WalkerLovesTheOcean
I love acans
Never heard of this light, so can't say wether it's good or bad.
Corals
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tmccaff
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look at the list I gave you. That is what I recommend to go with for a 10 gallon. As you can see you need to spend money to do it correctly. If you don't want to spend not hobby for ya hate to break it to you.
keep in mind with that light you could only grow softies no LPS or SPS
keep in mind with that light you could only grow softies no LPS or SPS
tmccaff
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I do think this is a 30 watt light. Light isn't very good. I would recommend AI Prime HD great light.
Four things are needed ASAP!
A good test kit - not API
Flow - wavemaker
light, there are many better options to choose from
Food - fish, and corals like meaty foods. You can get a pack of frozen food from the lfs.
It would be best if you let the tank finish cycling. Ghost feeding will also help. Do you have a hydrometer to test your salt level? Do you have RO water to replenish evaporation? Then comes the test kits. Salifert should work fine.
While the tank is cycling, research, read, absorb, and (be) patient. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Best of luck to you. I applaud your willingness to try.
A good test kit - not API
Flow - wavemaker
light, there are many better options to choose from
Food - fish, and corals like meaty foods. You can get a pack of frozen food from the lfs.
It would be best if you let the tank finish cycling. Ghost feeding will also help. Do you have a hydrometer to test your salt level? Do you have RO water to replenish evaporation? Then comes the test kits. Salifert should work fine.
While the tank is cycling, research, read, absorb, and (be) patient. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Best of luck to you. I applaud your willingness to try.
Naso180!
Active Member
I guess in being focused on what you were doing wrong everyone missed the deadly level of copper in one of the first posts. So aside from what's wrong with your setup, you need to get the copper out ASAP. The coral won't survive much longer in copper. If you have any POLYFILTER use it. If not a large water change and activated carbon to remove what has gotten into the water. If you didn't add any you need to find out what's leaking copper or how it got in. Some of your equipment need to be upgraded for you to be successful. Definitely best to do a lot of research and go slowly moving forward. However you don't need top brand pumps, lights or even an RO unit to have a reef tank. (Depending on how bad your tap water is) You'll hear a hundred different things on how to setup and maintain a tank. Best thing is to read from as many different source around the web as possible. Then make a decision on how to proceed with your setup. Find sources for info that you think make sense and follow that source. Lots of great info can be found inside and especially outside the forums. Good luck
steveschuerger
I love Gonis and Euphyllia. Maybe too much
In a nutshell I’d say to do this.
Get a larger tank. I started with a 16 gallon had buyers regret and purchased a 30 gallon which is the bare minimum I think a newbie should start at.
Get a decent light. You don’t have to break the the bank to do this. AI Prime series is good, so is Noopspych, and I believe Kessils are relatively inexpensive. They’ll all grow corals of any type given the proper size tank. Get live rock for your tank , and I mean the stuff off the gulf coast/Florida . There are several vendors that are all good to use. Gulf Live Rock and Tampa Bay Saltwater would be my choices. For wavemakers I’d recommend Jebao as they’re reasonably priced and pretty reliable. Get decent test kits . I believe others have mentioned Salifert which make reliable test kits for a reasonable cost. There’s a couple Hanna test kits I use as well but do your research and figure what fits your budget as well as how well rated/reliable they are. Get a refractometer to check salt levels . Make sure that copper isn’t coming straight from the tap…
Beginners dosing. Get at a minimum a 2 part Alkilinity and Calcium dosing set up. Also Magnesium and Iodide are important.
NO CORALS for several weeks at least, then get hardier ones like leathers, mushrooms, zoas, and starter lps maybe like Duncans, Candy Cane or possibly even Micromussa. There’s more to pick from but this’ll give you a good starting point. You can probably put fish like clowns within a week or so , possibly sooner if you use all live rock(get 1- 2 lbs per gallon at least).
By the way I still have that 16 gallon except it’s a freshwater on my bedside table now.
Get a larger tank. I started with a 16 gallon had buyers regret and purchased a 30 gallon which is the bare minimum I think a newbie should start at.
Get a decent light. You don’t have to break the the bank to do this. AI Prime series is good, so is Noopspych, and I believe Kessils are relatively inexpensive. They’ll all grow corals of any type given the proper size tank. Get live rock for your tank , and I mean the stuff off the gulf coast/Florida . There are several vendors that are all good to use. Gulf Live Rock and Tampa Bay Saltwater would be my choices. For wavemakers I’d recommend Jebao as they’re reasonably priced and pretty reliable. Get decent test kits . I believe others have mentioned Salifert which make reliable test kits for a reasonable cost. There’s a couple Hanna test kits I use as well but do your research and figure what fits your budget as well as how well rated/reliable they are. Get a refractometer to check salt levels . Make sure that copper isn’t coming straight from the tap…
Beginners dosing. Get at a minimum a 2 part Alkilinity and Calcium dosing set up. Also Magnesium and Iodide are important.
NO CORALS for several weeks at least, then get hardier ones like leathers, mushrooms, zoas, and starter lps maybe like Duncans, Candy Cane or possibly even Micromussa. There’s more to pick from but this’ll give you a good starting point. You can probably put fish like clowns within a week or so , possibly sooner if you use all live rock(get 1- 2 lbs per gallon at least).
By the way I still have that 16 gallon except it’s a freshwater on my bedside table now.
bossman818
Active Member
We all learn somehow. Tons of research bud. I’m fairly new myself and let me tell you, tons of trial and error. You can only get better. You will do fine. Good luck!
Gumbies R Us
Certified Noob
I would invest in some better tests than strips (get salifert, aquaforest or red sea kits)
RODI would be well worth having that way; you don't have to keep going to a LFS for water
Personally? I would ditch the fake coral; it can get covered in algae and leach harmful chemicals if it begins to break down, which can negatively affect your tank.
The light doesn't look powerful enough from the picture; I would invest in a more powerful one.
RODI would be well worth having that way; you don't have to keep going to a LFS for water
Personally? I would ditch the fake coral; it can get covered in algae and leach harmful chemicals if it begins to break down, which can negatively affect your tank.
The light doesn't look powerful enough from the picture; I would invest in a more powerful one.
