a 10 G for my office

[SnowManSnow]

so i wanna do a 10g tank in my office with maybe a clown and some corals in it. What lighting would u guys recommend? Enough for SPS of course.. i hate being boxed in cause of low light. PC fixture I assume? What are some good ones?

Also, I should be able to keep the water in good conditions with regular water changes without a skimmer on a 10g shouldn't I? RODI of course.

I guess what I'm really after is what light should I put up there.

Thanks.

B

 

[MartinE]

150w or higher MH pendant

 

[SnowManSnow]

I realize MH would be optimum... thats what I have over my reef at home, but I really don't feel like replacing all the evap that a MH would cause in a 10g. Since it's at the office I'd like it to be a lil easier to maintain. I'm really leaning toward PC. Ive had both MH and PC so I know the in's and out's of both.

Anyone know a good BRAND of PC? Are the coralife dohickies any count?

Thanks,

B

 

[Anonymous]

The Current 96 watt Quad SmartPaq seems to be a good fit.

 

[SnowManSnow]

I was considering a quad bulb system. That would give me around 10w, which would seem enough for most anything i could keep in such a dimmunitive tank.

Ill check it out. Thanks.
B

 

[Anonymous]

I was considering a quad bulb system. That would give me around 10w, which would seem enough for most anything i could keep in such a dimmunitive tank.

Ill check it out. Thanks.
B

Make sure the actinic side is really actinic and not just the blue-bulb PC.

 

[SnowManSnow]

I was also considering the coralife quad fixture. any idea about those bulbs from coralife??

B

 

[Anonymous]

I don't do Coralife anymore if I can help it so I don't know anything about their Quad.

 

[Josh Weber]

i had a coral life on my sump for a while. and they are not real coastly. i have always been happy with mine.
josh

 

[Josh Weber]

i had a coral life on my sump for a while. and they are not real coastly. i have always been happy with mine.
josh

 

[MartinE]

Yea MH does evap. a small tank quite a bit, I have used the PC fixtures from Coralife and they seem fine and if you do not prefer the bulbs that you get with them you can change to another brand later.