10 gallon nano?

[david's preds]

So guys i've started to really like corals and maybe start a 10 gallon reef.

Experience wise, I don't have a tank yet, but i've done more research than you could imagine on the predator tank i'm planning on and i hope it can somewhat translate over to this.

i was thinking of getting this light
http://shop.aquatraders.com/Odyssea-20in-1x36W-Power-Compact-Light-Fixture-p/51102.htm

i'm not really sure what livestock i want, i was thinking pulsing xenia or some other xenia sp., maybe some zoa's, im not really sure yet.

thanks,
-david

[david's preds]

ttt

[MPevine11]

what are you doing for filteration?
are you going to use a skimmer?
how much live rock?
how much live sand?
heater? ( i recomend a fluval E 50w, i love mine!)



sorry i dont know much about that light you posted, but i would recomend LEDS for a small tank as there wont be a tempature problem......leds can be expsnive but totally worth it

[david's preds]

10 lbs sand
10 lbs live/lace rock mixed
i was going to ask filtration later, i just wanna know what kind of stock i should be looking at

im thinking maybe polyps, zoa's, shrooms, and pulsing xenia?

what kind of feeding and maintenance would i need to do

[MPevine11]

10 lbs sand
10 lbs live/lace rock mixed
i was going to ask filtration later, i just wanna know what kind of stock i should be looking at

im thinking maybe polyps, zoa's, shrooms, and pulsing xenia?

what kind of feeding and maintenance would i need to do



i would feed every other day, and weekly 10% water change

those corals will be fine, pretty easy to keep

as for fish;
Gobie shrimp pair?
clown fish
clown gobbie
firefish

id get 2 FISH max

[david's preds]

i would feed every other day, and weekly 10% water change

those corals will be fine, pretty easy to keep

as for fish;
Gobie shrimp pair?
clown fish
clown gobbie
firefish

id get 2 FISH max

thanks, do you have any other suggestions coral and filtration-wise?

how often would I need to top off

[MPevine11]

just top off with RO/DI by hand daily. whats what i do.

coral, i like zoas and acans

filteration,

i would mod an aquaclear 110 into a refugium......

[david's preds]

an ac110 for a 10 gallon? idk man
any other options?

[dixiedog]

I've had an ac110 on a 10 gallon. I modded the impeller to tame the flow but it just looked to big and cloddy back there. An ac70 is a good compromise IMO.

As to the light, I'm just anti-PC, I can't help it.

I'm running a 2x24 T5 on my 10g. The fixture hangs over, but not the actual bulbs, so no light is spilled down the sides.

http://i52.*******.com/spyt7q.jpg

[MPevine11]

an ac110 for a 10 gallon? idk man
any other options?

drill the tank into a sump/freugium?
or use a 70

[david's preds]

k but just learning here, doesn't the rock work as bio filtration, the powerheads as mech, and the wc's remove nitrates? why then do i need the fuge?

[Giglamesh]

added removal of nitrates, also a good place for critters to grow

[Jarred1]

id get a better light, check out fishneedit.com they have great prices for great light fixtures!!

[eamike261]

You most definitely do not need a fuge, but if you want to put in the extra effort, time and money I'm sure it would help. I used an Aquaclear 50 on my 10g tank. It needed to be topped off daily for sure, but I'm sure every other day would work too. And then at least 10% WC weekly, more would be better though, and its easy with such a small tank.

I don't know if that light would work for soft corals, I'm guessing yes but it seems pretty weak. I had 48w T5 on on mine. But I'm pretty sure LPS would need more light than that. The rocks + powerhead would make bio filtration and a filter would make mechanical filtration.

If you got just those corals and no fish then you'd probably only need to feed a few times per week but if you get a fish (I had a percula clown in mine) then at least once or twice a day, but careful not to overfeed.

[david's preds]

You most definitely do not need a fuge, but if you want to put in the extra effort, time and money I'm sure it would help. I used an Aquaclear 50 on my 10g tank. It needed to be topped off daily for sure, but I'm sure every other day would work too. And then at least 10% WC weekly, more would be better though, and its easy with such a small tank.

I don't know if that light would work for soft corals, I'm guessing yes but it seems pretty weak. I had 48w T5 on on mine. But I'm pretty sure LPS would need more light than that. The rocks + powerhead would make bio filtration and a filter would make mechanical filtration.

If you got just those corals and no fish then you'd probably only need to feed a few times per week but if you get a fish (I had a percula clown in mine) then at least once or twice a day, but careful not to overfeed.

thanks, uh i kno im gna get flamed for this, but


how do i feed corals?

[david's preds]

wet web media is beast

turkey baster and feed frozen marine meaty particles right?

is there some kind of medley you guys reccomend?

[Jarred1]

not all corals eat, mostly mushrooms and LPS eat. you can use mysis shrimp but turn off the pumps and power heads when you feed the corals. if they are on they will just blow the food away.

[david's preds]

what kind of critters would i grow in the fuge and how would that benefit me?

[Jarred1]

pods and amphipods, they feed coral and fish.