10G newbie

[Colacoke]

Hello fellow reefers,

 

I have recently fallen in love with this hobby online and I know it will be worth getting my hands on. Before you guys start telling me how a 10 gallon is not ideal for a beginner, I know. But I like the challenge.

 

Here is a picture of setup.

 

 

My tank have just finished cycling and nitrates are currently at 20ppm/-

 

I got 4 astreas and 4 nassaurius snails as my CUC.

 

I have an IOS at the back with three compartments however I have not put in any kind of filtration media or what sort, just a return pump from chiller to display tank. I was hoping to ask

 

1) What kind of filtration is best for a 10gallon? chemipure blue, filter wool?

 

2) What is the most affordable lighting to keep lps and softies, and sps in the future. The lighting I have is provided together with the tank and it has no brand or anything stated. However it is the same tank found in Pinnacle on display against the wall (?)

 

I have owned a firefish for a day and it died and I noticed it has scraped its bodies and it was bleeding. My guess is it has hurt himself while hiding. (may or may not be true, im not a doctor)

 

 

I've had a true percula clown for two days and I woke

up in the morning and it was on the floor, all dried up.

 

 

Having a little post-traumatic fear now at how unlucky I am to have caused two fishes to lose their lives under my rookie care. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

 

Any critism will also be appreciated as I am

willing to learn and hopefully be a knowledgable reefer one day!

 

 

 

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[MOssrope]

Am guessing thats a 1feet cube tank.

Started off with this size too  Stability is key.

1) There are hang on mechanical filters n skimmers that you can utilise. May wish to water change(10-20%) more often if the latter is not used.

2) 1 feet T5 lamps should suffice, those with higher Kelvin or some blueish hue.

3) Are you using test kits? Do get the important ones to find out the root of the problem. Temperature too.

4) Acclimatisation methods. As the tank is smaller, parameters do shift easily and way out of the normal seawater expectations. Acclimatise them longer and add livestocks only after parameters are stable. 2 lives in 2 days dont seem very coincidental n they are pretty hardy guys :<

Hope the above helps n all the best in this hobby.

[SantaMonicaHelp]

I think the tank itself looks pretty good. Sorry to hear about the dead fish, though. The good news is that you'll find plenty of useful information around here.

Keep us updated on the tank's progress. I'd like to see how it goes.

-Kamran

[Shrimpist]

Hi, how is your nano tank doing? I'm going to start 1 soon and waiting for the customized tank but quite discouraging to hear your story of dead fish. Just thinking is it the right path to go for nano tank?