Do you need a protein skimmer on a frag tank?

Do you need a protein skimmer on a frag tank?

A skimmer is never needed.

Does a frag tank need a filter?

Although not filtering a tank full of fish, your filtration system should be sufficient to cleanse the water well enough to a standard of keeping SPS frags. Using filter socks or filter pads for mechanical, ceramics for biological, carbon and GFO for chemical filtration.

What is the purpose of a frag tank?

A frag tank is a dedicated tank where corals are to be grown. These corals come from your main tank or display tank where they are cut or fragged and are placed into a frag tank where they can heal and grow in an ideal and clean environment.

What is a frag aquarium?

For majority of reefers, a frag tank is a great addition to any display tank. As the name implies, ” Fragments” or pieces of corals taken selectively from the main display tank are then propagated and placed in a holding frag tank.

Do frag tanks need fish?

In the absence of fish, the only methods of keeping nitrate and phosphate at desirable levels is either to feed your coral regularly (which contributes more PO4), or to dose nitrate and phosphate. The addition of fish requires that you feed them, and in doing so you are adding nutrients to your frag tank.

Does frag tank need cycle?

Yes, you would need to cycle and you would need some sort of filter on the tank so there is somthing to get bacteria growing on.

Does frag tank need fish?

What does a frag tank need?

Frag tank essentials Filtration: You need to have a filtration system to clean the water up, as corals eliminate organic waste. Heating: You need to heat up your frag tank as you do with your display tank. Coral cutting tools: You need to have the proper fragging tools.

Can I put corals in a cycling tank?

Yes the tank needs to be cycled but I would avoid adding any coral for the first 4 months. I’ve set up a few frag tanks adding corals to the tank after a week or so once cycling finishes. As long as nitrification is able to process the ammonia demands of the tank, there’s really no issue adding corals to it.