10 g.

little · 05-11-2006, 11:16 AM

ok plain and simple is a 10g worth switching to saltwater?? and if it is, what would you do with it and fill with it?

emc7 · 05-11-2006, 11:33 AM

I wouldn't. I understand that keeping a salt tank under 55 gallons stable is pretty difficult.

**Fishfirst** · 05-11-2006, 12:21 PM

I have a coral frag tank 10 gallon that is more work than my 125 gallon.

Jonno · 05-11-2006, 01:08 PM

I would say wait and get a bigger tank, and read up on it like fishfirst says a bigger tank is easy to look after and if you do muck something up you have an easy chance on putting it right.

little · 05-11-2006, 03:23 PM

ok, thanks, sold on that. now what to do with a 10g????to small for anything,,,,

i miss my tanks,,,,,,,

leveldrummer · 05-11-2006, 07:27 PM

10 gal would make a good dart frog tank. put 3-5 in there, feed em fruit flies. good stuff.

msdolittle · 05-11-2006, 07:43 PM

Or a tarantula...... a mexican redknee or a cobalt blue. I want both.....

leveldrummer · 05-11-2006, 09:12 PM

cobalts are awesome, i like the king baboons better though.

emc7 · 05-11-2006, 09:22 PM

Keep it free. A 10 is perfect for quarrantine, medication, pregnacy, etc.

**Osiris** · 05-12-2006, 02:48 PM

no! my 10g is more work then my 29g tho my 29g isnt much work. I wont go back to a 10g.

little · 05-15-2006, 04:16 PM

WEll thanks msdolittle, but I dont do spiders.... was thinking about the frogs, african dawf frogs, i think there called, and saving it for quarinte tank is pointless since I have no there tank at this time. I had to leave the other tanks i had behind so I have to start from scartch,,,

Fishnewb1 · 05-15-2006, 07:16 PM

Use your 10 gallon as a fuge for a 55...

emc7 · 05-15-2006, 10:02 PM

I'd get a pair of rams or a trio of goodieds. Someone had some posted.

Gourami Swami · 08-05-2006, 01:05 PM

or 3 dwarf puffers. thats what i'd do.

PinStripes · 08-29-2006, 09:22 PM

yo, You can do a 10 g with 2 clowns with a goby and some live rocks. I have two 10 g tanks and my fish are fine. You just have to do alot more water changes. Like one or twice a week. With a good filter. Just keep an eye on that water. Good luck

gdwb10101 · 08-29-2006, 09:37 PM

I have mine as a QT. I was thinking about using it for a seahorse tank, but then after much consideration, realized that the small water volume makes it unstable for fish and seahorses are delicate creatures. Honestly its too small for an effective fuge. IMO, just keep as a QT.

flamingo · 08-30-2006, 02:46 PM

10 gallons aren't that hard to maintain, but bigger tanks have a more of a likelyhood of staying clean! (as long as you read up and don't overstock). When I had my ten gallon any overfeeding would raise up ammonia levels, etc. quickly. But as soon as you set it up your going to want to upgrade. I had my seahorse in a ten gallon for some time, but was taken out about a month or two later and placed in my 30 gallon.

10 gallons are just too small for most fish and a beginner to saltwater doesn't exactly like spending about 300 bucks to be able to keep a fish or two.

Go for a 30 gallon, etc., later on if you still want the ten gallon set it up as a side project.

05-11-2006, 11:16 AM	#1
little Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: central oregon,USA Age: 35 Posts: 119	10 g. ok plain and simple is a 10g worth switching to saltwater?? and if it is, what would you do with it and fill with it? __________________

05-11-2006, 12:21 PM	#3
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,534	I have a coral frag tank 10 gallon that is more work than my 125 gallon. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

05-11-2006, 03:23 PM	#5
little Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: central oregon,USA Age: 35 Posts: 119	ok, thanks, sold on that. now what to do with a 10g????to small for anything,,,, i miss my tanks,,,,,,, __________________

05-11-2006, 07:27 PM	#6
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	10 gal would make a good dart frog tank. put 3-5 in there, feed em fruit flies. good stuff. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

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msdolittle Animal Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 33 Posts: 626	Or a tarantula...... a mexican redknee or a cobalt blue. I want both..... __________________ ~Angela~

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05-11-2006, 11:33 AM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,239	I wouldn't. I understand that keeping a salt tank under 55 gallons stable is pretty difficult.

05-11-2006, 01:08 PM	#4
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	I would say wait and get a bigger tank, and read up on it like fishfirst says a bigger tank is easy to look after and if you do muck something up you have an easy chance on putting it right.

05-11-2006, 09:12 PM	#8
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	cobalts are awesome, i like the king baboons better though. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

05-11-2006, 09:22 PM	#9
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,239	Keep it free. A 10 is perfect for quarrantine, medication, pregnacy, etc.

05-12-2006, 02:48 PM	#10
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	no! my 10g is more work then my 29g tho my 29g isnt much work. I wont go back to a 10g. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

05-15-2006, 04:16 PM	#11
little Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: central oregon,USA Age: 35 Posts: 119	WEll thanks msdolittle, but I dont do spiders.... was thinking about the frogs, african dawf frogs, i think there called, and saving it for quarinte tank is pointless since I have no there tank at this time. I had to leave the other tanks i had behind so I have to start from scartch,,, __________________

05-15-2006, 07:16 PM	#12
Fishnewb1 Future Marine Biologist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 394	Use your 10 gallon as a fuge for a 55... __________________ 55g Reef 16g of water.

05-15-2006, 10:02 PM	#13
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,239	I'd get a pair of rams or a trio of goodieds. Someone had some posted.

08-05-2006, 01:05 PM	#14
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	or 3 dwarf puffers. thats what i'd do. __________________

08-29-2006, 09:22 PM	#15
PinStripes Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14	yo, You can do a 10 g with 2 clowns with a goby and some live rocks. I have two 10 g tanks and my fish are fine. You just have to do alot more water changes. Like one or twice a week. With a good filter. Just keep an eye on that water. Good luck

08-29-2006, 09:37 PM	#16
gdwb10101 Newblit Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Miami Age: 19 Posts: 251	I have mine as a QT. I was thinking about using it for a seahorse tank, but then after much consideration, realized that the small water volume makes it unstable for fish and seahorses are delicate creatures. Honestly its too small for an effective fuge. IMO, just keep as a QT. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb-2X8l49uQ

08-30-2006, 02:46 PM	#17
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,899	10 gallons aren't that hard to maintain, but bigger tanks have a more of a likelyhood of staying clean! (as long as you read up and don't overstock). When I had my ten gallon any overfeeding would raise up ammonia levels, etc. quickly. But as soon as you set it up your going to want to upgrade. I had my seahorse in a ten gallon for some time, but was taken out about a month or two later and placed in my 30 gallon. 10 gallons are just too small for most fish and a beginner to saltwater doesn't exactly like spending about 300 bucks to be able to keep a fish or two. Go for a 30 gallon, etc., later on if you still want the ten gallon set it up as a side project. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

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