rocketlily Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hi everyone. I’ve been out of the saltwater hobby for a few years now. I’ve had a 90 corner tank and a 10 gal nano previously. I’m going to be starting up a 10 gal nano again for zooanthids and mushrooms and one fish. I plan to use live rock. Things have changed during the past 10 years and I’m reading a lot of conflicting advice on the internet. What would you all consider to be the bare bones equipment required. I want to keep this very, very simple. Thanks for your advice. Quote Link to comment
PapoReef Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hello! Glad you got back into the hobby. I'm quite new, having set up my tank in april/may for the first time. But to keep it really simple, all filtration I have is just some filter floss that gets changed every 2-3 days, and a little carbon. This has worked wonders for me, I have a few corals, a yellow watchman goby, an astrea snail and a hermit, and the hermit has molted, the hammer is splitting and growing a new head (got it as a tiny frag), and all seems happy. Water changes every one (small) or two weeks (large). If it ain't broke, don't fix it! :) This said, i'm a TOTAL NEWB to this. Quote Link to comment
rocketlily Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 What filter are you using and what size is your tank? Quote Link to comment
PapoReef Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 My aquarium is an AIO, so the filter is in the back of it. I think the return pump is 156 g/h. The tank is around 12 gal. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hello, welcome back to the addiction😁 Bare bones needed Heater, powerhead, light. Some don't use filters but a lot prefer to if you aren't going to do a sump. Good hob filter: seachem tidal or Aquaclear. Filter floss and carbon for hob. Floss changed twice a week, carbon every 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment
rocketlily Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thanks everyone. Hob filter and powerhead easy. The last lights I used were Halogens and it seems like led lighting is now the way to go, cheaper and cooler I think. Recommendations for 10 gal? Quote Link to comment
FlytheWMark Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 59 minutes ago, rocketlily said: Thanks everyone. Hob filter and powerhead easy. The last lights I used were Halogens and it seems like led lighting is now the way to go, cheaper and cooler I think. Recommendations for 10 gal? I have an AIO 10 gallon and use the Kessil A80. Beautiful light... hard to beat the Kessil "shimmer". Lots of other good lights as well that others will recommend. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Lighting depends on budget and what you plan on keeping Aquamaxx nemolight Current Orbit Hipargero Micmol Aqua illumination Kessil Nanobox 1 1 Quote Link to comment
pmang6 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Just started a 10g of my own a couple months back. Went with the hipargero 30w light. I run it below 50% intensity, as it can put out upwards of 300par in a shallow tank like a 10g. I also considered a PAR38 bulb. In the end, I wish I bought the Current orbit fixture, for reasons of controllability. When your light only has manual intensity control, its hard to run it for more than 6hrs or so without getting algae issues from what ive seen. Also, if you wish to keep a simple tank, I highly reccomend reading through the first couple of pages of these threads: Quote Link to comment
rocketlily Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thank you Quote Link to comment
dcknipe Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Cheap and easy. Innovative marine nuvo fusion 10 - $99 50w heater Sicce .5 pump upgrade Spinstream attachment Intank media basket - floss change 2 times a week - chemi pure blue nano change once a month - purigen if you want aswell Tunze nano ATO or something similar. Honestly ATOs are a must a salinity swing in a sma tank can be catastrophic. Weekly 10-20% water change Feed every other day in small amounts. Rods or mysis or something is way better then dried food as dried food is protein packed and can cause algae issues Small mistakes in small tanks are nightmares. Not alot of room for error Quote Link to comment
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