frag tank

So I need some input on lighting a new frag tank I am setting up. Dimensions are 36 x 24 x 12. It will be a stand alone system. I currently have 6x80 watt ati t5 on my 190 display so wanted to stick to t5. I was looking at some coralife fixtures, 2 x 39 watt, 36 inch fixtures. Any thoughts or...

**Updated! More Items Added! Hi, my name is Seth and I've decided to get out of hobby. My wife and I are having another baby and I just don't have the time to properly care for my tanks anymore. I'm not listing everything because I still have a tank going, but I am listing a couple things as I...

I am in the process of planning/building my 210 gallon peninsula tank that will have a remote fish room "man cave". In the fish room I would like to have two frag tanks. 1 that will be tied in to the main system for grow out and the second would be a stand alone system for fragments of my...

So for my birthday today, my wife, at midnight gave me some gifts. A Denver Broncos hat... Ralph Lauren shirt... some candy and an Amazon gift card... Then in a little bag she handed me an edited receipt for a frag tank. Woo Hoo! That will make my third tank and lets just say she's not a...

I am thinking about using my 150 watt metal halide light as my only source of light for my 30 gal frag tank. I have it hanging about 24" above the tank. Temp is good. I have been running it for an hour a day (during the peak of my light cycle) for 2 weeks now with no issues. MY main lights...

Whoo hoo!!! I just noticed the good old purple stuff growing on my tank. Tank is a 4 month old, 29 gallon frag tank with a few fish in there. I didn't add any additives to make it grow or anything special at all. A lot of the frags I purchased had some form of coraline on the plugs, so I'm...