New Tank...Any ideas???

[scuba-raru]

I have a 10 gallon Aquasystem tank, I just bought it from a friend who had it for 6 years, its my first saltewater tank. Ive had it for 4 months already.
I need ideas onwhat can be done with a tank this size, Reef? (do I have enough light?) Fish Only? (what kinds and how many?) Any ideas would help.
Lighting in it is 1 5000k 9watt Daylight and 1 9wat Actinic Blue. I want to add nice live rock and change the substarate to live sand (crushed shells now). But basically want to overhaul it ANY IDEAS? HELP!
I have a pretty bad glass anemone problem, tried adding 3 peppermint shrimp but my biclor harrassed them and they all kicked the bucket, hes pretty agressive to anything I put in.
In the tank I have:
1 percula clown
1 bi-color pseudochromis
2 anemones (1 large one and one small, a division of the large one)
2 Turbo snails
(Im having trouble posting the pic, if you want to see it Ill mail it.)
Thanks for the tips,
R.

 

[gate2wire]

Originally posted by scuba-Raru
I have a 10 gallon Aquasystem tank, I just bought it from a friend who had it for 6 years, its my first saltewater tank. Ive had it for 4 months already.
I need ideas onwhat can be done with a tank this size, Reef? (do I have enough light?) Fish Only? (what kinds and how many?) Any ideas would help.
Lighting in it is 1 5000k 9watt Daylight and 1 9wat Actinic Blue. I want to add nice live rock and change the substarate to live sand (crushed shells now). But basically want to overhaul it ANY IDEAS? HELP!
I have a pretty bad glass anemone problem, tried adding 3 peppermint shrimp but my biclor harrassed them and they all kicked the bucket, hes pretty agressive to anything I put in.
In the tank I have:
1 percula clown
Hey, I'm real new to the game, but I hear live sand is the way to go. Get a small bag, and try to get a few scoops from your lfs out of his tank. Good luck.
1 bi-color pseudochromis
2 anemones (1 large one and one small, a division of the large one)
2 Turbo snails
(Im having trouble posting the pic, if you want to see it Ill mail it.)
Thanks for the tips,
R.

 

[liquidskys]

nice quote work.. :yes:

 

[zanemoseley]

I'd say 5k bulbs sound kind of low and would grow algae so that may be part of your problem, also bulbs are only good for about a year and then they start growing algae bad, I'd say with a 10gal only do a fish only tank. Once you get good at SW get a larger tank for a reef tank, small reef tanks are hard to keep stable.

 

[scuba-raru]

Thanks for the lighting tip, What could I switch up to bulb wise?
My tank has a good ammt. of brown algae build up on the glass, I need to clean it frequently (every 2 days). I just added 5 blue leg hermits and 2 more snails to help w clean up.
Just came back from LFS and plan on putting in a 1" sand bed and and a bunch of nice LR. Guy said that I could add soft corals w available light.
Thanks for the input (even you LiquidSkys you sarcastic SOB hahaha) (glad you like the quotework) (get a job you hippie!!!)

latz,
R.