10 gallon lighting

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  1. brettwest

    brettwest Spaghetti Worm

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    I just started a new ten gallon tank and was wondering what I could keep with a 26 watt 10,000 k pc light.I will be adding an actinic later on.thanks in advance.
     
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  3. that fish guy

    that fish guy Flamingo Tongue

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    Your tank is kinda small but u could fit a bblenny of some sort or a clown or a firefish some polyps a brain coral a leather coral maybe even a torch coral or a frog spawn sea horses depending on your experience a small wrasse or a mantis shrimp hope this helped
     
  4. ontop27

    ontop27 Ritteri Anemone

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    just a thought, but if you want some good corals you could get a retro t-5 kit for around 100 bucks. I have one on mine (two 24watt bulbs) and it looks great and im getting awesome growth. Plus you don't get much of the heat that you get with pcs.
     
  5. Nealio

    Nealio Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I'm using an cheap pet store dual incandescent hood with 2 Coralife 20w 50/50 compact flourescents. My particular fixture came with a pair of descent reflectors, and 40w is pretty damn bright.