Propagation tanks
 

Anyone have one tied into thier system?

Always wanted to setup a shallow plastic tub or two(can-tire white rubbermaid type) but I am already scared by my power bill.

That's the plan. If I ever get my basement finished :rolleyes:

I have a cool 3 foot tank that's nice and wide and only 16" high!
Perfect prop tank.

I just bought Darrens 29 galllon in the buy/sell. I had been looking for a small tank that was drilled. I think I may attempt this in the near future... once my corals start getting larger.

I just have to do some research.

What would you guys go for lighting? 400w Iwasaki on this 29 gal? I figure 1-2" sandbed then an egg crate shelf a couple inches up.

Jack, you could easaly use a 175 on a 29 gal. 400 iwasaki is way over kill for a shallow tank. I would use a 250 at the most.

Steve

Steve, since when is over kill bad in your books? :wink:

175w MH would be much better though with less power consumption.

i was planning a 175w halide on my prop tank

I picked up a bank of tanks in a 2x4 stand from a guy that used to sell fish and corals from his basement. There are 6 tanks, (all drilled) sump, skimmer and little giant pump. I need to do some work on lighting and probably water flow but hope to use it as prop/grow out tank.

From my experience, if you are doing sps with lots of color, you will eventually want to switch from 175 to 250.

No real incremental cost, but if you want to resell the market for 175 is thin.

JMHE


Wendell

My new system is going to have a 40 gal prop tank.... the return from the main tank will run through it and I have set it up with a bunch of baffles in a zig zag pattern about 6" apart so that the water has to flow past every frag. This should allow me to have great water flow without the need for a bunch of pumps

My return pump is a mag 18 so there should be quite a bit of flow.....

I am building a new house with a large bonus room that will house my new tank set up (225gal) :biggrin: I will be building a tall cabinet right beside it to house the sump, the prop tank and my fuge. So everything will be self contained in one area. I will be running a 250W mh on the prop tank....


Joel