I was gonna build a desk for my room anyway so im gonna use that to hold my tank. Its kind of an oddball setup. Im gonna have a 10 gallon main tank because i need desk space for other stuff, but out of the way will be a 20 gallon sump/refugium. The sump will have all the accessories in it, Im gonna drill an overflow for the main tank. Now I need to buy lights,LR,skimmer,water pump, and all necasary(sp!) plumbing. Can anyone recommend some CF lights for a 10 gallon? It will have 15-20 lbs of live rock, plus im gonna build rock walls on 2 sides. The livestock is not planned yet, im looking at gobies,clowns,firefish,and maybe jawfish, I would like any comments about any of these species. Before i get flamed, im not putting all those in my tank just looking at any of these to choose from.
Ok made my final plans.
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You can typically pick up a incandescent hood for cheap, then buy the screw in CF bulbs from either a pet store (Coral life sells them, 50/50, and 10,000) or from a hardware store--you'll have to read labels to pick a good color spectrum and make sure it's small enough to fit in the canopy. I ran my 10 this way, and it works fairly well, though limits you to low light corals.
For fish: Gobies--depends on the species. The clown gobies are hardy once established, but can be tough to train to eat, so shop around. I'd avoid any goby that gets bigger than about 2 inches, unless you get a randolfi's and set it up with a shrimp. Clowns--a single percula or occelaris would work, but I tend to like to see clowns in tanks a bit bigger than the 10. The other commonly available varieties of clowns will all get too big for a 10, IMO, or has a poor survival rate in smaller setups. Fire fish--very, very jumpy fish, prone to darting into rock work, or slamming into the side of the tank (or flying right out!), best in bigger tanks that give them to room to run. Jawfish--a variety out there, a good choice for a small tank, once more I'm in favor of pairing them with shrimp.
For fish: Gobies--depends on the species. The clown gobies are hardy once established, but can be tough to train to eat, so shop around. I'd avoid any goby that gets bigger than about 2 inches, unless you get a randolfi's and set it up with a shrimp. Clowns--a single percula or occelaris would work, but I tend to like to see clowns in tanks a bit bigger than the 10. The other commonly available varieties of clowns will all get too big for a 10, IMO, or has a poor survival rate in smaller setups. Fire fish--very, very jumpy fish, prone to darting into rock work, or slamming into the side of the tank (or flying right out!), best in bigger tanks that give them to room to run. Jawfish--a variety out there, a good choice for a small tank, once more I'm in favor of pairing them with shrimp.
Would i be able to keep both of these fish in my tank?
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If i could what kinda inverts should i go with ?
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If i could what kinda inverts should i go with ?
I think those two would be fine togeather. The goby will stay small. For inverts you could get a few nassarius snails to go through the substrate, crabs to get stuff off the top and on rocks, and some astera snails for the glass.
Another thing i was wondering about is noise level. I know there will always be some kind of noise coming from all of this but can anyone offer suggestions on quieting things down? I will be putting sound dampening material on the inside of the cabinet to quiet skimmer and pump as much as possible but im worried bout water gurgling from overflow.Thanks for help sorry for run-ons lol
Depends on how you cycle it. Skimmers will help remove waste--if there are living critters in there, using the skimmer gives them a better environment. It won't impair bacterial growth, though, and if there are not animals in there, it's not needed. I would plan on adding one a week or so BEFORE adding animals, simply because they take a few days too break in and begin functioning--might as well do that before adding animals.
Ok found a cheap retrofit kit that i can get. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=11419&N=2004+113347
That way i can get 3.2 wpg instead of 2. But im not sure how hot this will get.
That way i can get 3.2 wpg instead of 2. But im not sure how hot this will get.