4' by 2' frag tank...what is your perfect height 10", 12", 14"???

[Lousybreed]

Guys I am looking at buying two frag tanks one for SPS and one for softies and LPS. I just saw that ZooMed makes a 48"x24"x10" frag tank that sells for like $110....that is really cheap but.....Is that deep enough to get good circulation for SPS? I was initially leaning toward 12" deep, but at this price holy cow....I have to at least consider it.

This tank would be a frag tank and a frag growout tank (to grow small 4-5" colonies).

 

[Finhead]

Guys I am looking at buying two frag tanks one for SPS and one for softies and LPS. I just saw that ZooMed makes a 48"x24"x10" frag tank that sells for like $110....that is really cheap but.....Is that deep enough to get good circulation for SPS? I was initially leaning toward 12" deep, but at this price holy cow....I have to at least consider it.

This tank would be a frag tank and a frag growout tank (to grow small 4-5" colonies).

Since it's a frag tank I assume you sill not have any LR in it? I run a shallow reef that's 12" tall with a fair amount of LR and get more than enough flow with a gyre style CP-40 and return line on the opposite end.

 

[BoomCorals]

Guys I am looking at buying two frag tanks one for SPS and one for softies and LPS. I just saw that ZooMed makes a 48"x24"x10" frag tank that sells for like $110....that is really cheap but.....Is that deep enough to get good circulation for SPS? I was initially leaning toward 12" deep, but at this price holy cow....I have to at least consider it.

This tank would be a frag tank and a frag growout tank (to grow small 4-5" colonies).

I use the zoo meds. Work just fine.

 

[ps2cho]

I've found that 10" makes it difficult for powerheads not to suck air...sold my frag tank after that. If doing again I wouldn't do anything less than 12"

 

[Lousybreed]

Yeah I won’t have live rock in the tank. I was thinking the egg crate would only be 2” above the bottom which is a bit closer to the bottom than I would like. But for the price this sounds like a go!

 

[spartanman22]

ps2cho makes a good point with the power heads sucking air. I had an Advanced Acrylic 24x24x8” frag tank that worked really well. 8” deep was a good depth. I ran an MP10 in there and didn’t have any air sucking issues. However at 48” long you’d need a bit more juice to provide good flow across that length. So the air sucking may become a problem.

If I were to do it again I’d go with 12”. The extra 4” just gives you a bit more options when considering larger LPS, softies and sps. Plus it allows for more tiered frag racks.

 

[BoomCorals]

Use maxspect gyres. Zero issues with sucking air and they are the best flow for frag tanks over anything else. I run 3 xf230 per low boy on my sps tanks And the coral love it.

 

[bubbaque]

I use a lowboy tank with two Maxspect gyre 250’s on it. They power runs at 40% alternating flow.

You can’t go wrong with a lowboy.

 

[Lousybreed]

Thanks guys!!!!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I've found that 10" makes it difficult for powerheads not to suck air...sold my frag tank after that. If doing again I wouldn't do anything less than 12"

+1

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I added a poll to the thread for you.

 

[BoomCorals]

+1

You guys need to get with the cool kids and start running gyres that can run within an inch or two of the surface.

 

[bubbaque]

Here is a video I did of the gyres in my lowboy. I wrote earlier in the thread they run at 40%, they do not, they are at 50%.