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[unknownfisher]

Well im currently waiting for my powerhead and my 130 watt compact to come in.

First question.
Is a 315 gph powerhead good for a 20 gallon?

Sencond question.
With 130 watt of compact what kind of soft coral could i keep in my tank, anemone, corals, etc....?

My tank has been running for 9 months now with two ocelaris clown and 2 damselffish(first fish started out with). Thanks.

[Siklid]

315 gph in a 20 will for sure make a lot of movment, can you regulate the flow ? slow it down if needed ?

[unknownfisher]

Yes I could slow the flow down if it is needed to.

[dorkfish]

I've read that you should have as much flow as you can short of coral flesh bein ripped off.

[mogurnda]

First question.
Is a 315 gph powerhead good for a 20 gallon?

Should be fine. If you aim it at the front of the tank at an angle, it should circulate things nicely. I used a 500 gph closed loop on my old 20.

Sencond question.
With 130 watt of compact what kind of soft coral could i keep in my tank, anemone, corals, etc....?
Almost anything but the most demanding corals. With that much light, I kept SPS (montipora digitata and m capricornis, pavona), leathers (sarcophyton, sinularia), pulse corals (xenia, anthelia) star polyps, mushrooms (low in the tank), zoanthids, tubipora. I didn't think the light was enough for acropora, so I didn't try it. It would be hard to fit an anemone in there if you have many corals.

The main problem was keeping them from growing all over each other, but that happens in any tank once things get going.

[unknownfisher]

Ok thanks. I was gonna make the tank with live 10 pounds of live rock and one BTA with two clownfish. Would it be good?

[mogurnda]

It may be fine, but I've never tried a BTA under PCs before.

[unknownfisher]

I've heard that some thrived under NO flurensent (bad spelling) So im guessing that they should be fine under PC's. Is VHO light more better or is Pc more better?

[kcmo lawman]

I've heard that some thrived under NO flurensent (bad spelling) So im guessing that they should be fine under PC's. Is VHO light more better or is Pc more better?


VHO light is a better light than PC, and Metal Halide lighting is better than VHO. I would NOT recomend using metal halide on a 10g tank though. It seems to me that using metal halide on a 10g would cook almost anything in it. I am not sure about VHO though. You might be able to use that on a 10g if you can find a short enough bulb for it. I am sure someone else with more experience with VHO lighting will chime in here.

Bradd

[unknownfisher]

Ok thanks. But it seems that VHO cost much more than CP.

[kcmo lawman]

VHO does cost more, but they are a better light and put off less heat than PC lights do. It might be worth the cost if you can find a VHO setup that isn't too long for your tank.

Bradd

[unknownfisher]

I think that my PC should be fine, since i ordered one with fans in there. It is a two cord Pc so I could control both atinic and 12k light. So it shouldnt heat up that much.

[Siklid]

Ok thanks. I was gonna make the tank with live 10 pounds of live rock and one BTA with two clownfish. Would it be good?

before you buy the bta, find out the name of it and read up on it, some get over a meter round ( like 3.5 feet )

[unknownfisher]

Which kind of BTA would be the best suggested to be in my tank?

[Siklid]

err sorry thats in the wild they get that big, in a tank it will not be that much, and the best suggestion is find out what your clowns prefer to host in then decided what to get

lets see now you have 2 damsels and are planing on getting to clowns ?

if so thats alot for a 10 gal, are they already togather ?

if so how is every one getting along ?
what type of damsels ?

[unknownfisher]

I'm sorry but its a 20 gallon not a ten, I think someone just mixed up the two. I already have my clownfish and damselfish together. My clownfish are three stripe damselfish. They are being real peaceful and no one in the tank is having a fight. Been living together for almost a month. I was just thinking about a BTA but Im not sure which kind of BTA would be the best. I might just go with a natural BTA.