Newbie Lighting Question

[gouramiguy]

I am in the process of converting my 10-gallon SW tank into a reef tank to house soft corals and mushroom polyps. I have a
Single Single Satellite Compact Fluorescent Fixture by Current. Is this unit going to provide enough light? If so, which of the following bulbs is going to work best?
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SunPaq Dual Actinic 420/460nm
SunPaq Dual Daylight 6700°K/10000°K
SmartPaq Daylight 10000°K/Actinic 460nm (This is the one that came with the unit but I will upgrade to one of the others if it is going to work better).
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Thanks!!

[tom1970]

For a 10 gallon tank you will want to have roughly 40 watts to keep soft corals and mushrooms. Since the aquarium is not very deep, a single power compact fluorescent should be fine. As for bulb type, you will want 10k and actinic 460nm bulbs, this will give you the right spectrum for marine corals.

HTH,
Tom

[gouramiguy]

Thanks - that's exactly what I needed to know!