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Pretty much the same here, I don't think I could remove a lot of the food if I wanted to with all the caves n what not. My cuc consists of a banded coral shrimp, snails, hermits, and an urchin so they pretty much take care of the rest
I would look into mushrooms....something almost maintenance free for corals
For now, sand & rock should get you going. Live rock will help to cycle but dry rock will work too.
Also something to consider, if you get a clown and a anemome, there is no guarantee that they will host each...
the smallest tank i had a nem in was a 10gal a few years ago and he lasted for quite some time before i shut down the tank.....maybe a pistol shrimp/goby combo can be a better option to look at for size reasons....then with that maybe some nice mushrooms can be added but yea id stay away from...
i think the pair of clowns and the anemone will be your limit as far as stocking the tank....i would go as far as saying that 1 clown and nem may be it, 2 may be pushing it but that would be your call. I would also consider 86'n the corals for space and maintenance reasons....just my opinion...