Stocking a 75 gal tank - what first??

[dangelow]

Hi all-

I'm completing the cycle on my 75gal tank. Cylce was with LR, LS and a few krill for 2-3 days to start. Nitrite is breaking and I'm wanting to get started adding things in the next week or so.

Soooo, I'm asking the experts (ya'll) what to add to the tank, and which order to add. I had a tank several years ago with anom., clown, snowflake eel, and a few blenny's. Seemed to do great, but I only had it about a year before I had to move and sell the setup - it was a 30 long with undergravel, powerhead and an external diatom filter - yes this was years ago.

I hear that I need a cleaner kit, dunno where to get one. I think I need some weeds of some sort for macro, but there's alot of opinions in this both ways it seems, and at some point I want the cool stuff to look at.

More about the tank - 45 lbs Figi LR, some cured but mostly in the tank. 20 lbs LS, 20 lbs black sand (looked cool) and another 10 lbs to give me about 1" coverage - yeah, I hear about DSB and there's the camp that likes less. I decided I can add more later if needed - at least thats what I think now, enlighten me if I'm misguided. Has a Precision Marine skimmer, and sump with a few hundred bio-balls - yes, I will pull these periodically and clean in FW to prevent the nitrite buildup.

There it is boys, lemme know the best way to go and I'll post the pic's once I get it loaded.

Dave

BTW - if you know of good sources for stuff you suggest lemme know this as well