TOP 7 Tips on Designing The Ideal Frag Tank
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this video I go over some tips on frag system design that I picked up over the years coral farming at Tidal Gardens. Hopefully these tips are helpful regardless of what stage you are in propagating corals whether it is a small frag tank or a full blown commercial facility.
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0:00 Introduction
00:32 Eurobraces
2:20 Tank Height
4:03 Lighting Height
6:16 Fish Choices
7:19 Tank Material
10:37 Single vs Multi Level
12:43 Crop Rotation
15:13 Conclusion & Credits
Let's talk about frag system design!
Best Dressed Reefer in the game!
Wait a minute. No tie, no vest, no coat. Than is really dressing down for this one! Musta been done on a Friday. Next thing you know he'll be wearing a ball cap on backwards.
All kidding aside, well thought out presentation.
@@johnVidBozo LOL! He is a bit casual in this video. We'll let it slide this time, Than! Love the channel!
Plenty of suits in the future, no worry there!
Are we doing that?.
Ok. 8. 8. 8.
@@johnVidBozo No drinking out of a paper bag.
Forget just frag tanks these tips are great for any tanks.
I'm glad you found it helpful
Wise man sharing wisdom and always perfectly elegant (last issue I thought you were going to a wedding)
Not mine
Your definitely right about that!
Glad you're back to a regular schedule. 👍👍👍
Great Video! Thank You for Making!
Again, an incredible video! Well produced, exceptionally well narrated and informative to the Max! The in depth knowledge that you can get off this channel makes it one of my go to channels on CZcams!
I appreciate you making this video! Also love your sartorial attention to detail.
Thank you. Very informative. You operation looks fantastic.
Love it, thanks!
That was fantastic. Thank you so much.
Best production in the game! Thanks for all the tips!
My pleasure!
I was waiting for this video. Thanks!
No problem!
i work at Epic Corals idaho and we currently do the crop rotation and it helps a ton on keeping pests down and away!!!
I think it works, just spring cleaning. Or spring, fall cleaning.
Excellent video and information. I'm already rethinking the way I do things.
Thank you!
Great content. This benefits the hobby and hopefully will reduce pressure on wild collection.
I hope so!
Thanks again ! Your building Is/Looks great.
Glad you like it!
Great video 👍
Just fragged my first coral yesterday!
Nice work!
Got to keep an eye on your tank. (S)
Real work keeping anything.
Thank You. Time saver.
Thinking of cutting a rose bubble tip anemone. Like he'll I would.
Good seeing you.
Great tips!
Glad you like them!
great video, thanks!! How about filtration? Live rock, dead rock in a remote sump? Skimming, etc?
new to your channel and this was wonderfully insightful, thanks for the great information. would love to know where you had the tanks manufactured????
Hi Than! You uploaded this at a very good time, I'll be attending my first frag swap this afternoon and now I have a new topic that I can chat about. One unrelated question, I'm fortunate enough to live near a coral farm and it would be a dream to work there. As a veteran reef keeper and business owner, what qualities do you look for in an employee in this field, and what would set them apart from the pack?
Yes! Eurobrace!
What lighting schedule do you run on your ecotech radions? Thanks for the content, great as always!
Tidal garden and Bahamas llama have been answering all my questions, and I’ve watched at least a hundred videos.. I’m starting a 65 gallon frag tank, this will be my first try at salt water ever, any frag suggestions for a smaller tank like this?. Wish me luck lmao
Really good Info about frag tanks,but what about the system on them? (especially filtration) saw closeloop for circulation and insump system for surface skimming. What about skimmers? Dont you use any and just do water changes?
And another question: with your idea of cleaning 1 tank per month, how do you feel about letting the tank mature / beneficial colonies establish in a frag tank. There's one theory that acros would start holding their color at 4 month mark and get to their true potential in 12 months of the tank stabilizing (obviously anecdotal). Cleaning the tank gives you a reset - are you comfortable putting your frags into the system that has not yet balanced itself out in terms of microorganisms and bacteria?
Good video, like all the ideas but one, crop rotation, good benefits, but for me , corals cants take being handled 1x moth if you want them to grow
Спасибо большое, отличные советы 👍
Excellent information and thanks for sharing the wisdom Than. One small question keeping in mind the fragtank is 16” high and lights are at 22” above the surface of water what do you think should be the ideal height of the frag racks to maximize space for growing out coral colonies and be able to place frags on the racks. At 11.41 in your video I see you have some frag racks which are very close to the bottom surface of the tank. I have been thinking about this idea but the only concern would be detritus build up underneath? Thanks.
I like the frag racks to be just tall enough for fish to swim underneath. I think the latest design has the legs at 1.5" tall.
Basic question. Once you have a frag tank up and running and you introduce a frag, how long does a frag stay in the frag tank before needing to be moved to a standard reef tank? Is there a time frame or not?
Hi Finn!! 👋🏽
Thanks for all the knowledge and tips your constantly sharing. As far as the last one, the hard reset/rotating tanks. What supplies should be on hand to ensure the transition doesn't have any issues? I'm doing something of the sort, but instead of swapping back and forth I've been upgrading my tanks every 9-18 months(space was main issue). However, I didn't have alot of rock in my first tanks because my "frag system/tanks" only become such because of a tank shut down due to pest issues. With that said, I've tried to have biomedia to transfer as well as some help from Microbacter 7, but didn't know if there was something else I could be doing, and have also wondered if these resets have kept things from really taking off because once the tank has matured, its being restarted. Again thanks for the video and any answers you can help with
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Love your channel. Great job on the design considerations.
