Frag System Design and Build

[SeymourDuncan]

From what source are your bulbs from?

 

[calvo15290]

I don't know look up the aquatic critter and ask them

 

[SeymourDuncan]

I found a couple...just going with an ATI 6 bulb fixture I suppose...unless I get the LED. For now its just go the cheaper bulbs, no nutrients besides what's in the initial salt and te chunks of rock I put in the dark sump. The water is doing great. It says its flowing nicely and that it wants some corals to hang out with.
I will be fragging:
Chalice
Leathers
Palys
Zoas
Mushrooms
Acans
And more!
Let the water settle in a little longer, maybe throw in a school of barracuda to guard all the merchandise...the rule of thumb with fish stocking is: if its wet it can live...right? If they stick out of the water ill just be sure to mist them every week. Jeesh...what a weird day. I think there's something in the water.

Oh the things that go through your head when your at a stand still....or am I?

No! I have a project! An ATO for the sump actually. Kmart had a sale on these awesome drink dispensers that would happily accept john guest fittings where the "tap" comes out!!! This will be a "display" reservoir, for educational purposes. I always get asked how to keep my water level even and just the right salinity...this will help a long lecture. My ATO is 50ft from my sump...which is 20 feet from my display which is 30 feet from my ATO?! Thank you gravity. Jeesh again! The frag system is all in one stand. Much easier :)

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Ok guys I have some low light corals in the tank now to "test the waters."
The light is not doing too bad right now, but I don't plan on anything too demanding until I upgrade my light.
Test corals:
Green button polyps
Cinnamon grandis
Peach schnapps zoanthid
Red paly
Acan
Blasto
Chalice
Star polyps
A cabbage leather
Umbrella mushroom

I'll give them some time.
Right now the only thing that isn't open is my fly! So far so good!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Caught this bad boy out of my 90...I never see him...ever...so he's now a member of the sale tank. Cling fish...pleco of the sea lol.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Chalice frags

Monti cap

Acan...not a can

Orange plate

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Orange plate is in display tank. No sand in frag tank

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Now I have a ton of frags. Over 15 of the red chalice, with a face mask sized mother still in tact. Star polyps (for the noobs) have all been sliced and diced and glued. Zoas are taking root on their new plugs, and I have a full acan frag that is just spilling onto the surrounding rubble.
I took some red and green chalice and goes them together for some cool two-tone Christmas frags. After the weekend I should be getting a ton of branching LPS like candy canes and the like