A once hidin frag tank has been resurrected ! Update Sept 8 / 2011

[The Grizz]

So I got this nice shallow frag tank from a fellow reef head..........HI DEZ :wave: & had it setup for a short period when one morning I went out to the shop to find that it had cracked due to my negligence of now putting any foam under it.

I finally got around to fixing it, cut it all apart, cleaned it up, replaced the broken piece of glass, re- built it with black silicone & black acrylic for a new OF with a Durso.

Here are a few quick pics, mind the mess behind it is a workshop after all.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/00c36900.jpg
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http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/b07cd942.jpg

[Slick Fork]

So..... how many tanks are you up to now? Do we need to have a reef addiction intervention? :mrgreen: Looking forward to seeing this one develop as well!

[Dez]

Nice work on that tank! Looks good with the black back and OF.

[The Grizz]

So..... how many tanks are you up to now? Do we need to have a reef addiction intervention? :mrgreen: Looking forward to seeing this one develop as well!

Well once iget wate in this one that will be 3.


Nice work on that tank! Looks good with the black back and OF.

Thanks Dez, I have some frags coming from whatcaneyedo but still want to stop by and grab some from you and check out that new long frag tank.

[Delphinus]

You're one of them guys whose hobby is just building tanks I think :)

[whatcaneyedo]

At 10:41pm when you made your last post the frags from me should have long arrived already. If everything went alright they should have been at the Red Deer station at 10-11:00am Wednesday. I hope you're not waiting for them to call you... they will wait days before they'll do that.

[Coleus]

looks awesome Greg. Can;t wait to see until you fill it up

[The Grizz]

At 10:41pm when you made your last post the frags from me should have long arrived already. If everything went alright they should have been at the Red Deer station at 10-11:00am Wednesday. I hope you're not waiting for them to call you... they will wait days before they'll do that.

Frags didn't arrive until 7:30ish today & got a call from my gal at the terminal right away. Was out working in town then so I am running to get them right now.

[The Grizz]

So I now need to know how high should I put the light fixture above the tank. 12" of water, light is a dual 250w MH with PC & moon lights.

[lastlight]

Wow you're sure you can't get away with a pair of 150w? Seems like a ton of light to me to begin with. My guess would be to hang'em high =)

[Dez]

Wow you're sure you can't get away with a pair of 150w? Seems like a ton of light to me to begin with. My guess would be to hang'em high =)

When I had my frags in there I was only running 150 watt halides. But I did run a 250 watt halide on my 20 gallon frag tank which was only about 11" of water I think. They were all about 8" off the surface of the water I think. But it's really up to you - all you really have to watch for is acclimating the frags to higher or lower light with placement.

[Sebae again]

That looks better than most people's display tanks!

[The Grizz]

Wow you're sure you can't get away with a pair of 150w? Seems like a ton of light to me to begin with. My guess would be to hang'em high =)

When I had my frags in there I was only running 150 watt halides. But I did run a 250 watt halide on my 20 gallon frag tank which was only about 11" of water I think. They were all about 8" off the surface of the water I think. But it's really up to you - all you really have to watch for is acclimating the frags to higher or lower light with placement.

It is the only fixture I have ATM so it will have to do. I was thinking of putting it at 24" from the bottom of the tank to the underside of the fixture, that would give me lots of room together into the tank.

How is your frag supply Dez? Might be up there this weekend.

[The Grizz]

Update time.......

Euro braced the tank, changed the return pump to a Quite One 5000 & put my Tunze 9010 skimmer in.

Here's a FTS
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/3b927ff2.jpg

Closer shot, half at a time

Left half:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/c3a20268.jpg

Right half:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/8040c865.jpg

A few close up shots of some Zoas, paly's & SPS
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/f00b14ef.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/36f903d1.jpg
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NOW.... before anyone says ANYTHING about the Tangs in here, IT'S TEMPORARY helping out a few friends for a few weeks.

Need to hang the light yet but might just wait on that until I get some LED's built.

[freezetyle]

. I think you dropped the ball on that one...not much of a frag tank Greg. Would probably work good as a display though:lol:

[The Grizz]

. I think you dropped the ball on that one...not much of a frag tank Greg. Would probably work good as a display though:lol:

Ya I know but I had a buddy that needed to shut down a tank so we brought all his zoas, clam & a few other coral to this tank. :lol:

There are some frag's in there though :biggrin:

[The Grizz]

Managed to get a sweet shot of a buddy coral that is in this tank, don't really know what the name of it is so if someone know LMK.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Frag%20Tank/50a7f5cf.jpg


Believe it or not but this was taken with my POS iPhone 3GS!

[Coleus]

very nice frag tank :-)

[The Grizz]

Thanks bud :biggrin:

[STANKYfish]

Nice "frag" tank :smile:. Great pic from a phone! I believe this is a donut?? or scoly??

[Reefrookie79]

Real nice frag tank! Wish my display tank looked that good

[The Grizz]

Nice "frag" tank :smile:. Great pic from a phone! I believe this is a donut?? or scoly??

Real nice frag tank! Wish my display tank looked that good

Thanks, I wasn't sure if it was a scolly but it might be, I wish my 8'er looked like this tank as well :biggrin: