Mike's Frag Tank Build

[cameronh]

Get it man, always good to stock up while it's cheap if within reason

 

[Mike628]

Get it man, always good to stock up while it's cheap if within reason

Yea haha. The other place down the road is $7 a pound

 

[Bdog4u2]

Rock in the sump is good also might want to put your frag rack in for more surface area. Adding tank water from another tank won't help much for the cycle bacteria isn't in the water unless you have a bloom. You might want to find a very porous media since your sump area is so small if you're not keeping much rock in the tank. The frags themselves won't be much of a biological load unless you feed them heavy

 

[Mike628]

Rock in the sump is good also might want to put your frag rack in for more surface area. Adding tank water from another tank won't help much for the cycle bacteria isn't in the water unless you have a bloom. You might want to find a very porous media since your sump area is so small if you're not keeping much rock in the tank. The frags themselves won't be much of a biological load unless you feed them heavy

I dont know how often I will feed

 

[Bdog4u2]

Yea haha. The other place down the road is $7 a pound

When I bought my live rock 15 years ago I paid $18 a lb for 280 lbs of tonga (not available anymore ) and fuji rock but it was bursting with critters

 

[cameronh]

When I bought my live rock 15 years ago I paid $18 a lb for 280 lbs of tonga (not available anymore ) and fuji rock but it was bursting with critters

I wish i could aquire more tonga

 

[Mike628]

I wish i could aquire more tonga

I have one piece haha

 

[Bdog4u2]

I was great rock I got no unwanted pest. I had about 6 tanks set up back then now the wifey won't let me have but. I have to set up my quarantine when needed I just keep its media in my sump to keep it ready. My other tanks I always cycled with a damsel which is taboo these days but with that said I used the same damsel for all my tanks and he lived 10 years

 

[Mike628]

Ok so my I just tested the frag tank. Here are the results. They look pretty good to me. Yesterday ammonia looked like it was between 0 - 0.25 it looks like 0 today.

 

[Mike628]

@cameronh

 

[cameronh]

Dude there is no way that it cycled that fast haha! Let it sit a few more days and see where it goes bro

 

[Mike628]

Dude there is no way that it cycled that fast haha! Let it sit a few more days and see where it goes bro

I know it hasnt cycled haha. I was just posting the test. The only thing I'm running is carbon, and I never got that rock because the store hasnt been open lol.

 

[duckdodgers]

Looking good

 

[joshkirkland83]

I know it hasnt cycled haha. I was just posting the test. The only thing I'm running is carbon, and I never got that rock because the store hasnt been open lol.

Yo man, did you get your refractometer, Ca, Alk, Mg tests yet?

 

[Mike628]

Yo man, did you get your refractometer, Ca, Alk, Mg tests yet?

No man I havent yet. I plan on getting them soon.

 

[joshkirkland83]

No man I havent yet. I plan on getting them soon.

I dang sure wouldnt put any coral in there til you do.

 

[Mike628]

I dang sure wouldnt put any coral in there til you do.

I know man. I do trust my api kit that @cameronh sent me. I need to get a red sea test kit, but its gonma be a little since I just got a $200 light...

 

[joshkirkland83]

I know man. I do trust my api kit that @cameronh sent me. I need to get a red sea test kit, but its gonma be a little since I just got a $200 light...

I understand, but coral wont live without having those things balanced.

 

[Mike628]

I understand, but coral wont live without having those things balanced.

I hear you man. Ive got to get everything. It just takes me time haha

 

[Mike628]

I added more live rock, and I'm about to add some brine shrimp to the tank to feed it.