I want to start my own frag tank but how

[Drdonrman]

Hello there

I have always wanted to star marine tanks and now I think it's some I'm planning to start a 10-20g nano tank just with frags inside and see how it does

I've kept tropical fish for over 15 years so not a stranger to the fish world

Can anyone guide me how to start from scratch. And what I need such as salts and stuff

 

[Jeepguy242]

Get a 40 breeder. Drilled with another 40 breeder for a sump.

Some t5’s and reefbright strips and a couple of powerheads and some egg crate for a frag rack


Works in 3 of my local fish stores very well

 

[Drdonrman]

Get a 40 breeder. Drilled with another 40 breeder for a sump.

Some t5’s and reefbright strips and a couple of powerheads and some egg crate for a frag rack


Works in 3 of my local fish stores very well

Great reply but that sounds out of my budget the nano tanks I've seen have the filters and stuff built in back

 

[Jeepguy242]

40 breeders are about 50$ used around here.... you can make a stand with 2x4's and plywood and t5's are about 30$ a ballast and 15$ per bulb

return pump in the 300gph range is gonna be 30$

how much for an all in one tank that has an inadequate light for growing corals?

 

[Drdonrman]

40 breeders are about 50$ used around here.... you can make a stand with 2x4's and plywood and t5's are about 30$ a ballast and 15$ per bulb

return pump in the 300gph range is gonna be 30$

how much for an all in one tank that has an inadequate light for growing corals?

Now that sounds very ideal for me but then again I still want something small as I am limited to small space and don't want an extra sump just a all in one nano tank

 

[Palyzoa]

20 Long tank with a aqua clear filter rated for 75+ gallons. 1 or 2 power heads and a Chinese black box for lighting.

 

[Palyzoa]

and a 50watt heater

 

[NanoCrazed]

You can turn anything into a frag tank... all a matter of how many frags you planning on keeping.

I've recycled an old Fluval Edge 6G with stock HOB and just added a decent light and an ATO for safe measures. I've also done the same with a Fluval Spec V (which BTW is exactly the same setup as a Fluval Evo 5G, except that the latter has a slightly better light)...

When. I use these smaller tanks, I've also added live sand and rocks for extra bio filtration... it's a potentially low nutrient system but some padding doesn't hurt. In these setups, I also change about 10-15% water weekly.

 

[aquariumreefers]

Don't forget the black egg crate or Google coral holder these days these even custom ones available

 

[PatW]

You can make a nice frag rack by drilling holes in quarter inch acrylic. Palyzoa’s suggestion of the 20 long should work. Unless you are growing good sized colonies, a 20 long will handle up to 50 frags. You don’t need a bunch of filtration because corals have lower metabolisms than fish. For algae control a few snails and maybe a lawn mower blenny epsilon do the job .