fairly new to the hobby.

stewie griffin · Oct 31, 2016

Happy Halloween!! I've had my 10gal. for about 8 months. Everything seems ok i added a clown fish about 3 months ago and thats working.. For equipment i have a aqua clear 20 with the sponge and ceramic filter rings. Lighting I have Aqueon led, 1-20 day light, 1-20 color max, and 1-6 head led actinic light. All are on timers. And to mix it up 1-Voyager Nano 270 gph. I use Red Sea coral pro salt.
I try my best to keep up with water changes(10%). My tank is in a high traffic area in the home so it is looked at everyday. Im hoping to get into growing some corals. Any advice would be helpful. I will post a pic. as soon as i figure it out..

helen ann · Oct 31, 2016

Hi ...

Can't wait to see some pics :)

Coastie Reefer · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome to R2R. 10 gallons can be fun! Doesn't take nearly as many frags to fill it LOL.

Brew12 · Oct 31, 2016

stewie griffin said:
Happy Halloween!! I've had my 10gal. for about 8 months. Everything seems ok i added a clown fish about 3 months ago and thats working.. For equipment i have a aqua clear 20 with the sponge and ceramic filter rings. Lighting I have Aqueon led, 1-20 day light, 1-20 color max, and 1-6 head led actinic light. All are on timers. And to mix it up 1-Voyager Nano 270 gph. I use Red Sea coral pro salt.
I try my best to keep up with water changes(10%). My tank is in a high traffic area in the home so it is looked at everyday. Im hoping to get into growing some corals. Any advice would be helpful. I will post a pic. as soon as i figure it out..

Happy Halloween to you! And Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Hope you enjoy your stay!

dbl · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome to R2R. Thanks for joining.

kschweer · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome!!

Squirrel_reefer · Oct 31, 2016

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Duke4Life · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome!

JaimeAdams · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome

KJ · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome to R2R

cromag27 · Oct 31, 2016

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G8trBait16 · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome to the Family!

stewie griffin · Oct 31, 2016

stewie griffin · Oct 31, 2016

Didn't go the way i thought it would. Thats my beginning. I hope in a few months to show some progress.

Ok_cowboy1 · Oct 31, 2016

Welcome to R2R!!

stevo01 · Oct 31, 2016

love the 10g! Be proud of it. You have a happy, healthy tank. Looks like youve been reading and added some mushrooms. Awesome! You can fill that tank right up with Corals. Your using a great salt for stony corals. Might as well add a torch or hammer. Im a huge fan of Euphyllia and Acanstrea LPS corals, but love me some mushrooms. Really looking forward to your builds. Please add yourself to the pico tank thread. It hasnt been decided what the max size is yet, and we NEED 50 members.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot....

stevo01 · Oct 31, 2016

Please dip your frags! Its a solid practice to get into. If it keeps an unwatented pest or algae out of the tank its well worth it. Best to use different dips for different nasties. Quick run down my version, but get others opinions and decide for yourself.

Algae - Dedicated toothbrush and tweezers on any algae the plug and the stony stalk may have on it. Dont brush any live tissue! Shake the plug off in a bowl of water. Use straight over the counter H2O2 in a syringe, and drip only on the plug and stony parts. Keep it out in the air for a couple minutes, and shake off in the bowl of water. If you wish you can then also have a dipping bowl of H2O2 mixed with tank water. And dip into that for 5-10 minutes depending on the coral and severity of the algae. It also helps infections.

Critters - Bayer dip is #1 recommended, another favorite is Coral RX. Plenty of threads on how to use it ;)

Infection - Lugols iodine is good stuff! There are a few brands names. Also can use over the counter (OTC) iodine, but need to use more drops. Lots of threads on this too.

Keep an eye on the Vibrant reef cleaner thread. Its a new thing and might be something a lot of people will be using here. This is the big forum test right now.

Another coral im really digging right now is the walking dendro. It looks pretty awesome at full extension and the worm inside will keep the sand in that 10 gallon wicked clean. It likes to be fed, the coral loves bits of meat. DONT PUT IT IN A DIP.