Pre-built stocking plan

10-gallon Nano Reef Stocking Blueprint

Complete 10-gallon nano reef stocking blueprint - fish, inverts, coral, schedule.

Setup

10-gallon AIO (Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10, Fluval Sea Evo 13.5)

Fish stocking

Invertebrates

Coral progression

Stocking timeline

Week/Phase 1Week 1-4: Cycle with live rock + bottled bacteria
Week/Phase 2Week 5: Add CUC
Week/Phase 3Week 6-7: Add clown
Week/Phase 4Month 2: Add goby
Week/Phase 5Month 3: Start coral with softies
Week/Phase 6Month 4+: Add LPS once parameters stable

Tools for this build

Use the stocking calculator to verify, the water change calc for ongoing maintenance, and the maintenance schedule generator for printable weekly tasks.

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