The Start of my frag Tank

druluv · Feb 9, 2006

I needed a new home for some of my over grown corals, so I decided to start a frag tank. I was fortunate to get hook up with a real frag tank from a lfs for $50. I built a stand and used egg crate to build the coral stands. I have the frag tank plumb into my main system. The main system gets the benefit of more water volume and the frag tank get the benefit of a protein skimmer, refugium, ozone generator, 200lbs of live rock, etc.

Here are some pics of the tank.:wink1:

druluv · Feb 9, 2006

Tonyscoots84 · Feb 9, 2006

one question how are you gonna get the garbage that goes to the bottom of the tank.. are you going to kick it up with a powerhead or sumthing.. looks good great planning on this..

jhale · Feb 9, 2006

how big is the frag tank? It looks cool so far.

Josh · Feb 9, 2006

Looks very professional.

druluv · Feb 9, 2006

Thanks for the kind words.

Tonyscoots84 - The egg crate stand is removable, plus the flow should keep everything in suspension.

Jhale - the tank is 25L X 23W X 15H. I able reach all corners of the tank.

My next move is the lighting. I going to use 400watt PFO HQI Ballast, 400 Watt Radiums, and actinic pcs in a pfo pendant as my lighting. I'm using pfo cables to hang the pendant over my tank.

I know that the lighting seems like over kill, but I had this stuff already. Doesn't make sense to buy anything else.

Your thoughts :scratch:

druluv · Feb 10, 2006

Well I just turn on the pump Dolpin 12 (1200 GPH) but it is too powerful for the 1" bulkhead exit. I probadly will use a mag7 pump to return water back to the frag tank.

inkblue · Feb 10, 2006

:cool3: lo0Ks liKe a new babY waiTing to gr0W up... caNt waiT :approve:

druluv · Feb 16, 2006

I finally got my lighting fixed up for the frag tank. I'll start fragging over the weekend!

joe · Feb 16, 2006

wow,
how high is that pendant

Dace · Feb 16, 2006

joe said:
wow,
how high is that pendant

hmmmm. Maybe alittle too high.

jenniebutterfly · Feb 16, 2006

well, it is 400 watts

i would leave it high like that for now to see what happens first before lowering it. also maybe build some kind of extension around the light that projects the light down farther nstead of out. it migh tlook a bit weird but would make it work better, and not blind the heck out of you

druluv · Feb 21, 2006

I know that the pendant may be high, but the frag tank is shallow 15" H. I can adjust the pendant to a better height as needed.

I bought an aqua clear power filter to add some flow and direct filtration, but the sides of the custom frag tank is too wide to fit the filter. No problem though, I will use the filter for my quartine tank. I just put the sponge in the tank to colonize. If I get I new fish, I'll be prepared.

I finally made my first cut. I popped my fragging cherry with a green monti digita.

I will do some more fragging today.

Here is a pic of the green Monti. I chose this one because it was growing to close to the bird nest.

jenniebutterfly · Feb 21, 2006

i like that monti, very pretty. wish i had room for a set up like this. oh well one day

druluv · Feb 22, 2006

I'm getting a shipment of some IC-Gel Fragging gel glue. This gel glue is very thick and it is the one I use to frag my corals. I'm selling each 20 gram tube for 10 dollars. Let me know if you are interested.

druluv · Feb 22, 2006

I fragged this german blue polyp Monti

Here is another one: Green w/ purple rim Monti Cap

herman · Feb 22, 2006

Daceman89 said:
hmmmm. Maybe alittle too high.

Its a very shallow tank dude. If the light is too intense it will shock everything and bleach. The height is fine.

I really like this setup. Very nive dude!! Where did you get this tank?

druluv · Feb 23, 2006

hermangareis - I got the tank from a LFS in Brooklyn, He wanted to get rid of it, and I bought it for 50 bucks.

druluv · Feb 25, 2006

Here are some of the corals I'm Preparing for sale:

Watermelon Chalice

Xenia - Long

Neon Green Soft Coral - Really
Cool

Radio Active Green Zoo

druluv · Feb 25, 2006

Orange Monti Digita

Eagle Eye Zoo

Green & Purple FrogSpawn

Bright Green Branching Hammer

The Start of my frag Tank

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