Keith's Frag Tank / Coral Propagation Tank Build

[mr_X]

Impressive!

 

[Keithhjs]

Again, thanks guys for looking & commenting!

 

[Catfaceskates]

Hey Keith, iv been following this thread for a while and it's all coming together nicely, but my question is are you going to have a website and ship corals so you can reach out possibly all over the nation?

 

[Keithhjs]

I have a website now but it needs to be redone. I did myself last year and I'm not the guy that should be doing websites lol. I pan on having it professionally revamped later. I will most likely offer corals online after I get established and properly staffed.

 

[Rpbustillo]

I have a website now but it needs to be redone. I did myself last year and I'm not the guy that should be doing websites lol. I pan on having it professionally revamped later. I will most likely offer corals online after I get established and properly staffed.

I'm looking forward to ordering from you

 

[Keithhjs]

I'm looking forward to ordering from you

Awesome! Thank you

 

[Catfaceskates]

I have a website now but it needs to be redone. I did myself last year and I'm not the guy that should be doing websites lol. I pan on having it professionally revamped later. I will most likely offer corals online after I get established and properly staffed.

Sounds great I can't wait

 

[Dary421]

Keith,..do you have all the tanks water systems plumbed together as a single loop so the water flows from one tank to another and so forth or are they individually separated ? I was just curious about PWC's and possible infections from one tank infecting another .... I'm sure there's a whole lot of thinking involved in setting up the plumbing etc on this whole system,... Looking good !

 

[Sniperhank]

I want to say that there is a QT tank for new arrivals and that the other tanks are plumbed together.

 

[Dary421]

I want to say that there is a QT tank for new arrivals and that the other tanks are plumbed together.

My guess too ,.. But I remember watching " my" lfs receiving deliveries from their suppliers and they were floating the bags into every tank just waiting for acclimation,.. I always thought that was a little scary ,.. Just curious how Keith is confronting it.

 

[Keithhjs]

As of now I have one system plumbed together that is those tanks on the blue shelves. So far its 7 tanks but more are added on that system. Also there is one 6'x3' frag tank on its own independent system. I will have the other 6'x3' frag tank on its own system once transferred from my house. The two 180 gallons are each their own systems. I will add more independent tanks and cubicles with their own systems over time also.

 

[Keithhjs]

Finally got the 180 plumbed in today. Going with two sumps and two return pumps. First sump will house a Reef Octopus Diablo skimmer and the refugium. The second sump I plumbed in an algae scrubber. Never ran one before but I really can't go wrong if it gets the Gregcoyote seal of approval. I plan on adding a second skimmer to that sump down the line. Tomorrow will be fill it with water day!

 

[Keithhjs]

180 filled & running! Just need to attach the doors and the front part of the canopy. Also need to add fuge light and algae scrubber lights. On to the next project....

 

[Keithhjs]

Moved a rock from my home frag tank to the store tonight. Noticed this guy shortly after being added to the tank. Started spewing stuff for a few minutes.

 

[Sniperhank]

Spawning. I want to say X ran into that whole maintaining the anu fitness tank.

 

[Keithhjs]

Spawning. I want to say X ran into that whole maintaining the anu fitness tank.

Yeah I had something similar with worms about 20 yrs ago and it happened with hundreds at once. I'm not sure though of spawning this time as it was just put into a recently setup tank and it was within 10 min of acclimation.

 

[Keithhjs]

Took two weeks and switching to new gaskets but finally this big mutha is skimming!!!!!!

 

[Sniperhank]

Yeah I had something similar with worms about 20 yrs ago and it happened with hundreds at once. I'm not sure though of spawning this time as it was just put into a recently setup tank and it was within 10 min of acclimation.

I'd still think it was the case in terms of a "last ditch" effort. Drastic changes and stress has caused inverts to try to breed to keep the gene pool going before.

 

[Keithhjs]

I'd still think it was the case in terms of a "last ditch" effort. Drastic changes and stress has caused inverts to try to breed to keep the gene pool going before.

Excellent point!

 

[Dary421]

Took two weeks and switching to new gaskets but finally this big mutha is skimming!!!!!!

Glad to see the big mrc chugging along.., what did you use for pumps?