Lighting on 10g

[oscar14]

Hi there, I am setting up a 10g all in one tank. I am planning to keep two clownfish and an anemone. I’ve kept reed tanks for about 2 years now, but never had gone this small. I am pretty confident in being able to keep stable parameters. I have a hydra 26 and plan on using it on the 10g. Will it be too much for the anemone? I know they do need strong light. Also, not having a sand bed help me with lower nutrients?

 

[ludnix]

The hydra 26 can work great on the 10g, I think you're going to just need to turn it down really low. Not having a sand bed, might help if you keep enough flow to keep detritus from settling on the bottom or you regularly siphon it out. You can also use a gravel vac on the sand bed and keep nutrients lower that way too.

 

[old salt reefer]

I have a IM Nuvo 10(barebottom) with a AI prime on it that works great, so I think your hydra 26 is going to work just fine. Like ludnix said just turn it down. My guess would be 5% white and 25-30% on the blues.