AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
It comes with 12,000ks :shock: lol
10 Gal Reef set-up
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dixiegirl21191
Reef Junkie
I have the same light and have 3 sps in my 10, 2 acros and a birdsnest and they are doing fine, on the bottom of the tank too.
kbuser92
Breeder
Sure. I think mine cames with 10's, but I have bad memory.
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Is a yellow watchman goby too big to put in a 10g? I was thinking the yellow watchman, and two clowns (not sure what kind yet). Then of course my CUC and then corals :)
dixiegirl21191
Reef Junkie
No, I have one and 2 clowns in mine. He is about 3 inches long but he hides a lot :/
kbuser92
Breeder
Thats fine as long as you maintain water quality and have a good cuc, hiding spots and he gets food.
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Theres hiding spots in it for him, and the one I was looking at was about 3/4 a inch as of now so I think when the tank finishes it's cycle, that's the size I'll want to get him at. Also, my HOB filter has a mini refug in it that has a ton of copepods (and even some amphipods [i dosed it like a loser :(] so he'll have life food on top of mysis/this meaty mixture my LFS sells (Has Krill, Plankton, Brine, and Mysis all in one).
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
can't tell what your ammonia is but nitrites and nitrates looked spiked which is good...however my nitrites took a week to go down to zero
man I really want to do another tank now lol
man I really want to do another tank now lol
MitchReef
reef noobie, since 1986
Most of your bacteria live in the rock and on the surfaces of the system....not to mention in the water column itself so if your rock was kept wet and a good bit of the water was reused, the same equipment, etc., it could very well be a quick cycle....
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Haha do a 10g reef :D. The Oddysea T5 HO 4 Bulb fixture for it is only like 54$. So, it's relatively easy to do corals with it haha :). And the ammonia is at .5
About 7 Gallons of the 10 was re-used. And I re-used all the same equipment. I'd be really happy if it ran it's cycle fast :). I been wanting to pick up a tiiiinnyyyy Yellow Watchman Goby I saw the other day. He's somewhere between 1/2"-3/4". Also pre-paid for a little emerald crab and several hermits at my LFS for the CUC. Not sure how well emeralds will do in a reef or a 10g. If he gets out of hand/too big, I can always toss him in the 55g.
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
I have an emerald in my 75 and he stays on the same rock..I went in my LFS today and they had a little yellow prawn goby, soooo cute
I reserved an orange spotted watchmen today, getting him next weekend and I am super excited
I reserved an orange spotted watchmen today, getting him next weekend and I am super excited
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
I have a orange spotted watchman (thats also known as the diamond watchman). He's great. Sifts the sand like nobodies business lol. At first he was shy as hell, but after a week, he's out and about all the time
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
good...it is the actual orange spotted watchmen with the black stripes on the under belly
I hear the diamond doesn't have these??
I hear the diamond doesn't have these??
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
You may be right, that is a slight difference. Other then that, they are exactly the same lol
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
I figured...are you doing an ATO system on the 10G?
BL1
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The diamond gets to be about 6" and is a sandsifter, the orange spotted is 3.5" and a shrimp goby.
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Nah, I have 5 gallons of top off water pre-made, and I just add roughly a cup a day to it. Thinking about doing a DIY ato with a jug, some surgical tubing, and a drip regulator lol
Oh, didn't know that! Thanks for the info :).
So Marinne, looks like yours isn't really a sand sifter. Maybe you could get a pistol shrimp so they can house a spot together :question:
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
yeah I prob will, I got a screen top for my 75 so I am ready to go
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Sounds good to me :)! I could of swore someone told me that pretty much any watchman goby was a sand sifter, can't remember who said that tho lol.
