 

[Dmorty217]

All tangs will graze and pick at algaes for you but with the tank size would suggest a bristle tooth tang of some sort (Tommi)

2. Coralline algae is eaten by most urchins

3. A nice skimmer

4. Conch, sand sifting goby, or a cucumber.... None I which are hard to keep

5.cleaner gobys there are blue and yellow ones, cleaner shrimp. A 6 line or melanarus wrasse to control pods and other things that maybe reproducing in your tank IE, baby snails

**** I would stick with one bristle tooth tang only, your tank isn't big enough for more than one tang and definitely not two yellow tangs

 

[Monkeyfish]

1. IMO the tank is too small for tangs (due to its dimensions) and they aren't going to clear out the HA completely anyway. If you don't want hair algae, lower your phosphates and nitrates. Lawn mower blennies tend to get aggressive as they age. Not damsel aggressive, but meaner than you'd think.

2. Fish poop - get a good skimmer.

3. Coralline algae - Urchin or, better yet, a razor blade

4. Sand - IMO avoid sand sifting gobies unless you really like them as they can make a mess of the tank by getting sand everywhere which annoys the crap out of corals. Nassarius snails, fighting conch, spider conch, etc. I know you don't want snails, but the nassarius are hard to beat. I've had dardanus crabs that did an excellent job of keeping the entire tank clean and never harmed anything - but that's a risk as they can be very aggressive/destructive.

I don't know why you'd want to "control" pods - they're a harmless and beneficial part of the ecosystem and great snacks for most fish.

Banggai cardinals do NOT school - they kill each other or, if you're lucky, form a bonded pair and then kill their neighbors.

A thirty inch cube may be pushing it for two Pearlys. It could work, but they may not take kindly to to each other. They're notorious jumpers so make sure you have a good mesh/glass top covering the top of the tank.

 

[small alien]

Great advice from the mighty monkey. Do heed, indeed.

 

[SEEREEFS]

Banggai cardinals do NOT school - they kill each other or, if you're lucky, form a bonded pair and then kill their neighbors.

Spotted or are they called PJ? Cardinals is a good substitute for Banggai's if I want to keep a trio? I want blue green chromis too if not the cardinals but I hear they like to kill eachother off too?


Thanks btw!

 

[SEEREEFS]

All tangs will graze and pick at algaes for you but with the tank size would suggest a bristle tooth tang of some sort (Tommi)

2. Coralline algae is eaten by most urchins

3. A nice skimmer

4. Conch, sand sifting goby, or a cucumber.... None I which are hard to keep

5.cleaner gobys there are blue and yellow ones, cleaner shrimp. A 6 line or melanarus wrasse to control pods and other things that maybe reproducing in your tank IE, baby snails

**** I would stick with one bristle tooth tang only, your tank isn't big enough for more than one tang and definitely not two yellow tangs

Thanks!

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

1. Hair Algae: Urchin(s)
2. Coralline Algae: Urchin(s)
3. Fish Poops: Everyone so far said skimmer, I agree but also want to add GOOD FLOW i.e. a couple large powerheads to make sure that poop can make its way into the filtration system
4. Sand Cleaners: Diamond gobies (or another from the genus Valenciennea), I will never have a tank without one

 

[tylersarah]

Lets see pictures of the tank. I agree, skip the tangs. I have a tomini in a 120 gal and I wouldn't want any other tang.

 

[SEEREEFS]

Lets see pictures of the tank.

Currently still dealing with comcast for the past 3 weeks (long story) so I can't post pics or videos of my setup. I do need help with the setup too...damn comcast is making it hard for me to communicate on online.