Lighting questions

[Evster]

So I have a little 5 gallon Odyssea, in pretty sure it's still with the lighting it came with. It's an Odyssea PL 18w 50/50.
Not even sure what that is!
I'm just wanting to know if I should get a different watt, different color, etc.
here's what it's looking like..

And yes I'm aware the tanks to small for the Clark
Waiting to get a new one and move him.

Currently in my tank is:

Clark clown
Condy anemone (I don't think their going to pair, it's been almost a month now..)
2 zoa's
Brain coral
3 Kenya's (kind of 4, one just branched off)
Ricordia with a baby one attached to the same stick
Frogspawn (didn't know that they were aggressive until I got it home)
5 snails
Hermit crab

I'm still learning so any advice would e appreciated!!

 

[czwicky]

For one get rid of tbe Condy. They are nog clownfish compatable and will eat a fish if they get ahold of it. 2nd I would highly advise you get your lighting straightened out before adding anything else. I believe that light is a power compact, which are ok IMO. If you want to stick with softies/lps I highly reccomdend the ecoxotic ecopico led with 5 strips in it. If you want to grow sps which I would not advise for anyone who hasn't been in the hobby for a period of time, then try the reefbreeders par38 led. I have the ecopico led on my aqueon evolve 8 with 5 strips in it and have softies, lps, a montipora, cyphastrea, and pocilliopora(last three are sps corals). I would really reccomdend a bigger tank if you don't have any saltwater experience. 30g+ is a good starter size. Anything under 20g takes a ton of Matienance and commitance. If you don't want to be testing 3 times a week , topping off 1-3 times a day, and having a limited fish supply to pick from, then by all means try a pico tank. I will warn you it is ALOT of work to keep a healthy pico aquarium.

 

[Evster]

For one get rid of tbe Condy. They are nog clownfish compatable and will eat a fish if they get ahold of it. 2nd I would highly advise you get your lighting straightened out before adding anything else. I believe that light is a power compact, which are ok IMO. If you want to stick with softies/lps I highly reccomdend the ecoxotic ecopico led with 5 strips in it. If you want to grow sps which I would not advise for anyone who hasn't been in the hobby for a period of time, then try the reefbreeders par38 led. I have the ecopico led on my aqueon evolve 8 with 5 strips in it and have softies, lps, a montipora, cyphastrea, and pocilliopora(last three are sps corals). I would really reccomdend a bigger tank if you don't have any saltwater experience. 30g+ is a good starter size. Anything under 20g takes a ton of Matienance and commitance. If you don't want to be testing 3 times a week , topping off 1-3 times a day, and having a limited fish supply to pick from, then by all means try a pico tank. I will warn you it is ALOT of work to keep a healthy pico aquarium.

Yeah I heard condys are the most difficult to try and host. I do have a friend that has one that hosts 2 clowns though. I guess mine just sucks lol.
Ill check out those lights, I've been thinking led anyways!
And for fish, I don't really care to have any. Just a clown! I much more prefer to collect frags and watch them grow.
Soft though, already made a mistake with a hard coral. Luckily I got it to a friend quick enough and he got it back under control.

I do have a 19g freshwater in thinking about converting. Just need to upgrade a few things in it first.

 

[Convict2161]

Check out these


http://www.boostled.com/product_p/par30.htm

http://youtu.be/PWeqIptabEg

http://www.ledtric.com/led-components/ledtric-par38-full-spectrum-18w-reeflamp/

http://youtu.be/HCg3u_42Mc0

 

[Zeroblake]

Hello reefers!

Well i have a five gallon fluvial chi almost a year and yes it's a lot of work as everybody says here, you need a lot of time to keep it healthy, checking water parameters, cleaning the glass , keeping an eye to your livestock but if you have a lot of patience you can make it! Is a really nice tank by the way!!

 

[czwicky]

I don't mean to be a bummer but 5g is to small for a clown. That 19 would be much better. Personally I think you should so the 19 and get the taotronics 120w Dimmable led fixture