Need help choosing fish and coral... HELPP quick need by tomorrow

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Great post otherone! I must say your points are spot on. To the OP, being that your system has only been up for a month I wouldn't add much at this time. When you do add to an immature system you need to do it systematically. You must allow the system to compensate for each addition, I would say no more than 1 fish at a time. Monitor your condition frequently, at this stage your tank will still experience parameter swings. Adding sand from your dad's tank didn't help, if anything it hurt. This concept of live sand if ridiculous for the most part. While you may have moved small portion of beneficial bacteria, most of what you put in the tank with used sand is detritus. As stated in the above post, you need to research and research, when you think you've researched enough you probably haven't. Some of my first critical mistakes in this hobby (Which almost drove me to quit) were because I took the advice of everyone on aquarium forums. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of knowledge to be gained on sites like MFK, just verify everything with some research of your own.
 
When you do pick your fish, I wouldn't advise clownfish. Really the minimum size tank for one clown is 20+ gallons. I wouldn't put a pair in anything smaller than 30 gallons. While the options are limited, there are plenty of fish that can be kept responsibly in a 10 gallon tank. My advice would be to determine a stocking list, including everything you want from fish to corals to CUC. Once you have that list, research each item thoroughly. Then set a schedule, determine what you plan to add this month, then next month and so on. Obviously if you experience any issues you can push the schedule back, but it's always a good idea to plan ahead.
 
Oh and pictures are always greatly encouraged. I agree with purevil on the clowns and preplanning. A ten gallon is going to be rough as I'm assuming this is your first saltwater tank aside from assisting your father. I am dabbling in salt and am starting with a 180 but that was more to free up stock restrictions. I also failed to inquire into filtration as that will Also affect stock list.
 
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