nano 10 gallon

frogman5

frogman5

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after keeping freshwater fish for about 3 years and would like to try saltwater out...now i only have a 10 gallon right now and i kno this may be difficult but ill try it now all i really want to do is keep soft corals nothing special as of right now and maybe a goby and a clownfish thats it maybe just the goby...now which skimmer would you recommend for a tank this size and wat other supplies would you recommend.
 
nissan577

nissan577

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no skimmer. as long as you do proper water changes your good. for light try getting a simple daylight and actinic light. with those two your good. and will be able to keep softies and lps as well.
 
subielover

subielover

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You won't need a skimmer, just keep up with regular water changes. For a 10 gallon I would get a ac30 filter used, take everything out of it and put chemi-pure and purigen into it. Also add a koralia nano for water circulation. You will also want a heater, 50 watt should work fine. Next up is picking a light, that you will have to research as I do not know the dimensions of your tank, so I can't recommend one. Then just add live rock, sand and of course salt water and let that bad boy cycle for a few weeks.
 
1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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i am looking into doing something similar but i dont know where to go as far as lights. i have to a 20'' l x 10"w x 12'' h. i have a 55g right now and this is for my home office where i would like a nano tank
thanks
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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hey guys i curently have a 10 gallon right now. its been up and running for 2 and a half weeks now. you can check out my thread to see what i got
 
subielover

subielover

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If it is 20 " long, then the sunpods would work. They do make a 70 watt version. I am sure there are cheaper alternatives, but this would allow you to keep anything you wanted. What's the budget looking like?
 
subielover

subielover

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+1 how are we supposed to know how much it will cost if we don't know what you want. I take it that light is pc's with very low wattage?
 
frogman5

frogman5

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haha i have nothing so far except the tank...yeh i kno i am far away...but i was looking at a coral life saltwater 9'' mini aqualight-2x 9w is that a good enough light to keep softies thats the cheapes most decent looking light i could find
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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if you can find some thing with more watts that would be better thats not very many watts at all....
okay well you need a filter
heater
power head
thermometer
live sand
live rock
salt
you can find all that stuff at petsmart if you just go to there web site you can get prices on all that stuff. you can get a good set pc light 50 watts or so for under a hundred i would say.
 
subielover

subielover

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+1 that light probably would not even sustain softies. Take a look at some t5's they are on the cheaper side and will allow you to sustain and grow out corals. Also talk to rebelprettyboy, he has a very small tank and has some t5's on his, pretty sure it didn't break the bank either. The light you mentioned is generally used for 3 gallon pico tanks, fyi.
 
frogman5

frogman5

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whoops forgot to add i have a heater and filter...yeh ill try and find somthing better for lighting but i may just get that and upgrade for christmas which that is wat i will prolly do
 
subielover

subielover

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Don't waste your money. Just put the tank by a window and don't add corals to after you get a good light. No sense in spending money, knowing you are going to replace it in less than 2 months. Your fish don't need any special lighting, and while the live rock is cycling your tank you won't need any lighting either.
 
frogman5

frogman5

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yeh i may do that i do have another light that may work but not sure could always try then buy a nice light around christmas time....ill keep you guys updated prolly going to get supplies this weekend
 
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