Frag tank

[brettinteriors]

I posted in coral prop forum but no one responded. I figure I'll post where I belong. I am playing with the idea of putting together a small frag tank. Unfortunately, I cannot connect it to my main dt and stay married:hammer: . It would be primarily sps with the occasional rare zoo ect. I do not want to set myself up for failure by pushing the limits with a small tank and would rather not do it if it is going to fail due to small size. No fish, bare bottom, small cuc. Thinking bio cube or other 20-30 gallon(cant go bigger). HOB or in tank skimmer, doser, cheap ato, t5 or led lights. I am looking for thoughts, experience, ect. I really want to share all the pieces I have but my half cylinder DT is not good for fragging. Plus I promised the wife when we got it I would never put a frag rack in it.

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[lostmyz]

i have a 22 gal custom leemar frag tank thats 8" deep. I have a kessil a150w over it. it is however plumbed into my main system. You can do a biocube but i would suggest inside you make tiered racks (like steps) its the best way to do a frag tank in there that I have seen. I know there is a biocube always for sale in phx and tucson.

Go with an all in one and upgrade the lighting and u'll be solid. YOu wont need a skimmer if you dont have fish really. Although a 6 line is nice to put in to keep worm sand stuff out and they suck to be with other fish.

 

[jjk_reef00]

+1 above, I've tried skimmers on small tanks and IMO they don't seem to work that well so I've always ended up doing large frequent water changes.

 

[brettinteriors]

Hence my dilemma and my on the fence feeling. 1. Can't plumb into main
2. Putting in corals that don't appreciate water changes because it swings params.

No fish so low bio load. My dilemma is if I can can keep a 20 gallon stable enough for the kind of frags I want to grow with an auto dose

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[Dangerwill]

I think you should get wifey out of the house for a weekend and do a through the walls stealth plumbing job that connects the frag tank into your main display. Run hoses through the walls like the build that mike "prop frags" did to his remote sump. That would be a great tucson reef team meeting project...

 

[aquaph8]

Mike cheated, they have basements in Virginia

 

[brettinteriors]

I think you should get wifey out of the house for a weekend and do a through the walls stealth plumbing job that connects the frag tank into your main display. Run hoses through the walls like the build that mike "prop frags" did to his remote sump. That would be a great tucson reef team meeting project...

Don't tempt me. I told her all I would need is 2 straw sized holes. Doesn't need a lot of exchange. Grrrr.

 

[danfeig]

How about coming home with some jewelry "just because you love her." You were walking by a jewelry store, saw something that you just knew she would love and bought for her just because... then the next day complain how you wish there was something you could do to tie in the systems.

Or go the cheap way out. Send her some roses, just because...

 

[jjk_reef00]

Lol sounds like you have some experience danfeig

 

[aquaph8]

I used to go route Dan but my wife knew exactly what I was doing. Now I just say "Honey think this hole in the wall is big enough". She says, " is that a new fish". I say, "nope that ones been in there for like a month". Haha

 

[brettinteriors]

All new corals were a "trade"

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[Dangerwill]

Technically they were, you traded battle corals some faded green Benjamins for some super bright sticky bubblegum montiporas…good trade if you ask me.

 

[brettinteriors]

Xactly

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