Tank critique (pic) and final fish list

[pthoma79]

Started the tank at the start of the year (30 gal) I have one ocellaris clown, and I just added a royal gramma yesterday. I have 40 lbs LR and 40 lbs LS. I also have some yellow zoa and green zoa frags. Here is what I am thinking for a final fish list:

 

Ocellaris Clown

Royal Gramma

Flame Hawkfish

PJ Cardinal, blue/green chromis, or a 4/6 line wrasse

 

Few questions:

1. Do I have enough rock for a hawk to perch on? Will he eat my shrimp? Not a big deal, since he's always on the back of the rock, and I never see him anyways.

2. Can I get away with doing 2 chromis or cardinals since they are a schooling fish? Or just stick with one?

3. I would WELCOME any critiques of my tank. This is the first one I've tried, and it seems to be going well.

 

[Michael7979]

The hawkfish might eat the shrimp. Nothing is a forsure, but I would think the chances are better that he will.

 

I would stay away from a 6line in that small of a tank since they can be bullies.

 

I think 2 chromis/cardnials should be fine.

[vanz]

Wow, that's 40 lbs of rock? Must be really dense rock. I would get more porous rock and build upwards.

 

What about add a sump? Then you can hide the heater and skimmer. Maybe get a good return pump so you can take out the powerheads. In a small tank, these things really do stand out.

[pthoma79]

Thought about a sump, but now I'm thinking about a bigger tank (clap) (shocker), so we'll see...