Raceway Style Frag Tank

[B-Willz]

I am building a new frag tank that will be 48"w x 24"d x 10"t. I have heard that some large scale frag systems use raceways, and thought I could build a raceway style in a smaller space. The idea is to have baffles direct the flow back and forth across the tank creating a steady and strong flow with no dead spots. From the pic below the water would enter from the lower right corner and drain at the top right. Is this a ridiculus thought, or benificial, please share you thoughts.

 

[swannyson7]

I'd think that it would be fine. Alpha corals has a raceway style setup that's a relatively small scale and he's had great results. Here's his thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/member-tanks/40067-wisconsin-reef-my-raceway-dream-come.html

 

[Paul_N]

+1 to what swanny said. Those corals in Alpha's setup are definitely thriving!

 

[B-Willz]

Thank you for the link, it looks like it could be promising. I am going to set this up next to a regular frag tank and have certain corals set to be able to monitor any differences. The lighting will be the same and they will both be plumbed to the same sump, so the only difference will be the design of the tank.

 

[nlandgraf]

A vendor in my area built a raceway frag tank. It is a great concept and I would recommend trying it. He also is putting his lights on a track to move back and forth over the tank (I think it is 10-12 feet long).