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BigAl120g · 09-03-2003, 11:12 PM

hey i have a ten gallon tank and i have 2 32 watt pc wondering if this is enough to keep soft corals like muchrooms and polyps...if it is can i keep anything else with these lights.....thanks

blckmstng · 09-03-2003, 11:57 PM

i would say that you have plenty of light for what you are thinking of doing

BigAl120g · 09-04-2003, 12:03 AM

any other corals i might be able to put in it like xenia or any kind of sps

blckmstng · 09-04-2003, 12:31 AM

xenia should be fine as well as any soft corals. no clams or acropora

ckreef · 09-04-2003, 04:24 PM

Welcome BigAl --- glad you found us.

With that lighting you can probably keep some LPS corals also. Candy Coral comes to mind as a good LPS coral to start with.

Maybe Even some Montipora Digita. Fire Coral also works well under PC lighting.

When Building your reef --- build it up really high on one side that way you can put all the real light loving corals right up under the lights and things like shrooms can be kept on the other end where the reef isn't as tall.

Charles

BigAl120g · 09-04-2003, 06:09 PM

thank you that sounds like a good idea....i was also wondering what i need to put post some pictures and share my tank? man i am glad i found this place everyone here seems very nice and knowledgeable.....also how often should i do water changes in such a small aquarium i have a 120 g that i change about 10 - 20%a month

ckreef · 09-04-2003, 06:36 PM

To post pics --- obviously you need a pic on your computer in any of the popular pic formats --- most people just use jpg (j-peg). Try not to have it be too big and the resolution doesn't need to be that great. But a clear and consise pic is best.

At the bottom of the post screen below where you type in you'll find a browse box --- hit the browse button and find your pic (on your computer) and double click (the pic file) to have it entered into the browse box.

Thats about it for posting pics --- when you hit the post button (when your done posting) the screen will be redrawn w/ your pic in the post.

I would change out 1 gal every week. Water changes are a little more important in these little tanks since there isn't alot of room for error and most of these tanks don't have the extra water quality gadgets that the big tanks have.