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Well hello there everyone, this is my first time posting, and first time starting a saltwater tank... I have done freshwater for about a year, but i always find myself at the saltwater sections of fish stores haha... so i went out and bought a 12 gal nanocube from TnT during their anniversary sale. hopefully this will be okay later on.... so as a beginner i will tend to ask a lot of questions, i been looking around and decided i want to upgrade the pump to a maxi jet 900 like others did... and from there dont really know what to do.... will start setting up withing a month after my freshwater is sold... so i have time to rack up on stuff.... in the long run i would want maybe two clowns and a couple corals... first question, what type of corals can i keep and about how many fish can i house? also how many pounds of rock and sand should i get?
 
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You are very limited in fish as u only have a 12 gallon nano cube........

Ive heard of a rule of thumb possibly 2 gallons for every 1" of fish. If you do get clowns, decide what kind...theres so many variations from ORA.

As for corals, depending on ur light fixture probably a compact fluorescentm u could keep zoas and softies and maybe a digi or something for sps if kept at the top.

I have always gotten 1 pound per gallon for rock. as for sand u can prob use a small bag of sand from caribsea.

Be patient with cycling.....if u want a quick cycle ive used bio-spira for the instant nitrifying bacteria....just pretty much add live rock, bio-spira then wait a couple days or something then add fish...

I would prob not use a maxijet 1200 if u ever decide to upgrade the pump.....i recently used the 1200 in my sump for detritus removal and wondered why some of my chalices and some sps were doing poorly and faded in color. Then i noticed when i put my hand in the water it was really warm...maybe 85+ degrees. I normally run 80-81 deg....but with my room closed and the maxijet 1200 in my sump it had raised my water temp significantly..
 
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