Not enough light for SPS, clam or anemone. Clam and anemone are not suited for a 10 gallons anyway.
You can use a PC light but zoanthids will be on the brown side. Power compact are too limited in wavelength to color up coral well.
You could get T5HO or LED.
Evaporated water is fresh water, so yeah use RO for top off or your salinity will rise to the top and everything will be dead.
The first thing you should do if you want to get into saltwater is to buy a good ATC refractometer to mesure the salinity. Hydrometer are useless. A good refractometer can be bought for about 20$ on ebay.
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Originally Posted by canadianbudz604
hello.... i am new to the darkside and any guidance would appreciated... I have the following equipment:
10g tank regular
Hydor Koralia 1
20" 96w Coralife Quad 50/50 Fixture
Top Fin 30? Filter
Heater
Small adjustable heater
Some small CPU fans to keep the light cool
Now is the lighting good enough to do a reef tank?
I plan on using the live rock and live sand to filter the tank, maybe some Chaeto?! The little filter I have will probably just for flow
I am starting out very slow, as I want to learn... One thing about the water changes and top ups: Do I just add fresh RO water to top up the evaporated water? I am just going to be starting to cycle the tank in the next week so any help is appreciated. Thanks alot  |