Frag Tank
Since I’m setting the main tank up with automated water changes (and dosing) it wouldn’t make sense to then set up a frag tank that requires water changes and other maintenance. So I had a thought. What if I connected the frag tank to the main system in a one directional way. This last piece in important because I want to maintain corals in the same environment as the display tank, but without the risk of allowing any pests into the display.
So the solution I came up with is simple (and please send feedback if you see problems with it).
Step 1 drill the 20 long I was going to use as a frag tank. Attach a glass holes nano overflow. Paint bottom and back glass black – make it look awesome.
Preparing frag tank for drilling by
choerenz, on Flickr
drilling frag tank by
choerenz, on Flickr
clean hole for frag tank by
choerenz, on Flickr
Nano overflow by
choerenz, on Flickr
Step 2: Build a shelf into the water storage stand. Locate the frag tank under the RODI water storage tank.
shelf added to container stand by
choerenz, on Flickr
Step 3: Connect a float value to the frag tank to allow for gravity fed RODI water.
Frag tank float valve by
choerenz, on Flickr
Float valve from RODI by
choerenz, on Flickr