New Coral Propagation Tank (PICS)

[revhtree]

Here is a few shots of a coral propagation tank that I just set up tonight. It is a 20g with around 20lbs of LR, HOB filter, Chaeto, heater, 2 PH's set up to run through pvc and spray out drilled holes to keep the flow sparatic. I will be adding some zoos and leather frags tomorrow hopefully when I get the all clear on the tank parimeters. The tank has been set up with just LR and sand for about a month now. All of the stuff came from my established reef.

Chaeto:::

 

[Meredith]

That is AMAZING! I am very impressed.

 

[thelovablebum]

Freakin' Sweet

 

[morgan24]

thats very cool nice job What kinda lighting do u have for that 20

 

[revhtree]

Right now I have 110w of Compacts over it and a flood light thats right over my chaeto. It keeps the stuff growing like MAD! 8)

Thanks for the comments all. I'll update the pics with the new frags added. I'll be a fragging FOOL now!!

 

[morgan24]

let us know how its doing great job, some day i will have something like that to,i hope

 

[revhtree]

Honestly it is really not anything that you couldnt do. It was very cheap. I already had all the stuff from tank buy outs...LOL...and tank tear downs. All I had to buy was the egg crate and pvc. $10 of what I didnt already have.

Thanks.

 

[gooyferret]

I was thinking of setting up a 55gal for the same thing do you think it would be too big? Planning on running 4 VHO on the tank

 

[revhtree]

Hey the more room......the more coral!!

By 4vho do you mean 4wpg or 4vho bulbs? If bulbs what are the total watts?

 

[Fluff]

Sweet setup Rev!

 

[Bearfan]

Very nice setup! That's kinda what I invisioned mine looking like except two pvc spray bars and a SCWD to keep it really random.

 

[ellisz]

I use a 20 long for the same thing. After seeing a 33 long and a 40 long, I would like a bigger frag tank

Nice shelves!

 

[lando]

me likie!

 

[RLG2182]

Nice Rev!!

What kind of flood lamp do you have on that thing? Is it next to your main tank, or somewhere cooler? This is making me want to go get a 20 gal.....

 

[gooyferret]

rev
http://hellolights.com/4lamvhoretki2.html

Thats the system for lights that i would run on the 55gal frag tank when i get it setup. I already have the lights already and am picking up the 55gal tank predrilled for $40 tommorrow. The lights are 4x110 watts for a total of 440 watts. Although i dont go by watts per gallon, it would be 8 watts per gallon...So i would have plenty of light on the frag tank. I was thinking of running a sump on the system also since its already pre-drilled tank. What do you think of just a 10gal sump? I also have 2 extra protein skimmers so dont have to by that either....Will need a return pump though anyone have one?

 

[ellisz]

Plumb it into the main system. Might make it easier... if you have room.

 

[revhtree]

I would have plumbed it into the main, but there was no way. No room..

Anyway, I have a seaclone 150 skimmer or a prism that I will add on the tank. Which do you think will be best? The 150 is prob way overkill.

 

[Brisc0]

Real nice Rev, im very impressed. Im incorporating something similar myself when I do my big in-wall in december. Kudos to you for getting up an aquaculture, the more people do it, the longer this affliction of ours will thrive.

 

[StripesTheEel]

I love the set up rev.. i'd like to get into this eventually.. what proportion of the coral are you slicing off to frag?

 

[revhtree]

I will be fragging zoos, leathers, lots of softies.....