so the other day scrolling facebook marketplace a guy was selling an innovative marine 10 gallon nuvo tank. i hit him up an d he said if im willing to make the drive hed give it to me for $50. so after a week of trying to find a day to make the drive we settled on tuesday. the day comes and i make a two hour drive to pick up the tank thinking to myself theres no way its happening. im thinking something is going to be missing or damaged and to my surprise its in perfect condition. so now i want to figure out what im going to do with it . im probably only going to soft coral in it. some pulsing xenia, mushroom, grow out some zoas. im not sure what light to use. the tank is going to be in my bedroom so i was looking at the kessil h80 tuna blue with the controller. i use an ai prime 16 on my 50 gallon now so thats an option so i could use the app. are those overkill?
next is stocking. in a tank this small im thinking only two fish or three tiny fish. i have a hi fin goby in my 50 that i may try to catch and put in the 10 gallon with a pistol shrimp. possibly get him a lady friend.i can move over my banggaii cardinalfish also. it opens up some room in my 50 to add something different. but any recommendations for the 10 gallon tank? clown gobies maybe? i was going to avoid clownfish since i have clowns in my 50 gallon and the only other clown id want are goldstripe maroon clowns and im gonna assume the 10 gallon is too small since they are aggressive and a bigger clown. my 50 gallon has purple firefish so i kinda dont want to do firefish again. im at a loss with what i can do fish wise here. i usually like to have a "show" fish and supporting cast but with this small im not sure what i could do. i do have the screen top for it
also should i upgrade the pump the tank comes with? its the stock pump you get when you buy the tank. in my 50 gallon i use a reef octopus varios pump and love the dc controllable aspect. is that possible with a small 10 gallon?
and lastly should i do a circulation pump? i know they help with the gas exchange and prevent detritus but if i can get a better return pump do i need a circulation pump? i was looking at an ai nero pump. i would like an mp10 since i have an mp40 on my 50 gallon but i figure for what i plan on doing its extreme overkill.
any input is welcome. side note someone in my family slipped up and was looking at fish tanks on my ipad. they didnt close the tab and i happened to see an order for a waterbox 20 gallon cube. that might be mine in the future.. so well see! might fill my apartment with nano tanks. by the time i buy a house i could have a tank for every room lol.
next is stocking. in a tank this small im thinking only two fish or three tiny fish. i have a hi fin goby in my 50 that i may try to catch and put in the 10 gallon with a pistol shrimp. possibly get him a lady friend.i can move over my banggaii cardinalfish also. it opens up some room in my 50 to add something different. but any recommendations for the 10 gallon tank? clown gobies maybe? i was going to avoid clownfish since i have clowns in my 50 gallon and the only other clown id want are goldstripe maroon clowns and im gonna assume the 10 gallon is too small since they are aggressive and a bigger clown. my 50 gallon has purple firefish so i kinda dont want to do firefish again. im at a loss with what i can do fish wise here. i usually like to have a "show" fish and supporting cast but with this small im not sure what i could do. i do have the screen top for it
also should i upgrade the pump the tank comes with? its the stock pump you get when you buy the tank. in my 50 gallon i use a reef octopus varios pump and love the dc controllable aspect. is that possible with a small 10 gallon?
and lastly should i do a circulation pump? i know they help with the gas exchange and prevent detritus but if i can get a better return pump do i need a circulation pump? i was looking at an ai nero pump. i would like an mp10 since i have an mp40 on my 50 gallon but i figure for what i plan on doing its extreme overkill.
any input is welcome. side note someone in my family slipped up and was looking at fish tanks on my ipad. they didnt close the tab and i happened to see an order for a waterbox 20 gallon cube. that might be mine in the future.. so well see! might fill my apartment with nano tanks. by the time i buy a house i could have a tank for every room lol.