Frag Tank Setup?'s

[drstratton]

I just bought some Zoa's, Paly's and a couple of other corals. I bought a 10g tank to QT. Right now I just have a maxi jet 400 circulation pump & heater in there with a 5000 & 3000k LED bulbs for light. I have a HOB with bio wheel, would it be better to use this and should I use carbon with it? Should I also keep the maxi jet in there or should I get enough flow with the HOB. Will the lighting be okay for short term or should I get something different? Thanks!

 

[thebluecatapilla]

following along, i'm thinking of making my own frag tank soon

 

[bobman]

As far a flow you should be fine any way you choose to go. I would run the biowheel and maxijet. For the lighting do you have a pic and specs of these bulbs. Short term should be ok but that really depends on how short term are we talking.

 

[drstratton]

I'm not sure about the 3000k I just know that it's a daylight bulb. Here's what I have on the 6500k:

Luxrite LR21046 BR20/R20 LED Flood Light Bulb, 8-Watt (50w Incandescent BR20 Equivalent) Dimmable 6500K Daylight, 110° Flood Beam Spread, 500 Lumens 25,000 Hour Life, Color Rendering Index (CRI) 80

I don't want to put big bucks into this setup as I want to replace it with a 40g breeder. The 10g will then be used as part of my fish QT setup. Thanks!

 

[bobman]

Well the 6500K will not support them long term but should be ok for short term while in QT. I agree about the 3000K bulb its probably going to do nothing more than grow algae. Again though for short term QT purposes in might be ok but I wouldn't bother with if it were me.

I agree with you on not wanting to dumb big bucks into this tank if its only going to be a QT tank. I would however look into a small used 2 bulb t5. A 24" used t5 can be picked up for cheap and if only use for a temporary QT tank the bulbs and everything should last a really long time. I would not even worry about a high end fixture the cheaper the better in this case but T5 would give you enough light to support them in the event they have to stay in QT for a longer period of time (ie bugs and crap that you don't want in the tank).

Best of luck to you 40 breeders make for some awesome tanks.

 

[drstratton]

Thanks for the help!!! I'll see if I can find a T5.

Here's my current set up!

 

[bobman]

For short term that should work I would probably still yank that 3000K but I don't think it will matter to much. 8 Watts setup like that should be ok for zoas while in QT. All in all should do the job for now.