SPS Frag rack in sump?

[authentic]

In that i have no room to plumb another tank into my DT and want to grow more frags than i have room for on my magnetic rack(which being on the side of my tank and doesnt get the par id like),I am thinking of building a frag system in my sump for sps.Seems i would have plenty of flow,and build a eggcrate rack.My DT is T5 and reefbrites,thinking of growing the frags under a radion and run the light at night opposite my lighting schedule.Anyone that has done something similar?Advice?Thoughts?

 

[kdino]

Pretty sure it would work without issues. But I haven't done it before. Hopefully someone who has will chime in.

 

[saltyhog]

Tagging along to see what the verdict is. I can't think of a reason it couldn't be done. I would think you would need a small power head in the chamber unless you have a crazy amount of turnover in your sump.

Why the reverse lighting schedule?

 

[authentic]

no reason for the reverse schedule,did it with chaeto,

 

[jda]

As long as they are not in a chamber where you are dumping in kalk, ATO water or otherwise have changing parameters, then this can be fine.

You can totally run a reverse light cycle, but it will not affect your tank's pH like macro would.

 

[Leishman]

I have one in my sump. Don't have a current pic, here's a pic from my old set up.

 

[sawdonkey]

I used to have a whole growout area in my sump. Probably had 20-50 frags down there all the time. Just need flow and light.

 

[Oshengems]

I removed my cheato to a reactor and was tired of seeing racks on my DT cut up some eggcrates grabbed an old Powerhead caught a used Kessil A160 for dirt cheap and have all my frags down there it’s been about 4-5 months everything is growing good so far, I cut the rack to fit the entire middle chamber without legs or magnets so it’s a slanted fit from front to back for better pics and view when selling and side to side it’s tight enough that it won’t move, I added the powerhead under the rack Hitting a corner since the top has that side motion from water coming from the drain chamber and the powerhead it’s one speed old Koralia was too much to have the corals right in front of it. But yes totally doable go for it. Oh I also did this to move unhappy corals away from fish(I have an angel) just Incase

 

[Oshengems]

And the lights run on the same schedule as my DT made no difference to be honest

Edit: as @jda pointed out I had to move my 2 parts line and my ato to the last chamber it’s in the baffle that Drains into my return chamber since water moves and mixes fast there just to be on The safe side with water chemistry. the Return pump is close to the front panel and doser lines at the back panels to try and avoide calcification on my pump as much as I can from KH and Ca

 

[authentic]

Looks like I have a new project!!!
Any further input appreciated

 

[sawdonkey]

This is my old sump frag growing area. No powerheads or anything. Just the drains from the DT. I had an Ocean Revive above it. I had it like this for a couple years and my frags often looked better than the DT corals (mostly because I had a couple angels in my DT).

Once my new build is more mature and I actually have colonies to frag, I’ll probably do something similar.

 

[Dilan Patel]

I do it right now works great

 

[rossco]

Been doing it for years. I have had lots of different lighting , a 150 watt metal halide pendant, black box LED, T5 4 bulb retro, and now a Radion XR15. They all worked just fine but the MH and T5 were hot.

For best results, I added a MP 10 for some extra flow, made a big difference for me.

I run on a reverse schedule to help with pH at night.

The Radion works perfectly. It’s getting a little overgrown down there now.

14000 K

20000 K

 

[vuqchu]

Done it before. No problems here. Only issue is the light spreading to other equipment so coralline would grow all over the place on the equipment too.

 

[Oshengems]

Done it before. No problems here. Only issue is the light spreading to other equipment so coralline would grow all over the place on the equipment too.

Yeah I’m starting to see dots on the inside part of my skimmer but I have an easy maintenance skimmer luckily