Best lighting for a 10 gallon reef?

[Joel]

Actually I have 3 questions:

1) I have a 12" deep tank and I have a hood with 2 15" flourescent strips.
Would 2 bulbs be sufficient? What would be ideal? The tank is 20" wide so
there are not that many fixtures available that would fit. I don't want to
deprive the life of proper lighting conditions so I would be willing to get
rid of the current hood if it was not enough.

2) Is RO the way to go for making aquarium water? Any other less expensive
methods?

3) Also, are Skilters as bad as everyone keeps saying?


Thanks in advance!


Joel

[Marc Levenson]

A 10g with a couple of NO bulbs will be pretty good, since they are only 10"
deep (maximum).

Ro/Di water is the ideal. Ro is your next best option. You can buy it by the
gallon at the supermarket or from your LFS, but having a unit in your home is
far more convenient. You can find them quite cheap on Ebay.

Skilters work, and on a 10g it would be fine.

What kind of livestock do you hope to have?

Marc


Joel wrote:

> Actually I have 3 questions:
>
> 1) I have a 12" deep tank and I have a hood with 2 15" flourescent strips.
> Would 2 bulbs be sufficient? What would be ideal? The tank is 20" wide so
> there are not that many fixtures available that would fit. I don't want to
> deprive the life of proper lighting conditions so I would be willing to get
> rid of the current hood if it was not enough.
>
> 2) Is RO the way to go for making aquarium water? Any other less expensive
> methods?
>
> 3) Also, are Skilters as bad as everyone keeps saying?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Joel

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[Lee]

I've got a 96W powerquad over my 10-gallon reef. It looks cool and
everything seems to grow well, including coralline.

Lee

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> A 10g with a couple of NO bulbs will be pretty good, since they are only
10"
> deep (maximum).
>
> Ro/Di water is the ideal. Ro is your next best option. You can buy it by
the
> gallon at the supermarket or from your LFS, but having a unit in your home
is
> far more convenient. You can find them quite cheap on Ebay.
>
> Skilters work, and on a 10g it would be fine.
>
> What kind of livestock do you hope to have?
>
> Marc
>
>
> Joel wrote:
>
> > Actually I have 3 questions:
> >
> > 1) I have a 12" deep tank and I have a hood with 2 15" flourescent
strips.
> > Would 2 bulbs be sufficient? What would be ideal? The tank is 20" wide
so
> > there are not that many fixtures available that would fit. I don't want
to
> > deprive the life of proper lighting conditions so I would be willing to
get
> > rid of the current hood if it was not enough.
> >
> > 2) Is RO the way to go for making aquarium water? Any other less
expensive
> > methods?
> >
> > 3) Also, are Skilters as bad as everyone keeps saying?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Joel
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Joel]

Marc Levenson > wrote in message >...
> A 10g with a couple of NO bulbs will be pretty good, since they are only 10"
> deep (maximum).
>
> Ro/Di water is the ideal. Ro is your next best option. You can buy it by the
> gallon at the supermarket or from your LFS, but having a unit in your home is
> far more convenient. You can find them quite cheap on Ebay.
>
> Skilters work, and on a 10g it would be fine.
>
> What kind of livestock do you hope to have?
>
> Marc
>
>
> Joel wrote:
>
> > Actually I have 3 questions:
> >
> > 1) I have a 12" deep tank and I have a hood with 2 15" flourescent strips.
> > Would 2 bulbs be sufficient? What would be ideal? The tank is 20" wide so
> > there are not that many fixtures available that would fit. I don't want to
> > deprive the life of proper lighting conditions so I would be willing to get
> > rid of the current hood if it was not enough.
> >
> > 2) Is RO the way to go for making aquarium water? Any other less expensive
> > methods?
> >
> > 3) Also, are Skilters as bad as everyone keeps saying?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Joel

I want all hardy species. I had a book which had a list of recommended
species but I lost it. My biggest concern is if they will be affected
by loud music because I live in a music studio. I have considered
placing the tank in the bathroom (separated from the studio, less
noise) but using hot water in the shower and sink steams up the
bathroom and it might introduce pollutants (chlorine? fluorine?) into
the tank.

But I figure that waves crashing down must be pretty loud so maybe
rock and roll won't bother the animals too much. I don't think I will
be putting any fish in this tank anyway.

[Dr Drudge]

What about DI water?

The good old A.S. Tap Water Purifier would be fine (IMO). It's very
easy and for the amount of water he'll be making the media shouldn't
be too expensive to replace.


Marc Levenson > wrote in message >...
> A 10g with a couple of NO bulbs will be pretty good, since they are only 10"
> deep (maximum).
>
> Ro/Di water is the ideal. Ro is your next best option. You can buy it by the
> gallon at the supermarket or from your LFS, but having a unit in your home is
> far more convenient. You can find them quite cheap on Ebay.
>
> Skilters work, and on a 10g it would be fine.
>
> What kind of livestock do you hope to have?
>
> Marc
>
>
> Joel wrote:
>
> > Actually I have 3 questions:
> >
> > 1) I have a 12" deep tank and I have a hood with 2 15" flourescent strips.
> > Would 2 bulbs be sufficient? What would be ideal? The tank is 20" wide so
> > there are not that many fixtures available that would fit. I don't want to
> > deprive the life of proper lighting conditions so I would be willing to get
> > rid of the current hood if it was not enough.
> >
> > 2) Is RO the way to go for making aquarium water? Any other less expensive
> > methods?
> >
> > 3) Also, are Skilters as bad as everyone keeps saying?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Joel

[Donnie Vazquez]

Joel wrote:
>I have considered
> placing the tank in the bathroom (separated from the studio, less
> noise) but using hot water in the shower and sink steams up the
> bathroom and it might introduce pollutants (chlorine? fluorine?) into
> the tank.

Methane :-O
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Donnie Vazquez
Sunderland, MD
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