Hello all - I just setup a frag tank attached to my system. Tank is a 20 gallon with a hob overflow that I had kicking around. Also brought out of retirement an old jebao power head and Light is a red sea 50. I built a quick 2x4 stand as it is in my basement next to my sump and looks don't matter. Rest of the system is a 120 gallon display and 55 sump. Hourly turnover is low because it is supplied by my gfo canister- but the temperature matches the system so I think I am ok.
I set this up as I have some things in the main tank that are getting overgrown and I want to get them on frag plugs and trade/sell them but my wife doesn't want a frag rack in the main tank. I plan to build an egg crate rack and keep the frag tank bare bottom.
My daughter posed the idea of putting a fish or two in the tank that we cannot normally keep in the main system. My lfs has a frag tank with pipefish in it and she loves that idea. Any other ideas or suggestions other than the obvious snails and such? I was going to keep fish out of it to keep from adding to my bioload - but I also am thinking it may not be a bad idea to add mollies or something to eat algae. I feel bad adding fish to a setup without rocks/places to hide so maybe a few small rocks or something too. Thoughts/suggestions?
I set this up as I have some things in the main tank that are getting overgrown and I want to get them on frag plugs and trade/sell them but my wife doesn't want a frag rack in the main tank. I plan to build an egg crate rack and keep the frag tank bare bottom.
My daughter posed the idea of putting a fish or two in the tank that we cannot normally keep in the main system. My lfs has a frag tank with pipefish in it and she loves that idea. Any other ideas or suggestions other than the obvious snails and such? I was going to keep fish out of it to keep from adding to my bioload - but I also am thinking it may not be a bad idea to add mollies or something to eat algae. I feel bad adding fish to a setup without rocks/places to hide so maybe a few small rocks or something too. Thoughts/suggestions?