adding frag tank

BCreefmaker · 10/26/2007, 08:09 AM

im planning on adding a 35G fragging/pod culturing tank to my system. its all set up and ready to be plumbed. however i was wondering what was the best way to hook this tank up to my main tank safely without killing my corals or fish? i have ~30G total system water volume in my current set up. should i just get so cured LR from my LFS and throw it in and just circulate the water in the frag tank until the cycles over? or could i just leave the LR out and just turn on my sump pump and change about of a 1/3 of the freshly mixed new tank water with my current tank water every 5 days or so, sort of like 3 1/3 water changes? and then add a little cured LR after? and im not sure if this will make a diffrence in cycle time but im using a tiled bottom, not sand. and help would be great thanks.

shuturhole316tx · 10/26/2007, 08:25 AM

I would add some water every couple of days to resemble water changes.

papagimp · 10/26/2007, 09:20 AM

I'd also not "cutlure" pods in the tank with frags. NOw just letting them use the frag tank as a refugium hooked to the main system is one thing, culturing them is something a little more involved and would require large amounts of phytoplankton.

BCreefmaker · 10/26/2007, 09:30 AM

ok separate tank to grow pods.... i was wondering if you can start a phyto culture using live DT's or such a product? i haven't found any places in Canada that sell the culture disks.

BCreefmaker · 10/26/2007, 02:43 PM

bump?

10/26/2007, 08:09 AM	#1
BCreefmaker Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,129	adding frag tank im planning on adding a 35G fragging/pod culturing tank to my system. its all set up and ready to be plumbed. however i was wondering what was the best way to hook this tank up to my main tank safely without killing my corals or fish? i have ~30G total system water volume in my current set up. should i just get so cured LR from my LFS and throw it in and just circulate the water in the frag tank until the cycles over? or could i just leave the LR out and just turn on my sump pump and change about of a 1/3 of the freshly mixed new tank water with my current tank water every 5 days or so, sort of like 3 1/3 water changes? and then add a little cured LR after? and im not sure if this will make a diffrence in cycle time but im using a tiled bottom, not sand. and help would be great thanks. __________________ To make apple pie from scratch, You must first create the universe.

10/26/2007, 08:25 AM	#2
shuturhole316tx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Killeen, TX/Camp Taji, Iraq Posts: 315	I would add some water every couple of days to resemble water changes. __________________ Thanks, John 180 Gal Reef & Fish Starfire Tank Current Tank Info: 180 Gal, Starfire Tank, Corals, Fish, inverts, lots of money!

10/26/2007, 09:20 AM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I'd also not "cutlure" pods in the tank with frags. NOw just letting them use the frag tank as a refugium hooked to the main system is one thing, culturing them is something a little more involved and would require large amounts of phytoplankton. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

10/26/2007, 09:30 AM	#4
BCreefmaker Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,129	ok separate tank to grow pods.... i was wondering if you can start a phyto culture using live DT's or such a product? i haven't found any places in Canada that sell the culture disks. __________________ To make apple pie from scratch, You must first create the universe.

10/26/2007, 02:43 PM	#5
BCreefmaker Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,129	bump? __________________ To make apple pie from scratch, You must first create the universe.