is the lighting im using ok?

[l3xxx]

i have a small 10gal tank. the lights im using are "two 20Watt 50/50 coralife compact bulbs. 50% 10,000K Daylight, 50% Actinic 03 Blue .
Are these ok for coral and live rock on such a small size tank.

 

[atnixon]

40w aint really that much in my opinion.....you could get away with some shrooms or leathers, but would have to be positioned high up in the tank....

If it was left to me, i would not do it....but, i like to edge on the side of caution....

Just an opinion

Niko

 

[Brian5000]

A 10 gallon aquarium is 10 or 12 inches high, right? I guessing soft corals would do fine. I'm not sure about the more demanding stuff though.
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[l3xxx]

Its about 10 inches high. At the moment I only have 3 anenomes, 10lbs of live rock, 1 orange seastar, and 2 clownfish. Are the lights enough for the live rock at least?

 

[Brian5000]

Yes, the lights are plenty for your live rock and coraline algea growth.

Define anenome? Do you mean little aptasias? Those are considered pests by most and can prevent you from adding coral if they every take off and multiply.
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[l3xxx]

I have one condy anenome, one long pink tentacle anenome,and one sebae anenome.

 

[Brian5000]

What you have there are some of the most demanding critters the ocean has to offer. If they survive, you'll have proved us wrong and you can keep anything in that tank. I think any one of those might grow to cover half your tank though. That's maybe something to check on. Good luck.
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[l3xxx]

I've had the tank running with them for 3 months. So far they real healthy. They always stay open and I feed them frozen food every 3 days. They havn't moved from their spot and they get good water flow. Hopefully the lights will be sufficent to grow coraline algae and to have some corals. Although I notice that the live rock tends to get white spots.

 

[Brian5000]

In the first few months, lots of stuff is dying off and growing in. I think the white spots are inevitable to a certain degree regardless of your system. Keep watching it. Hopefully, you'll see new growth in other areas.
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[ChrisRD]

I have one condy anenome, one long pink tentacle anenome,and one sebae anenome.

A bit off topic, but FWIW, a ten gallon tank really isn't large enough to house any one of these species for the long term, let alone all three. That said, the condy is probably the best choice for a small tank (stays considerably smaller than the other two).

 

[l3xxx]

Well at the moment the anenomes are small in size. Im planning to upgrade to a 58gal by the end of this year. So far the anenomes are realy healthy.

 

[Beast1961]

Hi, I am considering this kind of set-up also. Where do you get these compactbulbs from and how much do they cost?...I know this is a bad short cut but I can't invest a lot of money until i know if I can do the up-keep on a small tank befor going with the big buck set-ups.
Thanks,
Rick

 

[mr_X]

Hi, I am considering this kind of set-up also. Where do you get these compactbulbs from and how much do they cost?...I know this is a bad short cut but I can't invest a lot of money until i know if I can do the up-keep on a small tank befor going with the big buck set-ups.
Thanks,
Rick

the "big buck set up" is easier to mantain than the 10 gallon mentioned above.
FYI, you can easily invest alot of money in a tank as small as 10 gallons too. my girlfriend has a 30 gallon cube that she has about $1400.00 into already, and she's barely got it stocked. we even tried to cut corners wherever possible.
power compact lighting can be purchased at local fish stores, or online.

IMO/IME, if you are leaning towards getting a big tank in the future, save the money and get it now.