12g nano reef

So I have my tank and its cycling. 12g cube with powerhead in sep back compartment with protien skimmer. 1 8w blue, 2 8w plant lights
I'm working on more stocking research as the tank cycles......id love some imput on the ideas I have so far.
here's a shot of the tank


Here's my potential stock list
CUC: spiny star astraea, blue legged hermit crabs, cerith snail, maybe emerald crab
inverts: minI feather duster, zoathoids, mushroom coral, ricardia
fish: 2 barncle blennys, 1 purple firefish
it'll take at least a year to stock everything

 

I'm sorry that I can't offer any stocking suggestions, but I do want to comment that you have a nice setup and I'm looking forward in the full setup of your Saltwater tank.

 

I would skip the fire fish. The two blennies should do ok. Shrooms and zoanthids will look good.

 

I really like how the back came with shell shelves, I'm thinking of using them to place coral for light. I know tge ricardias I'm consider really prefer mod light, which is where the top shelves should be.

The barnacles clusters have really gotten me excited for one of the 3 barnacles dwelling blennies species, the barnacles (a marcospils), brown cheek (a Spinosa), or the Hancock (a hancocki, my favorite).....is it possible to find source info on Internet livestock? Any experience with small groups of barnacle dwellers in nano? I'm considering 2, possibly a third. The info ive found has identified barnacles competition being the issue, not tank size. With 2 built in clusters and a third with the blennies (everything ive seen says their shipped with a barnacles, or I can aquire it myself) I think id gave adaquate territory for each.....but I need more info

I'm considering removing the firefish from my list, but I just need more info. Ive read alliterate of conflicting info on them in nanos, as well as barnacles blennies picking on them. As the 3rd fish they'd also be pushing the bioload of my tiny tank......but feed back from the experianced would be great!

 

I posted a link here for you... I sent it to you on ER just in case...

 

Heres a shot of the tank with the rest of the live rock I got




I was thinking about using the 3 shelves across the top in the back for my higher light corals (ricardia,mushrooms) and maybe some zoas on the top of the rock pile in the center....or the lower shelves in the back of the tank. it looks like the 2 to the right (viewing) are getting uninterrupted light.

so heres the current ideas for a clean up crew: 2-3 bluelegged hermits, 4 cerith snails, 3 spiny start astraea, 1 emerald crab

does it seem reasonable?

and I was also considering a few minI featherdusters......does anyone see a bad interaction I missed?

would corals on top of the barnacles bother the blennys at all?