First setup and attempt

[Jacobsdad09]

I really got slung into a breeding mode and I'm having to build this thing up on the fly.....my 90 DT has ich so all my tanks are tied up and I'd like to get one free for them but limits a few options for me.....ok enough about that and on to the breeding set up....
My set of clowns I owned which should signs of breeding but the heavy stock 90 I believe wouldn't allow for the female to give in and do it..... This pair an ocellaris and a b&w ocellaris

Second pair is coming from a friend in exchange for a RBTA....pair has been breeding regularly in his 72b and honestly annoys him since the are always guarding the eggs....this pair is a reg ocellaris pair

The 3rd pair that really pushed this into a different gear was that a local board had a FREE pair of platinum clowns....after meeting for them the guy said he's had them for 4 years and he had pairs breed and really things these guys are ready if I bumped up the diet since he had an SPS tank....

Soooo now on to the new setup:
29 gallon tank divided into 3 sections
3-1" bulkheads w strainers, ball valves to control
Mag 7 return
Gutted 14g biocube for sump
Approx 15

 

[Jacobsdad09]

:Ok sorry hit the send button before I finished and couldn't edit lol:

15lbs of LR and cheato
2-20gal rated sponge filters
200w heater to keep temps above 80

So how does it look and what do I need?
Bulkheads and dividers going in this week and more pics will follow with this build....

 

[Jacobsdad09]

:site giving me a hard time:
Lbs of LR with cheato
200w heater

Here's pics and more work will come this week....let me know what I need to do or should change....
( glass will be blacked out along w glass I'm getting Thursday, using krylon fusion if anyone is wondering for the dividers)
Current( rigged up temp location)

New tank setup build

(Paper towel makes the outlines easier to see)

Sump

 

[Jacobsdad09]

I can't finish site won't let me

 

[Jacobsdad09]

:site giving me a hard time:
Lbs of LR with cheato
200w heater

Here's pics and more work will come this week....let me know what I need to do or should change....
( glass will be blacked out along w glass I'm getting Thursday, using krylon fusion if anyone is wondering for the dividers)
Current( rigged up temp location)

New tank setup build

(Paper towel makes the outlines easier to see)

Sump

 

[Jacobsdad09]

Bump

 

[ichthyogeek]

Two things I'm noticing:
1)Protein skimmer? I seriously do not believe that just the live rock, and the two sponge filters will be able to sufficiently handle 3 clown pairs, unless you're feeding very little, which would negatively affect egg production and fry/larva health. The protein skimmer will also help add in extra oxygen, but you probably already know that.
2)Fry tank? If your plans are to breed the clowns, what are you planning on raising the larva/fry in? What about food culture?

 

[Jacobsdad09]

Boy I looked at my post on my lap top and what a mess lol

Ok so questions:
Skimmer issue....yes I plan on adding one but not a super over the top

Fry tank is a 10 gallon that is blacked out, live cultures will be another project I'll tackle once I start getting eggs