Hey all, so I have had this idea for a little while now and decided to see what some people on here thought about it. Ok, so I have this 45 gallon tank right beside my little 15 gallon tank that would b really easy to plumb into the system. The dimensions of the 45 gallon are 48Lx18.5Hx12.5W. Here is the tank:
My plan currently is to have the right side of the tank be a refugium that i could try breeding clowns in. Then there would be a wall in the middle of the tank where the fuge water would overflow into the second chamber which would be the "frag tank" part of the tank. Then the water would then go into the overflow into the sump where it will be filtered ect.
For plumbing I would plumb the tank so that the return line would have a valve that i could shut and the water would bypass the fuge when there are baby fish in there.
The questions that I have about this kinda set up are:
Would the baby fish be able to survive on the pods in the fuge?
Would a 298w odyssea light fixture be sufficient light for the "frag tank" side of the tank? I want to grow SPS, LSP, and zoas in there.
What return pump would you recomend for this application?
What should i use for powerheads/water movement in each side of the tank?
Thats all i can think about right now Ill post more as they come. Please let me know what your thoughts are on this idea.