Water change.......

4 weeks of cycling just did my first big water change... I have a 55gallon tank and i just changed out 25 gallons of water with my r/o water and instant ocean salt.. How long do I have to let it run before I can go get some fish for it. I did the water change about an hour ago would it be save to give it 3-4 more hours and then go get fish today or do you I have to wait days before adding 1st clowns and some clean up crew....?

Yeah you should be fine if your cycle is over. Start out with one fish just to be safe, and if your wanting a pair of clowns get them a little later after the stabelizes itself from the one fish and add them at the same time. I would advise against buying one clown now and another later as there is a very good chance they will fight.

Yea I want to get 2 clowns today and possibly some clen up crews to get to work on my tank... Would that be fine. Or do I have to wait. I am deff going to get a pair of clowns and add them at the same time so they can go up and be friends. Ha

I would wait on the two fish and add one fish of another choice and a few cleaners just to make sure your tank can handle the added bioload and then if all is good in two to three weeks get the two clowns. Thats just my 0.2 cents though. Better safe than sorry.

I know it's hard playing the waiting game, but you'll be happier and so will your tank in the long run. Also since you just did a very larger WC you dont want to add alot of bioload because you may have removed some of the bacteria. So just take it slow and look around for a hardy small fish that you like for now. Good luck and send some pics on the new stuff. You may be fine adding two clowns but it's a bigger chance adding two fish over one till your tank matures more.

Clowns are pretty hardy I hear and are a kind of damsels so I think I should be good. I had some stupid blue fin damsles in my tank for a fews weeks to help cycle and outa 5 only 1 dided i think he was sick.... I am gonna go for it... I clows are baby ones they so freakin small.... I think a small one would be able to handle it better than a bigger one would you think? How many clean up crew would i be able to add at once

As long as your water tests ok. I woudd just get a small fish and the cleaners . Here's a few fish I think would make good adds to a tank your size. Coral beauty . Fire fish goby . Bar goby good luck. Post pics

how bout a yellow mandarin goby... they look freakin cool

No offense but that is big negative. They need pods to eat and alot. The also need alot of rock in the tank for the pods to thrive and an older tank that is established with tons of pods. Id say wait 6 months or more and then if you have tons of pods try.

Two small clowns now will be okay,IMO.I think its okay for some cleaners too.Let your algae be your guide on what kinds to get.Maybe 5-10 Astreas for diatoms,one Mexican turbo if you have hair algae and 5-10 small nassarius or 2-3 of the larger Tongan Nassarius to clean the bed of leftovers.

Definitely wait at least 8 months or so on a Mandarin.They need lots of live rock to forage for copepods.There's a slim chance on finding one that is accepting mysis but its doubtful.

I do like to mention this,decide on your fish list.Start off with the passive choices first before adding more aggressive fish.I originally added two clowns as my first choice.Every fish I added afterwards were beat up badly.