TOP 7 Tips on Designing The Ideal Frag Tank

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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

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@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Let's talk about frag system design!

@BahamaLlamaCoral 3 жыл бұрын

Best Dressed Reefer in the game!

@johnVidBozo 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@BahamaLlamaCoral 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnVidBozo LOL! He is a bit casual in this video. We'll let it slide this time, Than! Love the channel!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Plenty of suits in the future, no worry there!

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

Are we doing that?. Ok. 8. 8. 8.

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnVidBozo No drinking out of a paper bag.

@gentlemanreefer6105 3 жыл бұрын

Wise man sharing wisdom and always perfectly elegant (last issue I thought you were going to a wedding)

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

Not mine

@edwardwells5864 3 жыл бұрын

Your definitely right about that!

@paladimathoz 3 жыл бұрын

Forget just frag tanks these tips are great for any tanks.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful

@drum18761 Жыл бұрын

Great Video! Thank You for Making!

@dainius4168 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate you making this video! Also love your sartorial attention to detail.

@longleylucas 3 жыл бұрын

i work at Epic Corals idaho and we currently do the crop rotation and it helps a ton on keeping pests down and away!!!

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

I think it works, just spring cleaning. Or spring, fall cleaning.

@DavinciReef 3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this video. Thanks!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@puyansude 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're back to a regular schedule. 👍👍👍

@melvind42ableqkkddml 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, thanks!

@edwardwells5864 3 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq!

@charliegrant2895 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very informative. You operation looks fantastic.

@gunnykido7213 3 жыл бұрын

Just fragged my first coral yesterday!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@sueyounglove9253 3 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic. Thank you so much.

@firsttimereefertv1588 3 жыл бұрын

Best production in the game! Thanks for all the tips!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@LucidSolivagant 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and information. I'm already rethinking the way I do things.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@donsmith7979 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again ! Your building Is/Looks great.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@lucamartino3007 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. This benefits the hobby and hopefully will reduce pressure on wild collection.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

I hope so!

@leem270 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@janinesnyder8250 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Eurobrace!

@KreefAquariumhobby 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@Omsk-Sea 2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо большое, отличные советы 👍

@reefwiz99 3 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks!! How about filtration? Live rock, dead rock in a remote sump? Skimming, etc?

@carllindqvist7764 3 жыл бұрын

What lighting schedule do you run on your ecotech radions? Thanks for the content, great as always!

@TreasureCorals 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@joshroyce6114 Жыл бұрын

new to your channel and this was wonderfully insightful, thanks for the great information. would love to know where you had the tanks manufactured????

@malcolmmckinley6677 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@reefphotographyig5225 3 жыл бұрын

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

@freddiecarranza7656 2 жыл бұрын

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

@leventboyacioglu2478 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@thepassionreef 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@MrPrentissDJones 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Finn!! 👋🏽

@johnVidBozo 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheBobby416 3 жыл бұрын

A dream of mine, was get up to clean the tank, fall in and never come back. See it your way. Stay safe.

@MHoran86 3 жыл бұрын

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

@DavidDiazSmith 2 жыл бұрын

Ño

@cannondale97 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@TreasureCorals 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure on the height, but they are 36" wide.

@26thaccount 10 ай бұрын

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?

@reefwiz99 3 жыл бұрын

that's right, a jumping fish almost ALWAYS makes a run up the side straight up and the brace will stop it.

@heronaquatics4661 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Than, what are your thoughts on fibre glass tanks with glass windows?? Any experience of this?? Thanks for the advice, cheers

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@-Wreckanize- 3 жыл бұрын

7:00 Baby Mantis shrimp? :)

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

That's what we call them. They aren't really baby so much as micro. They stay tiny like that and they proliferate.

@aarontussey7071 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@danielromero9445 Жыл бұрын

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

@stefanodimasi8349 3 жыл бұрын

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)

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

I am pretty jaded when it comes to nudibranchs. There are plenty are perfectly safe but I have trust issues.

@John_Doe_6996 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tidalgardens 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't have any experience with smaller all-in-one tanks.

@protodad1 3 жыл бұрын

Did you say rubbermade tanks? Like the grey bins?

@stormtrooper2010 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@marcosdelgado0 2 ай бұрын

What do you use in between the top of the stand and the tank

@tidalgardens 2 ай бұрын

Structural layer of 3/4" type-1 PVC and a 4 pound closed cell foam layer.

@janinesnyder8250 2 жыл бұрын

..I once ruined a customer’s custom, cylindrical acrylic tank with windex early on, before I knew... I’m all for glass too.

@chenke9421 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@chenke9421 3 жыл бұрын

@@tidalgardens Thank you very much! Your videos is perfect! I like watching it!

@acuariomarino5075 3 жыл бұрын

a question if you are a t5 man why did you switch to led

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@ParteVerdeA 3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese brand ADA only makes glass tanks (Prob the biggest freshwater aquarium brand in Japan)

@johnVidBozo 3 жыл бұрын

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'.

@ParteVerdeA 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnVidBozo i'm refering to the "glass can't handle quackes"

@johnVidBozo 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 KZfaq 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.

@tidalgardens 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good point. Very pretty tanks too.