eferna Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 Hey guys, I am pretty excited ( I think). I recently purchased a 10Gal tank with the Eclipse 1TL hood. The hood comes with a dual 18" 15Watt lights. I added once actinic and one daylight to it already. I have a 50Watt heater and a small powerhead for circulation. Oh yeah I also have 1 in of Argonite( the sugar size one) as substrate. I purchased about 7lbs live rock today. My question(s) are: 1. What kinda invertabrates can I run with the kinda light I have? 2. Is an Anenome and 2 Perculas too much to ask for for what I have? 3. Do i need anything else besides what I have to have a decent reef Thats all I can think of now. Thanks Earl Link to comment
C2187 Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 If you are new to the hobby stay away from anenomes... Link to comment
eferna Posted May 22, 2002 Author Share Posted May 22, 2002 Quote: from C2187 on 7:05 pm on May 22, 2002[br]If you are new to the hobby stay away from anenomes... Actually this is my second SW tank. I had a 50 Gal tank, but mainly fish was kept. Okay so a no go on the anenomies huh? Any input on the rest of the questions?? Link to comment
koiman6 Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 anemones are generally bad reef canidates because they move around a lot and can harm another inhabitants also they need excellent water parameters. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 might wanna get a highte watteg for lights Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 :bounce:Welcome Earl,:bounce: 1) In terms of inverts, you could keep xenia, shrooms, and star polyps (off the top of my head). -I have had the exact same lighting set-up, in the past (to be honest with you, there isn't much you can't keep in terms of softies). Of course you could also go for sponges, sun corals, and other non-light intensive inverts. The most important thing, is to do research on the peice BEFORE you buy it. Ask for more than one person's opinon (pref people that have kept the invert before!)... -You will notice less growth with lower lights, but it isn't as if your corals are going to struggle to survive... -many people here dissagree with me on this, but I have had this system... 2)Any other tips: You might want to consider a lighting up-grade sometime in the future (not now, but just in the future...). Another thing, watch you temperature fluxuations!! I would recommend a 75W heater on a 10 gallon... The smaller the tank the easier it is for the temperature to fluxuate (easier to heat, and doesn't retain heat as well as a larger tank)... Thus, a larger heater helps minimize this effect -just keep an eye on the temp to make sure that the tank is ok (esp. at night). Link to comment
eferna Posted May 23, 2002 Author Share Posted May 23, 2002 Quote: from printerdown01 on 8:49 pm on May 22, 2002[br]:bounce:Welcome Earl,:bounce: 1) In terms of inverts, you could keep xenia, shrooms, and star polyps (off the top of my head). -I have had the exact same lighting set-up, in the past (to be honest with you, there isn't much you can't keep in terms of softies). Of course you could also go for sponges, sun corals, and other non-light intensive inverts. The most important thing, is to do research on the peice BEFORE you buy it. Ask for more than one person's opinon (pref people that have kept the invert before!)... -You will notice less growth with lower lights, but it isn't as if your corals are going to struggle to survive... -many people here dissagree with me on this, but I have had this system... 2)Any other tips: You might want to consider a lighting up-grade sometime in the future (not now, but just in the future...). Another thing, watch you temperature fluxuations!! I would recommend a 75W heater on a 10 gallon... The smaller the tank the easier it is for the temperature to fluxuate (easier to heat, and doesn't retain heat as well as a larger tank)... Thus, a larger heater helps minimize this effect -just keep an eye on the temp to make sure that the tank is ok (esp. at night). Hey thanks for those tips. I will be definitly upgrading the light in the future. Is there like a website that i can goto that will descrive to me what kinda inverts and corals, etc, i can keep with certain levels of light. Thanks again Link to comment
eferna Posted May 23, 2002 Author Share Posted May 23, 2002 Printerdown1.- How will u manage to put in a dual 32W smartlite retro fit in the eclipse canopy? Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 2 things... First, I was going to try to put 2x32w in the eclipse. But, as far as I'm aware, it is not possible. I have tried everything I can think of (except removing my filter box, and using the back of the aquarium, which I refuse to do). If you want to up-grade lighting I would HIGHLY recommend using the 28W... It may not give you as much light when you add the first bulb (but it will increase your lux in the tank by almost (but not quite) 2x what you have with the 2x15 NO bulbs). But it also allows you to later install another 28 giving you 2x28W in your system... There is a website around here somewhere (I'll try and find it for you, and add it to this post). The second subject, is the website question... humm... Unfortunately I am not aware of any sites with this type of information... Honestly, I don't know why one hasn't been created yet, as it would dispell a lot of myths regarding lighting... I'm going to be redoing my site soon, I think this will be something I add... Link to comment
eferna Posted May 23, 2002 Author Share Posted May 23, 2002 Yeah I think it will be an excellent idea for a very informative section of corals and lighting specific to a nano reef. Oh yeah I did find a site about the eclipse mod. Here is the link. http://www.inlandreef.com/eclipse.html Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Yup, that is the site... I have another idea for adding the extra 32W to the tank... If I can find someone around here with an extra light and ballast (or a store willing to loan me one ), I'll give it a try!!! Link to comment
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