Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
It's just a rough idea now. I'm not sure if I'll even do it. But, I was thinking about building a frag tank to propogate corals.
I have some old parts lying around, so I think I can do this relatively cheap.
I have a CPR HOB refugium that I'm not using. I have a Current Nano Skimmer. Several powerheads. Eggcrate. 1/4" plexiglass. 10g tank. 5.5g tank.
This my first draft. Neither tank is large enough to use the HOB refugium. BUT, if I drilled both tanks on the side and installed some piping to connect the tank, THEN I could use the refugium. The refugium is outlined in red in my drawing.
You can see the 5.5g tank would be on the left. This is where the refugium would discharge back into the system. The purple lines would be eggcrate shelves. This would be the main propogation tank.
The yellow line is the PVC tubing to connect the two tanks. Obviously, I'll be making a custom stand to keep the top of both tanks at the same height.
On the right would be the 10g tank. The brown tube is the skimmer with powerhead attached on the bottom. I think this skimmer might work beter in this configuration. Worth a try, but I may end up buying a much better one, so that compartment will have to be large enough to accomadate some of the better skimmers on the market.
Then a couple baffles for a bubble trap.
The green square is a sponge filter. Mechanical filtration thats easy to access. Sitting on an eggcrate tray.
And finally as much live rubble as I can stuff in the rest of the 10g tank. The HOB refugium intake and powerhead is on the right.
The whole thing is 36" long. I might just buy a T5 light for this.
I think all I gotta buy is a light, a few plumbing pieces, whole saw and some wood.
Tell me what you think of the design. Help me improve it, using the equipment I already have.
I have some old parts lying around, so I think I can do this relatively cheap.
I have a CPR HOB refugium that I'm not using. I have a Current Nano Skimmer. Several powerheads. Eggcrate. 1/4" plexiglass. 10g tank. 5.5g tank.
This my first draft. Neither tank is large enough to use the HOB refugium. BUT, if I drilled both tanks on the side and installed some piping to connect the tank, THEN I could use the refugium. The refugium is outlined in red in my drawing.
You can see the 5.5g tank would be on the left. This is where the refugium would discharge back into the system. The purple lines would be eggcrate shelves. This would be the main propogation tank.
The yellow line is the PVC tubing to connect the two tanks. Obviously, I'll be making a custom stand to keep the top of both tanks at the same height.
On the right would be the 10g tank. The brown tube is the skimmer with powerhead attached on the bottom. I think this skimmer might work beter in this configuration. Worth a try, but I may end up buying a much better one, so that compartment will have to be large enough to accomadate some of the better skimmers on the market.
Then a couple baffles for a bubble trap.
The green square is a sponge filter. Mechanical filtration thats easy to access. Sitting on an eggcrate tray.
And finally as much live rubble as I can stuff in the rest of the 10g tank. The HOB refugium intake and powerhead is on the right.
The whole thing is 36" long. I might just buy a T5 light for this.
I think all I gotta buy is a light, a few plumbing pieces, whole saw and some wood.
Tell me what you think of the design. Help me improve it, using the equipment I already have.