new frag tank

[prickles]

After a frustrating setup, my frag tank is finally coming together with the help of the guys over at SEA. I got the first lights on it today, and am still waiting for the reflectors for the actinics.

Here's a couple of pics of the rocks, which I was trying for minimalist on.

 

[2006]

I don't think you can call it a frag tank unless you put eggcrate in it. :lol2:

 

[prickles]

there's eggcrate under the foam, and some under the sand!

 

[miguelp19]

wat size "frag" tank is this?

 

[prickles]

it's a standard 120, why?

 

[fishaholic911]

120 gallon frag tank

 

[aquaph8]

My frag tanks the same size. I call it my display. LOL

 

[SahuaritaMike]

Sweet tank. So what is the stock list?

mike

 

[prickles]

not sure on the fish yet. I have a lawnmower I've been Qting for 8-12 weeks that will go in there. I think i need something like a tang for algae control, and then I don't know. Like I said, frags mostly. I want a pair of dragons, but I'm not sure if they should go in the main tank or this one.

I'm waiting for the system to stabilize, and then I have about 40 corals that are in a 10g that need to go in there. I also have 3 red fungias that I need to chop into little pieces and see if I can get them to grow.

I also need to figure out my dosing or CaRX for this tank. I haven't decided which yet, but I want high growth, so if you have suggestions....I do both dosing and CaRX on my main.

 

[2006]

Being a frag tank I would not worry about nuisance algae or appearance and feed heavy just before the point of browning out your sps.

I visited World Wide Corals last week and one lesson I took away from there was a high fish load with lots of skimming. Every tank had big tangs making waste on everything. They also said they feed 5x a day.

 

[miguelp19]

it's a standard 120, why?

lol just asking. looked bigger than most frag tanks so i though id ask. pretty cool though!

 

[Mr. Right]

I'm loving the island on the right side!

 

[prickles]

So here's a fun one...Which tank has 250w MH's and which one has 400w MH's?

Now I'm confused...

 

[fishaholic911]

What bulbs and ballast are you using on both ? How old are the bulbs on the 400 watt set ?

 

[prickles]

they are both on coralvue ballasts. The 400w are maybe 2 months old, the 250's are new. The 400's are XM 20k and the 250's are coralvue 14k. Does the spectrum really make that much difference? I would guess the 250w are twice the brightness of the 400w bulbs. I am really surprised by this.

 

[Mr. Right]

Weird! How old are the bulbs in the 400w tank?

 

[fishaholic911]

they are both on coralvue ballasts. The 400w are maybe 2 months old, the 250's are new. The 400's are XM 20k and the 250's are coralvue 14k. Does the spectrum really make that much difference? I would guess the 250w are twice the brightness of the 400w bulbs. I am really surprised by this.

In my opionion the bulb and the k rating make a big differance. The fact that the 120 is a shorter tank and the lights are place closer together will also play a big roll.

 

[fishaholic911]

On your 300 you have 3 400 watt bulbs spread over 8 feet = 150 per foot. On the 120 you have 2 250 watt bulbs spread over 4 feet = 125 per foot. Factor in the depth, bulb and k rating and it totally make sense to me

If you want to light your 300 like the 120 add an extra 400 and change the bulbs to Reeflux 12 K's