Cocoon-7 newbie questions

[larsb]

OK, I'm a real newbie when it comes saltwater-aguariums but have a background in aquariums with Malawi-ciklids and rainforest-aquariums in my youth. Now I've decided to go nano-reef and will try to get my 11-year old son involved. Plan to start next week-end. Aquarium is up R/O filter, refractometer and more is on its way.

 

So I have a few questions:

- What size powerhead should I go for (cocoon-7 is about 11 gallons)? Would you recommend Koralia or Tunze?

- The tank comes with a 26W Solar Duo Boy lighting. Is that enough or would you add more watts? The bulb says the light is red-white 6500 Kelvin- good/bad?

- Would a 50W heater be the right size?

- Would you go with a sump? How big would you make it? What kind of circulation would you have through the sump?

 

Of-course I have hundreds of questions but I'm learning more and more everyday. Have decided to make nano-reef.com my main source of information - If you don't throw me out that is.

 

Any other tips much appreciated, thanks,

/Lars

[Miles A]

bulb says the light is red-white 6500 Kelvin- good/bad?

/Lars

 

You want your Kelvin rating at 10k+ if your ever going to want any coral life in your tank. look into a T5 unit there easy to find and not to badly priced

 

And yes go with a sump if you can (i run a 10 gallon sump and with all the baffling comes out to be like 5-6 gallons on my 10 gallon display)

[larsb]

You want your Kelvin rating at 10k+ if your ever going to want any coral life in your tank. look into a T5 unit there easy to find and not to badly priced

 

And yes go with a sump if you can (i run a 10 gallon sump and with all the baffling comes out to be like 5-6 gallons on my 10 gallon display)

 

Thanks Miles.