setting up my 55 gallon salt tank

[rudymama]

I'm new to here. I currently have my 2 clown fish in a 5 gal tank. obviously realizing that won't last. so I immediately got a 55 gal tank.
last week I put my Mixed my salt and added sand and water.
I have checked my salt levels and they are perfect.
I have been researching what I can and can't add in my tank.
currently in my 5 gal I have my 2 clownfish, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 crab, and 2 snails.
with doing my big tank, I'm wondering what fish I can add that will go good with my clown fish.
I wanted a puffer fish, and maybe a yellow tang.
also can I do coral with those fish etc.
also with putting rock in the tank. I got one live rock in my small tank that I got from my LFS. I noticed the other night a couple hitchhickers. after go ogling the description I found out they are bristle worms.
I would like to avoid hitchhickers into my new tank. any suggestions
thank you in advance

 

[MuShu]

Bristleworms are good. If you don't want hitchhikers, start with dry rock.

You can keep a toby puffer in your tank- they max out at 4 or so inches. Check out Valentinis, Leopards, and Blue Spots. The larger puffers are going to outgrow a 55 pretty quickly.

You cannot keep a tang in a 55- it's too small for the amount of swimming space they need.

You can do corals with these, but your shrimp is iffy with a puffer.

In my 55, I have two clowns, a Valentini, a coral beauty, two zebra dartfish, and a clown goby. I am hoping to add some wrasses, but I'm going to move soon, so I am not adding anything to the tank at this point.

 

[SFish]

Make a fish wish list and post it. Look up fish that can go in a 55 or smaller that are reef safe.

http://m.liveaquaria.com/diversden/CatDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3

A 55 is a crappie tank by the way. Would have been better off with a 40 breeder or a 75.

 

[RobZilla04]

Did you let the new 55g tank cycle with the new rock, sand, and water?

Unfortunately there is much more testing to be done with a salt water system than just salinity. Look into High pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, and down the line Calcium, Magnesium, and Alkalinity.

A 55 is also too small for a tang, the tang police will be along shortly.