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02-24-2011, 02:26 PM
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How large a system(s) are we talking? A few little tanks off of one sump makes more sense to me. You'll probably benefit more by having them all more stable than if you keep them separate. But if you intend on having large tubs containing hundreds of gallons each you probably want to keep them separate and specialized. That is the conclusion most people seem to come to. Small frag tanks running off of the main display and sump are pretty common. But in commercial green house style operations several independent systems seem to be the norm.
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02-24-2011, 04:43 PM
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the 2 quarantine tanks are about 100 gallon each.
the remaining system will be about 750 gallons.
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02-24-2011, 05:40 PM
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what dementions will the 750 gal frag tanks have, and what are you planing to put on it to lid it all up? other sugestion would be that in case you split it up, you can even devide LPS from SPS (I think for growing them it would be a benefit) if not that you even have a third one for softie's, each there own needs se than you can run SPS ultra clean, the LPS you can tolorate some debr. and the sorfies you cna give the less cleanest set up, as for instance mushrooms dont need ultra clean water, thy even do better with a bit less
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02-24-2011, 05:48 PM
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the main system will have 8 - 90 gallon 6 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot deep tanks
the corals will be placed in separate tanks as per their type. I will be starting out a mixture of lighting fixtures, but hope to eventually have LED for it all. Neal
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02-24-2011, 05:54 PM
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 . Well i would still say you might want a small QT (50 gal or less) just in case you get a coral in with some unwanted hitchhikers that way it would never get into you main system. It would be a shame to have it all go down hill if it could have been preventable. Do you need some metal stands
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02-24-2011, 07:50 PM
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By definition, a Quarantine Tank should be an entirely separate and isolated system. If you share a sump, it's not an isolated quarantine anymore.
Just imagine if there were some flatworms on a new coral, and they get blown into the water column, into the sump, then into the other tanks, etc etc. -- you get the picture. If you're doing a crazy huge setup like you're talking about, I would definitely do an isolated quarantine tank for safety. You can treat new additions with copper and what have you before introducing them into the main system. Plus if you're gonna have so many tanks anyways, the cost of another skimmer & equipment for the quarantine will be a drop in the bucket :P Think of it as insurance. 
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