let's see your prop tanks..

Rich · Apr 14, 2007

Thanks ! Well yeah we all crave Zoas over here but we struggle to get nice ones hence my attempts to boost the UK population.
If any of you guys are willing to send me some nice frags over then ill gladly pay you well over US prices for them !

PM me if anyone can help out please. Perhaps best to add that this is a hobby for me not a business. I am an Engineer by trade hence all the fancy gadgetry

if anyone wants help with wiring or tech stuff then feel free to PM me.

MarvinsReef · Apr 14, 2007

Rich.. very very nice sir..

msman825 · Apr 14, 2007

awesome setup rich. you dont get tired of going up and down that ladder though

JGoslee · Apr 14, 2007

Rich that is a one ****** frag system you have there!

da6d2003 · Apr 15, 2007

Rich, I concur. That is one SWEET setup.

Rich · Apr 15, 2007

msman825 said:
awesome setup rich. you dont get tired of going up and down that ladder though

Ive not got enough zoas to worry about the ladders yet !

Thanks for all the nice comments guys - my mates think im kind of insane :hammer: . At least ive got some supporters over the pond

Rich · Apr 15, 2007

Patwa said:
here's my 85gal frag tank...the pics were taken last year when i first set it up (i built it all myself )

but right now i'm not sure if I should get rid of my sandbed....I don't think it's doing any good....it's fairly shallow (1" to 2" at the most)...

anyone have any comments re: a shallow sandbed in a prop tank? is there any benefit?

Zach

Hi Zach

I think it is important to have some substrate to stablise the PH during lights off period. My substrate is in the sump so it leaves my frag tanks clear of crud and sand blowing around.

reefdiver72 · Apr 15, 2007

My new frag tank

Patwa · Apr 16, 2007

Rich said:
Hi Zach

I think it is important to have some substrate to stablise the PH during lights off period. My substrate is in the sump so it leaves my frag tanks clear of crud and sand blowing around.

the sandbed won't provide much help stabilizing the pH when compared to other methods of stabilizing pH when the main lights go off; I maintain a reverse photoperiod....when the main lights go off, the refugium lights turn on, this goes for both my systems (frag and display)....that way i'm able to maintian my pH at ~8.1 without any prob.

in any case, I installed a new eggcrate configuration in the frag system this weekend and I KEPT the sandbed....after discussing with my close buddy, and drinking some of the very dark rum in my picture above, I figured it was too much work to remove it......so I bought a pile of hermits, and a sand-sifting star...we'll see how it pans out

Zach

Rich · Apr 16, 2007

Hi again

Yes i utilise the reverse photoperiod method for my display tank as the sump is in a seperate room to the display.
As my sump is situated in the same room as my frag tanks i have ran the sump lighting along with the main lights to ensure that the corals get a proper lights off period.
Aragonite sand will slowly dissolve if the PH rises and therefore stabilse the Ph. I guess it has to rise for that to happen though so essentially you are correct. I guess some sand has got to be better than no sand tohelp to reduce ph swings.

Oh - nice tank !

Patwa said:
the sandbed won't provide much help stabilizing the pH when compared to other methods of stabilizing pH when the main lights go off; I maintain a reverse photoperiod....when the main lights go off, the refugium lights turn on, this goes for both my systems (frag and display)....that way i'm able to maintian my pH at ~8.1 without any prob.

in any case, I installed a new eggcrate configuration in the frag system this weekend and I KEPT the sandbed....after discussing with my close buddy, and drinking some of the very dark rum in my picture above, I figured it was too much work to remove it......so I bought a pile of hermits, and a sand-sifting star...we'll see how it pans out

Zach