I have a 10 gallon tank. Currently it houses a damsel and a wrasse. I need more flow to keep corals. But I'm new at this I was thinking two koralia 240's what ya think?
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It's all depend on what coral species you want to keep then adjust the flow to fit their needs. Anyway, 2 Korilla in 10G tank = tornado vortex in that tank
Well I got two frags of zoanthids yesterday. But they aren't "flowing" like I see in other people's tanks. I imagine I'd stay with the more beginner corals. I know having a constant flow in one direction isn't a good thing.
A ten gallon is too small for a melanarus wrasse, I would trade him in and get a sixline instead. Other species suitable are firefish clownfish cardinals and cherub angel. Zoanthids don't require any flow at all. Flow is just to eliminate dead spots and aerate the surface of the water to help provide oxygen. It can enhance the way some corals look like lps which include torches and hammers. Xenia and colt corals look good with flow as well but for the ones that really need it like lps corals I would stray away from because they're not for the beginners. Lps corals can't have any flunctuations in alkalinity magnesium or calcium if so they will deteriorate and die very quickly and once it's started to deteriorate the whole coral goes. Stick to gsp, zoa, and other softies like Kenya trees or sinularia corals. Your tank looks like it's going through an algae bloom, i don't know if you just set it up or it's been running for awhile but in order for the corals to thrive the phosphates need to be lowered. The zoas are still adjusting to your lighting and tank. That's why half of them aren't open in the picture just give it a little time to get adjusted. What lighting are you running?
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I got the whole set up from a guy on Craigslist, the rocks have been green like that since I've had it. The waters a little cloudy in the picture because I was playing around with the rocks before I put the zoas in.
That light isn't gonna really do the job it needs to for that tank, it's a 6 inch fixture on a 20 inch long tank. Leds also have a vertical drop which means there's no spread. The only place you may get away with keeping corals is front center. You can see in the picture there's a lot of dark spots around the sides of the tank. Stick to very low requirement corals and I'd move the zoas up toward the top of the rock work. Only thing you can keep in the sand bed is probably gsp. Have you tested your phosphates?