Beckie Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Would a frag tank work with a some thing like a penguin hang on filter? Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 In my opinion is better to have a strong filtration because of all the toxins that corals release when cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefcam Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 agree with the filtration... don't skimp on the filtration.. if you want colorful healthy corals, they will need excellent water quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 What are you going to grow in the frag tank? Stonies? Zoos? One good thing about those HOB filters is the cartridge filters you put in them. A good mechanical filter for small stuff and activated carbon all in one, and pretty cheap. I have a 29g frag tank with one of those (plus live rock and sand bed) as my filtration. It has been OK for zoos, rics, and other softies, but would need frequent water changes and/or better filtration for most kinds of stonies, IMO. Let me know if you want to know more about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Filtration and light are two places you don't want to skimp. Actually, I don't think there are any places you would want to skimp on to make a good frag tank, except maybe the tank itself. A rubbermaid tub would make a good frag tank if everything else is done right. A HOB filter would be a good place to START the filtration, but should not be the end. The water quality needs to be better in the frag tank then it is in a display. In a display the corals are usually healthy and growing. In a frag tank the corals are injured and damaged (by cutting) so they need the best conditions possible, not just "good enough". Otherwise you end up with a lot of white corals. dsoz dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Thanks guys. I seem to get more and more sm frags from moving or breaking stuff. They are sitting around on the sand bed. Hubby doesn't like it and wants me to start a frag tank. I have given stuff to the TFT. I guess I'll just have to think this though some more. Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 They are sitting around on the sand bed. Hubby doesn't like it and wants me to start a frag tank. Hubby has you fooled-HE wants a frag tank-thats weird, its usually the other way around. Wait a minute....that was great thinking Beckie, actually you women are smart-that was your plan all along-and to make him think it was his idea-I like it-(naughty) I have frag tank that has a few chalices and the rest are softies. 1 koralia 1, HOB Remora skimmer and 25lbs of LR with T5's-thats it. Not sure about "filtration" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckie Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 I have a 55gl laying around. I have a 4 t5 light,a power head,& 2 HOB filters. I was thinking about sand, some LR, with grid frag rack on top of that. I already have all this so I was wonder if it would work. I also have a 29gl eclipse that I was thinking about a sea horse tank But I know nothing about that. Believe it or not I just wanted a display tank but you can see how that is working out. Hubby is tolarant of my hobbies just as long as he only knows 1/2 of what I spend. Beckie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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