Julian, is correct that you would find it more of a challenge for you need to take it one step out of a time and as for any article links you may find, beware that many of these links are out of date and the data requires much correction. For a sample, the large angelfishes the link list, I wouldn't take it as if it were just that simple. For one thing with large angels we need a larger tank and its always so much easy to list something like a "Moderate" species.
Like in that link, their the Holacanthus passer as moderate and it as the blueline can be quite aggressive. So in general, no matter what you be doing, corals or other wise, much research is involved. Myself, I just gotten past the part to what equipment im too have and now im searching on ideas to which corals I could manage in my 150.
You must not be in a fire hurry to simply setup and stock, for that leads only to failure for most :crazy:
I agree with Julian on if this is a 35 tank on the fish size idea, I myself would look to stay even with noting growing larger then 3.5" to 4" in a small system as that. You not want to over do it on the tank bio load for adding as many fish means over feeding. This is why for the most part I love to do larger tanks because within smaller tanks, you will be at the tanks limited bio load and fast.
Sorry if im not with the ability to explain this as better as I would like, but im sure that you understand my meaning to it all. :grinyes:
Again as Julian says, always do extensively research your fish selections (before you buy!) And this is by no means any exception to corals>
With no intentions to highjack here, Julian, there is a guy at my corner gas station that I ask him of his 125 soft coral tank and I not remember the MH he told me he has, but it sounded as if he said like he has 110 or something like it. But anyway,, he not changed his bulbs for two years now and i told him that once I get started, i would need to change the MH bulbs once a year and the VHO in lesser time then that.. That is why i will be keeping a log record of the tanks and their live stock (maintenance)
So think slow on the setup of your tank for its always better first to think in the tank size you would need for most of what your in plan to do.
ideas1400, I seen to many through the years who setup a tank, what if it be a 30 or 150 and some those had some of the worst equipment for their tanks and I always remember this one who had a 75 gal reef tank set up. I took a drive out to one the lfs an hour drive from me some years ago and this person was looking to sell his tank and equipment. I took a look at everything and first ask him what was his problem, and he said that everything died soon after he had it in the tank.
The thing is before I told him of what I thought of his equipment for his tank, i asked him one other question, how long was the tank setup for> He said the tank was running not more then a few months. He told me that he was adding corals into his tank at the second week of setup. I told him that after the cycle was completed that he was to start with a easy corals of two to begin the tank aging process and that after he gotten past a point some months later, he can stock it to better.
But on his equipment wise, i told him that there was nothing that I could use out of it, that he had all the wrong equipment for that size a tank. He was using as well a cheap HOB filter with a UV that also HOB as well, but I not remember the lighting he had. But in those few weeks or months that he had nothing but failure, he called it quits.
So is anything your not sure of, ask the people here, they will be more then happy to assist you on any question you might have, its better to be safe then sorry later on.
Buddy