Setting up a frag tank-what do I need?

Is it going to be a self contained system, or will it be fed from the display tank?

I would recomend hooking it into your display if at all possible, it would be really easy to do with a tank that small.

Remember coral need fish poo to grow. If you can hook it into your main system a power head & light would be all you need.

 

A smaller tank like that will be subject to parameter swings and temp swings.

You will need to stay on top of it as parameter and temp swings can cause browning in some corals.

small (5%) weekly water changes with a good reef salt should give you the trace elements needed. Dont dose anything you cant test for...

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I would suggest a HOB filter with carbon and possibly a phosphate remover in the media chamber. You can also run a biowheel until the tank cycles. Corals do produce waste, just not as noticable as fish. Corals also produce toxic chemicals and that is why I suggest the carbon. As for the skimmer, my personal belief is that it will be a waste of money for you. I would just do frequent water changes to keep up with waste removal and water parameters. That way there is no need for a skimmer or dosing.

 

64 watts of pc is going to grow softies well, but nothing else. I had a BC 14 with 72 watts of pc, the zoa's and kenya tree grew like crazy, but my lps just maintained.

 

i have a 55 gallon frag tank i run 2x175 watt 10ks xms on it and one 400 watt 10k xm = 750 watts and i run 4 96 watt pc on my 90 gallon with 2x250 watt 20k xms =884 i have a cheep skimmer you can have if u want it for a 10 gal i would do at least a 20 - 30 gal frag tank