Frag Tanks *LETS SEE THEM*

[Zero1091]

Hey guys ill moving soon. It has resulted in me having to take down my tank but have plans on setting up a new frag tank soon.
Been looking online to see what a great setup looks like but cant really find anything.
Im looking to build something really nice, good equipment, fancy corals, nice stand, the works.
Im having trouble picturing it all together and am wondering if I should do an all in one or a frag tank with a sump.
Maybe if you guys shared pics of your setups it would spark some ideas?

 

[Kyl]

Cleaned up a bit since then, but:


frag_v1.99 by Kyl Aquaria, on Flickr

 

[Zero1091]

Cleaned up a bit since then, but:


frag_v1.99 by Kyl Aquaria, on Flickr

Thanks man thats pretty solid. I noticed a lot of people build their own stands. What kind of lights are you running?
Hows maintenance?
Had a well established tank and it took a majority of my week to keep it up and running.

 

[Zero1091]

If anyone has a system them want to share please chime in.
Im trying to do this right the first time and using your guys experience to get something good going.

 

[Kyl]

Thanks man thats pretty solid. I noticed a lot of people build their own stands. What kind of lights are you running?

24" Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixture - 4x ATI Blue+, Kessil AP700. The Kessil was salvaged from another tank, was a Chinese black-box previously, that's now in my sump lighting the zoas. The tank is built in a closet, and it's short as there is a 25 gallon Norwesco tank in that empty spot holding my RO usually. Space constraints and not thinking things out in the first place have seen a few revisions take place with the whole setup.


expanded_sump by Kyl Aquaria, on Flickr

Hows maintenance?
Had a well established tank and it took a majority of my week to keep it up and running.

Very easy actually. A bit over a gallon per day automatic water change, 25ml of ESV B-Ionic 2 part dosed daily. dKH testing is automated, I manually check Ca / Mg on Saturday. Acropower / reef roids / phyto slurry once a week. Once and a while I'll put some Vitalis LPS pellets on the anemone and rock flowers.

 

[Zero1091]

24" Aquatic Life T5 Hybrid fixture - 4x ATI Blue+, Kessil AP700. The Kessil was salvaged from another tank, was a Chinese black-box previously, that's now in my sump lighting the zoas. The tank is built in a closet, and it's short as there is a 25 gallon Norwesco tank in that empty spot holding my RO usually. Space constraints and not thinking things out in the first place have seen a few revisions take place with the whole setup.


expanded_sump by Kyl Aquaria, on Flickr


Very easy actually. A bit over a gallon per day automatic water change, 25ml of ESV B-Ionic 2 part dosed daily. dKH testing is automated, I manually check Ca / Mg on Saturday. Acropower / reef roids / phyto slurry once a week. Once and a while I'll put some Vitalis LPS pellets on the anemone and rock flowers.

Ive never messed with a t5 hybrid but hear great things for growth. I think I may push for that on my next build along with radions.
thanks for sharing man

 

[Carz]

Just finished building this frag tank. No water in the system yet but I am working on it.