Setting up a small frag tank ZooMed Lowboy

[cjgibson]

Hello All, I just ordered a small frag tank through my LFS. It's a ZooMed Lowboy 48x24x10 This will be used as frag tank, mostly lps and softies, but maybe id like to try a few SPS down the road. I'm wondering what kind of flow I would need for this little tank and what ump and powerheads and lighting you guys would go with?? Any tips/tricks for a project like this.

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

A gyre would be good to get a sheet of flow over the top and a Nero 5 down low to stir detritus. Then, a t5 hybrid fixture or dim Mabel all T5s will grown things very well with great spread.

 

[cjgibson]

With this being an AIO what would you want the turnover rate to be? Trying to get a return pump picked out.

 

[Jimmeh lee]

I've never had a tank this shallow, so I'm kinda spitballing here. Maybe sicce 1(251gph) with a random flow generator on the return? Plus a small powerhead on the bottom for detritus. Maybe not even necessary, you could just turkey bast the bottom. Experimentation time haha.

 

[915MANG]

Hello All, I just ordered a small frag tank through my LFS. Its an Advanced Acrylics AIO tank. 24x20x6. This will be used as frag tank, mostly lps and softies, but maybe id like to try a few SPS down the road. I'm wondering what kind of flow I would need for this little tank and what ump and powerheads and lighting you guys would go with?? Any tips/tricks for a project like this.

ITS A NICE TANK! POST SOME PICS WHEN YOU GET IT

 

[cjgibson]

Thank you. Trying to figure out the turnover rate for the return pump and what power heads. The tank should be in within a week or two now. Im super excited to get this set up.

 

[GoVols]

Thank you. Trying to figure out the turnover rate for the return pump and what power heads. The tank should be in within a week or two now. Im super excited to get this set up.

On a regular reef you'd want about 10 times per hour thru your filtration system (sump), but you may not need that much on a frag setup.

If you can hold off for the Kessil AP9X, it would should do the job in lights, but hard to beat a ATI t5 Sunpower.

That 17.5" wide one would do the job

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[cjgibson]

Thanks @GoVols id been looking through some of those and also the hybrid fixtures on BRS

 

[GoVols]

Thanks @GoVols id been looking through some of those and also the hybrid fixtures on BRS

your welcome

Good luck and will try to tag along...

 

[Nburg's Reef]

would something with that much open surface area and relatively low volume, would temperature loss be significant if the heaters are in a sump?

 

[cjgibson]

Thats a good question tbh. Im not sure. I will find out soon enough i guess and repost the results here.

 

[Anchor]

dont those VCA nozzles have a min requirement for flow?

 

[ld762]

any update on this frag tank?

 

[cjgibson]

I set up the tank last night and when i opened the box i noticed the trim around the top had a crack. I called zoomed and they asked me to email some pictures and they would send me a replacement trim piece. I also decided to water test. I filled it up to about a half inch from the top. Come back the next morning and the tank only has an inch of water left in it. So now the process of getting a replacement begins.

 

[ld762]

aw that sucks. My first tank cracked when I received it too. Keep us posted.

 

[cjgibson]

So far they are wanting me to send a video of it leaking, I already sent pictures of the bad silicone job but I guess thats not good enough, so time to get my garage floor wet all over again.

 

[ld762]

wait, why are they using silicon on acrylic tank?

 

[cjgibson]

Those are non tempered glass tanks

 

[ld762]

that makes sense. Their name throws me off. Does the silicon application look clean or messy like that of the 10g we normally see at Petsmart?

 

[cjgibson]

I wouldnt call it a neat silicone job but i wouldn't call it messy either. It looks like maybe a lack of silicone to be honest.