I would agree with jhnrb,The will help with the tank cycle.The rock will help process the amonia to nitrite to nitrate.Please read the helpful articles for extra research.
That light will be fine all sourt of soft(shrooms,zoos,leather,and others), and some LPS coral(frogspawn,hammers,tourchs,and others),I would try to stay away from SPS types,and clams.
Everything is looking good in your new tank.A clown pair and some kind of gobie should be fine with the way you are setting this up.The guys here in your area are pretty helpful and might get you a frag or two.
Here are the pictures of my sebae anemone getting healthy again.For weeks its stay in a 1 inch ball.Also I am adding a new shot of middle section of the tank
My coralife super skimmer has been a good buy for the cost given its performance about $90 for the 65 model $140 for the 125 model.A couple of Rio 600s in each corner should only set you back about $30 or so.Marine depot has some good pricing if need mail order.
A refugium would help with the nitrates,but that an addded project of time and money.I keep a bottle of test strips for quick check,if something is out of wack
I use either a sechem or salifert(like this one better).I have heard good thing about a product called AZ-N03.That breaks down the...
My vote would be a six line wrasse,very active little fish and they pick off worms and other pest.The Helfrichi's Firefish is really nice also,but the price tag really sucks. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=171.Over all your idea of a pair of oynx clowns with some type...
Don't let all rock and sand go drop it in your new aquapod.I am sure your already know this,it should give the tank a nice push in the right direction.I wish well with nano and the in wall setups
A power head will keep the water circulating and airiated so there is no stale spots,and a skimmer will greatly help out by reducing the nutrients from messy eaters like your puffer
Nitrate is just stessful fish and inverts,but they should make and not have any ill efects it the trates get undercontrol.Instead of doing 50% changes do back to 25% changes with maybe 1 hour of each other or do the 25% every other day.
You might some seachem denitrate or purigan.Aslo kent...