When I bought my 55gal aquarium off of craigslist it came with a small aquarium heater. I want to use it on my 10 gallon aquarium–because it seems like it’s for 5-10 gallon aquariums, but I’m not sure. Is there any way to tell what size aquarium is the heater for?
I don’t know how to tell watts.
I don’t know the brand.
I bought it from a real poor guy–they had to sell it. It is a nice heater, but is not made for a 55gal I’m sure.
How do you know the size of aquarium heaters?
How much lighting should I have for my saltwater aquarium?
I am currently converting my 20g long planted tank into a saltwater aquarium. I am running a 2 x 31 watt t5 bulbs. One is 10,000k and the other is a Actinic. Would this be sufficient lighting to maintain sps corals since a 20 long is more shallow than a 20 tall? or would I have to upgrade my lighting fixture?
Depends on what you plan on keeping. Corals vary depending on type soft vs. hard. 62 watts/20 gal gives about 3 watts per gallon. The actinics really won’t provide the proper spectrum for proper growth, so you are probably running closer to 1-2 watts per gallon which is so so for species like polyps and mushrooms. They’ll do okay but not thrive. If you switch both bulbs to daylights or less than 20,000 kelvin, you’ll be in a good soft coral range. Hard corals need at least 5 watts per gallon, but most people like closer to 10 watts per gallon.
Are tropical fish really hard to take care of?
Are they worth the extra cash??? I’m thinking about getting my boyfriend and bigger fish tank for Christmas, but right now he has a smaller one with freshwater fish. Tropical fish are a lot cooler looking and theres more variety.