Mike's Frag Tank Build

[Mike628]

Well everone I finally got started on my frag tank build!!! After a few months of searching for the black acrylic, and someone to cut it I finally found someone that had it. I got started this evening, and I'm excited to see the end result here in a week or so! Here are some pics.

 

[cameronh]

Awesome man! About time haha, we were talking about this in october

 

[sticky polyps]

sweet. gonna be sumpless, all in one? keep us updated!

 

[Mike628]

Haha yes we have @cameronh Im shooting to have it done by next week, and set up by the end of the month. @sticky polyps yes it is gonna be an all in one. Thats what I prefer. To me it seems easier than drilling, and plumbing a sump

 

[cameronh]

Haha yes we have @cameronh Im shooting to have it done by next week, and set up by the end of the month. @sticky polyps yes it is gonna be an all in one. Thats what I prefer. To me it seems easier than drilling, and plumbing a sump

Cool dude, any idea yet on what you will use for lighting? I remember us talking about t5's awhile back. Have you test fitted it to the tank yet to make sure it's snug? (Not too tight)

 

[Mike628]

Im gonna probably run the coralife t5 fixture thats 30 inches

 

[cameronh]

That sounds good to me man

 

[Mike628]

That sounds good to me man

So t5's are a good option for a frag tank?

 

[cameronh]

So t5's are a good option for a frag tank?

Yeah man. Especially if they run the length of your tank. Then you can put some chaeto in the back of the 3 stage your building and it will get light as well.

 

[Mike628]

So t5's are a good option for a frag tank?

Awesome man. On the first stage I plan on running filter floss, and carbon. Probably chaeto as biological on the second stage and the final will just be the return pump

 

[cameronh]

Sounds good to me man. You going barebottom with it?

 

[Mike628]

I dont know just yet. Im leaning towards barebottom. What do you think?

 

[cameronh]

I think whatever you want to roll with man. If you do go bare bottom randomly place a few pieces of live rock in there to help with your biological filtration.

 

[Mike628]

Ok will do. I just was wondering. Some people do both

 

[Salty1962]

Looking good. Love the baffling idea!

 

[Mike628]

Thank you!!! @Salty1962

 

[jdpeters]

nice start man!

 

[Pepcrylic]

Weldon solvent would have been a much better choice to connect the acrylic pieces together. Hope it holds for ya.

 

[Mike628]

@Pepcrylic I bought what they use to seal the tanks when they manufacture them. Thats what I used to join them

 

[Pepcrylic]

They do not use silicone to manufacture acrylic tanks. They use solvent I am assuming the picture that is posted shows some type of silicone smeared at the connections of the acrylic