Just making a list

[YahooFishKeeper]

with a hood you dont need the eggcrate.

almost forgotl, watch out for salt creep on the hood.

 

[1979camaro]

i would encourage you to consider dropping the hood in favor of the eggcrate. the nice thing about the eggcrate is it helps keep your tank cooler (evaporative cooling) and allows for better gas exchange

 

[James From Cali]

So what do I do about lighting?

 

[JWright]

The light would go over the top of either the eggcrate or the hood, so it doesn't really matter which you put under it (I don't run anything)

 

[James From Cali]

Okay thanks,

 

[James From Cali]

Update

Well I did my price check and here is what I figured out(this is without tax):

2 Powerheads(like 145 gph): $59.98
15 lbs of Argonite: $19.99
10g tank: $9.99
50 watt submersible heater: $19.99
Instant Ocean Sea Salt: $13.99
SW Testkit: $26.99
Digital Thermometer: $8.99

Are those all really good prices? I found most of what I need at petsmart!

EDIT: What would be the casue for me to use RO Water? I am not trying to sound dumb I just want to make everything go right! Also how would I cycle the tank after getting the LR in the tank? And is there any kind of mushrooms or someting tat can live in a 15 watt lighting tank?

 

[Mushroomman]

Prices are right, you are forgetting a hydrometer though (unless that was included in test kit).

You basically fill the tank up with mixed salt water, let it sit a day or 2 with all equiptment running to allow full reactions to take place, then add live rock. In a few (2-3) weeks if things are right you can add some cheap inverts such as snails, hermits. Once it is more cycled (a month or bit longer) and everything looks good you can try a fish to start.

RO water is purified water that is stripped of all the metals, phosphates etc that are in tap water. Usually people have algae problems or parameter troubles while using tap but not always. I for example, switched over to tap because I realized my tap is ok to use.

You could keep mushrooms, cheaper zoanthids without a problem under that lighting.

 

[Lorna]

Mushroom was on target.....add the live rock and then start testing for ammonia....you need something to start the cycle and hopefully the live rock will have enough to do it for you. I would try and get some sand from someone who has an established tank to add to your sand, this will help as it will be loaded with good bacteria. After the ammonia spikes start testing for nitrites.......they will then spike and and the bacteria will convert them to harmless .....once everything tests out at zero you are good to go, begin by adding some cleanup crew such as snails.....nassarius/astrea are good as are cerith and turbos.......these will help keep the sand clean and stir it up. remember that with a tank that small and no skimmer you need to be vigilant on your water changes switching out about 20% a week......also, keep the water level topped up using plain r/o water.....remember water evaporates, salt doesnt. We are here to help......always best to ask a question and get varying opinions as it prevents costly mistakes.......

I had a pistol shrimp/wheeler gobie in my 10 along with a citron gobie.....I still have them but moved them to a 20g......

 

[aresgod]

only comment would be to buy a bigger amount of salt, you will end up using it anyways, and the 160 gallon pail is a much better deal.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

no kidding... salt is expensive. cheaper to buy in bulk. those people i see that buy the premeasured box of salt for 10 gallons of water are crazy... i wouldnt be able to spend that much. i sugest getting the largest amount you can afford. that way you have money in between buying salt to buy other things you need/want.

 

[Igor The Cat]

mabye check your local aquarium if they sell seawater, mine sells heavily filtered water just out of the sound for $0.02 a gallon.

and for fish, if you can i would say catalina gobies if you can, my fav. SW fish, but i seems to be very limited in chocies for aquariums i like, Plants here, Jags there, Catalinas over there lmfao

cheers

-Java

 

[ram man]

he would need a chiller for catalina gobies, you could do other types of fish, a pair of clowns, all inverts, for gobies there are tons of species that could pair with a pistol shrimp, and unlike the mantis it wont kill anything in the tank.

 

[Igor The Cat]

ya but a chiller would def. be worth it! lol

anyway James, for reasearch i reccomend one of 2 things, either the search button at the top of the forum....OR PURE's fav website of all time...


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cheers

-JpAuVrAe

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

Yahoo! is better.

 

[Igor The Cat]

actually Twingine is the best, so there

cheers

-Java

 

[James From Cali]

I have to go ahead with yahoo cause thats what I use all the time, yahoo is so awesome.

 

[Igor The Cat]

please no more innuendos...

cheers

-Java

 

[James From Cali]

please no more innuendos...

cheers

-Java

Huh? Any way I did a search and found pretty much everything I needed to know. Thanks everyone.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

HAHAHAHAHAHA. james, java was referring to my name being yahoo.

 

[Igor The Cat]

mostly the obvious overuse of the word "yahoo" when you could have easily used a common pronoun.

cheers

-Java