Help me turn 10g fowlr into reef

[Tate]

I've had an extra 10g set up for awhile as a fowlr tank, with just an ocellaris clown and some clean-up guys. This morning I broke down and ordered a 130w PC fixture for the 10g to try my hand at reefing for the first time.

First of all, what kinds of corals can I keep under 130w PC's in a 10g. What would do thebest ?

Do I need to add anything? I already dose kalkwasser I make from lime to keep my Ca and Alk up there. Will this be good enough?

What about an anemone? Technically the tank is only a couple months old, but I used well established water, rock, and sand from my long running 45g tank, so the 10g wasn't started from scratch.

Any and all advice is welcome. I'm no saltwater noob, just a coral noob

 

[calvin415]

PC's will be fine more any soft coral and most LPS corals, I'd stay away from almost all SPS (although you might get away with some of the easier species) and Clams. Kalk should be fine to keep up with LPS Ca demands, but really you just need to find out what you like... What are your thoughts on the topic?

 

[theop]

130W over a 10g should let you keep most anything. Do you know what you'd like to keep if you could? Softies (mushrooms, zoas, polyps, leathers, etc) should be a breeze. LPS should be fine too although I'd avoid any which put out sweeper tentacles in such a small tank.

 

[Tate]

I like the zoanthinds and polyps, ricordias, xenias, and torches. There are others I like that I can't identify. I never kept coral as I never learned what was what. I like those I listed based on posts people make here on RC, and some I've seen at my very small LFS with an equally limited selection.

What are some good sites that sell coral with good pictures so that I can learn what is what?

Thanks for the above replies, too. I'll keep away from the SPS until I get good at it.

 

[wav3form]

liveaquaria.com usually has a lot of good info on what they sell.

 

[Tate]

So how fast do most corals typically grow? I look around at these frag vendors and most frags are usually no more than a couple inches or a few polyps. Will they stay tiny like this for a long time or do they grow fairly rapidly?

 

[rockindacheeks]

depending on what the frag is and your tanks qaulity they grow pretty fast. i got 2 different zoa frags about 8 months ago they were both the size of a silver dollar, and now they have covered a rock the size of a football.