10g saltwater

[Gboy66]

I had 5 cleaner shrimp and a pistol in my 125g with no hostility between them.

That sounds cool, but maybe there might be agression in a ten with the lack of space?

 

[Gboy66]

Yes no maybe so?
Haha

 

[SwimsWithFish]

but switched to the water from those water machines they have at supermarkets for 30 cents a gallon.

Hey Carey, so you can use the water from those machines at Walmart?!

 

[carey]

Before I got my ro/di unit I was buying water from the machine at my supermarket.

 

[Gboy66]

Before I got my ro/di unit I was buying water from the machine at my supermarket.

Haha well 30 cents a gallon is a great deal!!

 

[Gboy66]

So i was wondering a couple things like, do i need to put the rocks into the tank first, then put the sand in? And do i have to glue all these rocks together, even though i will only have a few?

 

[carey]

I put my rocks in first and then the sand so that the rocks are completely stable. I have yet to glue any rocks together, just play with them and see how you can make them fit so they are sturdy.

 

[Gboy66]

Cool! And about lights, id like an LED lamp that could sustain corals in my 10. Any ideas? Also, does it make the whole tank look blue? :/

 

[Copachick]

I hope to start a saltwater tank one day. I know they are more expensive. But from what I hear, not that hard to take care of?

 

[carey]

The light color depends on the lights that you get

I had two actually, one was a 20k bulb and one was a 12k I believe. I just sold them to a guy on craigslist. lol But they were great lights and were about $80 each

 

[Gboy66]

I hope to start a saltwater tank one day. I know they are more expensive. But from what I hear, not that hard to take care of?

No not too tough.

 

[Gboy66]

The light color depends on the lights that you get

I had two actually, one was a 20k bulb and one was a 12k I believe. I just sold them to a guy on craigslist. lol But they were great lights and were about $80 each

Haha i would have bough them! Haha would i need two to keep low light corals? Or just one?

 

[carey]

I think one should do it for low light corals, but if you wanted anything more i would go with two. here's aneat option i was looking at awhile back, kinda pricey but awesome

PAR30 Reef Lamp Kit by BoostLED

 

[Gboy66]

I think one should do it for low light corals, but if you wanted anything more i would go with two. here's aneat option i was looking at awhile back, kinda pricey but awesome

PAR30 Reef Lamp Kit by BoostLED

Ooohh that is awesome!!! Haha i like hiw its got a "bendy neck" hahaha

 

[carey]

Yeah, one of the worst things about getting an LED bulb is finding a mount or fixture for it. lol I had par38 bulbs not the par30 so I wasnt sure if the gooseneck fixture could hold my bulbs, took many trips to find a lamp holder for me. But yeah, if I had it to do again I most likely would have bought the ones I linked.

 

[Gboy66]

Yeah, one of the worst things about getting an LED bulb is finding a mount or fixture for it. lol I had par38 bulbs not the par30 so I wasnt sure if the gooseneck fixture could hold my bulbs, took many trips to find a lamp holder for me. But yeah, if I had it to do again I most likely would have bought the ones I linked.

Ya that seems like a hassle. If im going to make a fowlr into a reef later on though, arethere any specific things to do on the fowlr that would need to be done on the reef? Ex. Buy sand or somthing that is necessary for a reef and put it into my fowlr. You understand ? Hahah

 

[Gboy66]

Hmmmmmmmm?

 

[Hinds04]

Nope, just get a light that will support coral and a coral. Then you can call it a reef

 

[Gboy66]

Nope, just get a light that will support coral and a coral. Then you can call it a reef

Interesting! Also could i feed sw fish fw tropical food? I doubt it

 

[Hinds04]

I dont see why not. Some people feed fish vegetables from their fridge even frozen peas. I probably wouldn’t though just because food costs next to nothing compared to other things in the hobby.