Yhe two issues I wonder about with your new setup:
1. The tanks seem really far off the ground. Do workers need ladders to get to the far reaches of the tank?
2. What's with the wheels? I would never do that. First is the expense, second after sitting in one spot for perhaps years, they might not work and thirdly, if you ever did have an earthquake (don't say never, they happen everywhere) you'd have a real destruction derby on your hands.
No no no... those leveling casters are worth their weight in gold. They are solid blocks of aluminum and can each hold something like 2200 lbs once they are set in place. They made all their money in the ease of moving the tanks into place once and leveling without shims.
A dream of mine, was get up to clean the tank, fall in and never come back.
See it your way. Stay safe.
Thanks for sharing your very helpful tips! My question is, Will those wheels on the stand get corroded over time and make it difficult or even impossible for you to move it around later on?
Possibly, but then it is no different than a regular stand. The leveling casters made their money just getting the tanks into place and then leveling the tanks perfectly.
Hi
Where can i buy a tank like yours? Stand too? Would you share specs on size plumbing? And pump size
Im opening a store in florida and im having a hard time finding something big enough and good enough and you have the perfect tanks
Did you say rubbermade tanks? Like the grey bins?
Great video. What height is your frag stand and how wide are the frag tanks now? I'm guessing 44'' high stands and 36'' wide tanks?
Not sure on the height, but they are 36" wide.
Hi Than, what are your thoughts on fibre glass tanks with glass windows?? Any experience of this?? Thanks for the advice, cheers
I haven't used them personally. The ones I've seen don't have glass, but plexiglass which gets really scuffed over time like acrylic. I imagine you could build something with glass though.
HEY!!!!!! Saw Nathan’s tank getting cleaned out at 13:50.....???? What happened?!?! Is he just doing a clean sweep because of pests or is he doing a new setup??? I loves the video tour you did of his system!
He's setting up a new tank. Check some of my recent videos, where we break down his old tank and install the new one.
On that last point of "crop rotation" why not just add a 13th tank that is the always down tank, still keep 12 in production at all times.
Hey! Was watching the video...just yesterday night I saw a nudibranch that looked like the one you put in the video. It was wandering on a rock...underneath a seriatopora...didn’t seem interest in corals, I didn’t know if it was good or bad and watched it for like 10 min... it was like exploring but far far away from all montiporas. Should I be concerned?
(Love your videos)
I am pretty jaded when it comes to nudibranchs. There are plenty are perfectly safe but I have trust issues.
that's right, a jumping fish almost ALWAYS makes a run up the side straight up and the brace will stop it.
Hello! Tell me please, is it possible to make an aquarium with a bottom with a slope to the front side of 15-20 degrees? So after all, it will probably be easier to serve. All the garbage will fly down and it remains only to hold the siphon along the edge.
I'm sure it is possible and would work well, it's just difficult and expensive so nobody does it. Finding a stand would be difficult too.
@@tidalgardens Thank you very much! Your videos is perfect! I like watching it!
a question if you are a t5 man why did you switch to led
Good question. This new building is very well insulated so all the heat we create stays. I would have to run serious AC year round to keep the place cool if we ran T5 at this scale.
What do you use in between the top of the stand and the tank
Structural layer of 3/4" type-1 PVC and a 4 pound closed cell foam layer.
I have seen some nice looking “all in one” frag tanks available for sale. Do you have any experience with these? I am wondering if it is realistic to use one as compared to a frag tank with a traditional sump or refugium. I understand that the all in ones may pose some headaches for maintenance or additional accessories, but do you think it’s doable? Or is there something I am missing that may cause me to not be successful long term? I am wanting to return to the saltwater hobby after about 10 years away from it. I am mainly looking to grow beautiful corals, and trade or sell them for new corals to expand the collection. I would also have a small amount of fish, a cleanup crew, and some interesting inverts. Any advice you could offer would be appreciated! Thank you.
Sorry, I don't have any experience with smaller all-in-one tanks.
7:00 Baby Mantis shrimp? :)
That's what we call them. They aren't really baby so much as micro. They stay tiny like that and they proliferate.
..I once ruined a customer’s custom, cylindrical acrylic tank with windex early on, before I knew...
I’m all for glass too.
The Japanese brand ADA only makes glass tanks (Prob the biggest freshwater aquarium brand in Japan)
That's true. I believe they are all rimless. Rimless is practically impossible with acrylic so glass is the only option.
Also ADA is all about the DESIGN. These tanks are made to look good. Not really the market for a working frag tank. Getting close to 'function following form'.
@@johnVidBozo i'm refering to the "glass can't handle quackes"
@@ParteVerdeA I'm guessing you meant quakes unless you keep ducks in your tanks! :)
I live in an earthquake area (Bay area, California). Two big issues with tanks and the ground shaking:
1. Water sloshing out. Not a huge problem but if you have hardwood floors it could be bad. Eurobraced do much better than rimless.
2. Tank falling off stand. There is a CZcams vid out there showing just how it happens. Securing the stand to the wall helps lots.
I suppose a large enough quake could break glass tanks but by then having a standing house would also be an issue.
I personally like acrylic for larger tanks. Much easier to move and so much clearer. I've not had a problem with scratching. Some of my acrylic tanks are 20+ years old.
I like glass for smaller tanks, 40g or less. Much cheaper, can be a bit more aggressive cleaning.
That's a good point. Very pretty tanks too.
you haven't mentioned the ideal height of lights above the water.
As low as possible without getting in the way.
@@siggyincr7447 i need a number :D
So no lowboys
not ideally
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