chris17
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10gal Lighting ( shrooms only)
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fishman830
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some PC lighting
drkdweller
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shrooms will survive under NO(normal output) lighting, but they wont look as nice as under pc
overanalyzer
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mushrooms will thrive and grow under PC lighting. On a small tank a small amount of PC lighting really helps them out. NO lighting is OK and will let them survive. If you use PC lighting you can use some actnic lighting and get them to flouresce and make pretty colors.
You are talking about a very basic nano - and with good water movement and a decent HOB filter you can have a really nice tank. I would not worry too much about a protien skimmer as water changes on a regular basis would serve you better. if you have the time and money to make a sump/refugium out of another 10 gallon tank then I'd encourage you to do so!
Also water top offs don't clean out the water - they just help control PH and salinity and water levels .... I would suggest rigging up a way to get a water drip going on a regular basis....
You are talking about a very basic nano - and with good water movement and a decent HOB filter you can have a really nice tank. I would not worry too much about a protien skimmer as water changes on a regular basis would serve you better. if you have the time and money to make a sump/refugium out of another 10 gallon tank then I'd encourage you to do so!
Also water top offs don't clean out the water - they just help control PH and salinity and water levels .... I would suggest rigging up a way to get a water drip going on a regular basis....
chris17
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thanks for the reply overanalyzer, what do you mean by" I would suggest rigging up a way to get a water drip going on a regular basis...."? Do you mean rigging up a way for like RO water to drip very slowly into the tank to keep it filled at all times? What would you recomend as a "small amount" of PC lighting? How big of a water change would I do once a week on a 10g? like 1 or 2, or more? Thanks for all the replies!
overanalyzer
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I have a 20 and a 29 and an I have an old rubbermaid box with a lid that has a piece of tubing running out of hte bottom and is knotted up. This drips RO water into the tank slowly and ensure my levels stay even. It does not look pretty but for special events I take it down and hide it .....
Do you have PC lights yet? If not then there are several good lighting vendors for PC lights on the net. you might say HELLO and then right next to it you would say LIGHTS and do the whole period commercial thing and find a good lighting source on line. I can't post hte obvious link as it is against policy.
Anyhow - I believe in a nice mix of white and actnic lights - over a 10 gallon - get as much as you can - I think they have power quads for over hte top ... something like 96 watts.
Minimum I'd go with 32 watts - which would just allow for mushrooms and some polyps.
water changes - not too much @ one time or you could upset the balance. I'd start out doing them every other week for a gallon or two and see how it goes from there ....
Do you have PC lights yet? If not then there are several good lighting vendors for PC lights on the net. you might say HELLO and then right next to it you would say LIGHTS and do the whole period commercial thing and find a good lighting source on line. I can't post hte obvious link as it is against policy.
Anyhow - I believe in a nice mix of white and actnic lights - over a 10 gallon - get as much as you can - I think they have power quads for over hte top ... something like 96 watts.
Minimum I'd go with 32 watts - which would just allow for mushrooms and some polyps.
water changes - not too much @ one time or you could upset the balance. I'd start out doing them every other week for a gallon or two and see how it goes from there ....
chris17
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:notsure: How much do you think it might cost??Would that have 2 bulbs and 2 ballasts, with the reflector , fans(if needed) endcaps and everthing?? Do they have a web site I can go to and see this / read about it?? Thanks for all the help so far ViPeR_930,and overanalyzer. You guys have been a big help!
viper_930
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http://www.hellolights.com/201xcoaqpcho.html
$97. It comes with everything you will need. 1 bulb, 1 balast, endcap, 2 fans (i think), and reflector. The only thing you might want to buy would be mounting legs if you want to elevate it over the tank a bit.
$97. It comes with everything you will need. 1 bulb, 1 balast, endcap, 2 fans (i think), and reflector. The only thing you might want to buy would be mounting legs if you want to elevate it over the tank a bit.
chris17
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:jumping: Thank you so much ViPeR_930! I really appreciate you helping me out so much.........what all will I be able to keep with that kind of lighting???(The 96 watt VHO ) And that would be for the 10g aquarium right? Have you ever used that play sand from Castle playing sand,( not sure what the real name is)its the sand that comes straight out of the ocean.....? just wondering cause wally world has some and I was thinking about getting some for when I set up the 10g. Thanks again!
chris17
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Sorry about that, yes I meant PC. Well if that would be overkill for shrooms, what else would do well with that kind of lighting? And what would you recomend for shrooms, zoos, polyps,and star polyps??? I would like to keep a few different corals that would be easy to care for and still look,and do really good. I like the shrooms and the zoos alot and would have more different kinds of them than anything..........Thanks again to everyone who has replied....:yes:
overanalyzer
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with 96 watt set up you could keep almost everything except the most light demanding stuff. Start small, cheap and easy and go from there. Also you will need adequate water flow and filtration to go with the good lighting!
You mentioned castle sand - not sure what that is - is it cilicate or aragonite. Not sure - then put some vinegar on the sand and see if it fizzes/bubbles. If so then it is aragonite and should be a good base. I have used southdown quite a bit and it works very well!
Good luck and keep us posted!
You mentioned castle sand - not sure what that is - is it cilicate or aragonite. Not sure - then put some vinegar on the sand and see if it fizzes/bubbles. If so then it is aragonite and should be a good base. I have used southdown quite a bit and it works very well!
Good luck and keep us posted!
chris17
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Ah, southdown!!! sorry bout that I could not remember the darn name, so I guessed..........would I eventually(when my reef keeping skills are better) be able to keep an anemone in the tank with that much lighting??? I think I will have good filtration, I am going to take my 30g saltwater tank down/switch it into the 10g. I would love to make my 30g a reef tank, but I dont have enough money right now to get the lights needed for my 30g. So I am going to use my Emperor 280 and my current Protien skimmer and set them up in the 10g fuge with a few baffles, with an area for a small fuge. :joy:
debbie
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Hi, I have one 20 watt 50/50 coralife compact fluorescent bulb in my 10 gal. I am wanting to get another one when they come into our LFS but since i have had this in my tank (2 months) my mushrooms are doing quite well and now multiplying :jumping:
I would like to have some other types of corals oneday and so I definatley need another bulb. But I am looking for easy corals that don't require huge amounts of light.
What i would like to know is, what is the difference between:
Coralife Mini Color Max Compact Fluorescent?
&
Coralife Mini 50/50 Compact Fluorescent?
:happyfish :happyfish
I would like to have some other types of corals oneday and so I definatley need another bulb. But I am looking for easy corals that don't require huge amounts of light.
What i would like to know is, what is the difference between:
Coralife Mini Color Max Compact Fluorescent?
&
Coralife Mini 50/50 Compact Fluorescent?
:happyfish :happyfish