will this work?

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i guess i'll go fish only for a while for my saltwater setup.


i want to get a porcupine puffer
and a blue spotted ray (would that work?)
and clown fish
and blue tangs
lionfish possibly.
eel probably.

the ray is really small, i think 4'. and they'd all move into a 180+ gallon later. except maybe the clownfish
 
A 4 ft ray is definitely not a small ray. A 4" ray would be OK in the 180. You didn't mention the size tank you're planning on putting them in before your move to a 180. You also neglected to mention what filtration you're using currently. However, going by your list, the clown will be eaten by a volitan lion within a couple of days. A fuzzy/dwarf/fu manchu lion would be OK. Your blue tangs will grow to over a foot. The blue-spot ray requires pristine water and a lack of nibbling pufferfish. A puffer will also whittle down the long fins of most lionfish. I won't try to guess what type of eel.

The tangs would be OK with the clown and a ribbon eel
 
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no ray i guess =\.
and its a 4 inch ray.
for filtration, i'd have live sand and live rock, and a whisper 60?
it would probably be a dwarf lionfish. i thought the blue tang only requires 75 gallons?
the ray wont work, i'll get it later when i get my huge tank.
its the type of Eel that was POTM recently. the white one, lemme find the pic.
 
A dragon moray would be a great centerpiece specimen. These eels grow to 3 ft, are carnivorous, and cost between $700 to $1,000 and up for juvenile specimens (if you can find them). To maintain proper water conditions you'd need a 120gal tank for the eel alone.
Live sand and live rock are great for balancing an aquarium. But, you have to consider these to be organisms adding to your bio-mass. A good wet/dry filter AND protein skimmer will be needed to properly maintain good water quality. The whisper 60 will only force you to provide alot of manual maintenance.
I suggest doing some serious research before you start buying specimens for your present tank (60gal?).
 
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