Clownfish breeding setup

Cool. I might need some as mine have failed I think. Trying to get them to come back. Was co-culturing with some tigerpods. Still have pods but cannot see any rots. I will PM u if I don't see anything tomorrow.
 
Just pm me if you do. Going to be dumping about 7 gallons tomorrow as I refresh my 20 gallon and do some maintience on my 5 gallon ones. I guess eventually, I could maybe put some of this on E-bay and make some money back off of them!
 
Sorry phil missed the question on the heater type. Right now I am using a 200W and a 150 watt heaters made by elite. These seem to be working pretty good for me. And they were on sale at a local fish store near me.

On the broodstock setup, I have a 200W fluval heater and a 150W elite heater. I also have a few backup heaters in the 150W and 200W range just incase of a heater issue. I will be putting these in each of the sumps on a lower temp turn on range just incase of one of my working heaters fail. This way, I have a backup. I may also get a controller with a warning signal when the temp gets too low.
 
Recent pics with the system running.... I am doing things a little different with the broodstock system, going to make them into minireefs. They each have sand and live rock. Soon to have some anthelia in there once the cycle finishes. I have ammonia already so should be short since I used cycled and well matured live rock. Sand is old dead live sand. So we shall see!

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john68camaro said:
Sorry phil missed the question on the heater type. Right now I am using a 200W and a 150 watt heaters made by elite. These seem to be working pretty good for me. And they were on sale at a local fish store near me.

On the broodstock setup, I have a 200W fluval heater and a 150W elite heater. I also have a few backup heaters in the 150W and 200W range just incase of a heater issue. I will be putting these in each of the sumps on a lower temp turn on range just incase of one of my working heaters fail. This way, I have a backup. I may also get a controller with a warning signal when the temp gets too low.
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Honestly if your willing to invest the time and money a Ranco (or similar) temp controller should be a MUST! For the effort these guys take, I wouldn't short-cut my flawless Ebo-Jager heaters (older models ~8 years old) with Ranco controllers any day.:thumbsup:

Just my opinion on ~$120-150 worth of security that cannot be measured as you have already experienced.
 
When you had (or still have) all those 10 gallon tanks plumbed together, what size pump were you using to get the water there?

I'm setting up a similar setup in my basement and want to be sure I have enough flow, but not over-bearing either...
 
The only heater issues I have had to date have been on my larve tanks. If I do go and get a controller, It will be for my big setup. Buys several different ones for my different setups is way out of my price range.


Thank you guys for the compliments!
 
john68camaro said:
The only heater issues I have had to date have been on my larve tanks. If I do go and get a controller, It will be for my big setup. Buys several different ones for my different setups is way out of my price range.


Thank you guys for the compliments!
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Ok, I agree the cost is prohibitive for multiple setups. I thought the 3-way divided tank and various 10gal breeder/growouts were all plumbed together.

When it comes down to it everyone has different experiences with different heaters. I've been running a Won Ti heater in my display for 7 years with no problems to date. Others' have had catstrophic events apparently with Won. All my growout/breeding systems have multiple Ebos' on a Ranco that make it rock solid.

Nice Job on the system and good luck with your future breeding!:thumbsup:
 
You have a real nice set up like the plumbing with the flex hose . I build mine with just PVC and cracked like four tanks before I decided to drill the bottom.
 
I believe the system could hold anywhere from 1k to 2k of clowns. I do only have 10G tanks on mine, So when I get higher in count, I will need to really get my cleaning done pat. Right now I have some cheato doing the work with 12h of lighting. I am working on a 30G tank as a refug setup to help export. For this, I will have a 24 light on the cheato. I may hook up a small algae scrubber as well, Will have to see how the cheato goes first. I personally will not hold 2k clowns in this system. If I get to that point, I will build a bigger 2 tier system for more room....


Still awaiting the cycle to finish in my broodstock setup. Should be done by next week I hope so I can start moving my pairs over...

I did mine with flex tubing just for that point. I really dont like cracking tanks. I mimic'd others setups that have the same drain style.
 
I have 2 5 gallon tanks with heaters and air. They are sitting next to my display in the living room.. I put my larve/fry on my system at 30 days. Doing this I only need 2 larve tanks.
 
Looks awesome! I'd be happy if I could get one clutch to grow out. Great work! Lids are a must.. I went from 6 to 5 on my last batch when one thought he could fly.
J
 
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