20150111 Coral Frag tank

For those growing coral either as a hobbyist or a retailer, frag tanks is almost a must have as you propagate your coral to grow out in it. For the most part people tend to house their frag tank either at a side or behind the scene but still connected to the main water body of their display tank. The benefit of this is to maintain stable water perimeters as frag tanks tend to hold smaller water volume thus prone to status swings. By linking to the main system not only the water remain more or less stable. It'll be a smooth transition too to transport the freshly propagated coral into the frag tank, or vise versa.
As for the dimension of the frag tank. I recommend something no less than 8" deep but not more than 1' high. This gives you enough room to maneuver also provide room for coral to grow if necessary, but not too deep to prevent light generation and water circulation issues. For the width and length, I guess it really is up to you on how much you wish to keep and how spacious if your set up.
One thing I need to point out is that many people ignored the proper movement in the frag tank. So I have seen many cases of "flow dead spot" in these type of tanks. One smart idea I have seen from a friend is to place buffers so the water flows through all corners of the tank.

2014-04-29 Deal of the Day- Snow Onyx Clown

I know many of you probably have heard of "designer clowns"
This guy name Kris, started an ambitious project to breed them in Madison WI.
check out this site:
http://alphaaquaculture.com/store/index.php/
And checkout this Gorgeous fish!

http://alphaaquaculture.com/store/index.php/fish/clown-fish/fea-snowonyx-21.html
I have personally visited his facility. Although the business is at its start-up stage, Kris has years of saltwater fish breeding and coral propagating experience. He began to breed them so much at home that one day it just hit him- why not take his passion to the next level and breed these amazing clowns so everyone else can also have them!
Kris would drive from breeder to breeders in the country and hand-pick the most beautiful babies to be his brood stock. He will then carefully design, pari, and mate them. Currently his facility houses over 30,000 fish and is shipping not only the continental U.S., but also worldwide to HongKong, Japan, etc.
I have personally observed the feed preparation and their food mix so I know they take great care of these fish and they are all grown with the best nutrition possible.
Lastly, almost all of his clownfish were handpicked from different sources and have not been breeding the second generation, you do not need to worry about the genetic defects from in-breeding like you would receive from many other aquaculture fish farms.
They may not be cheap, but his clowns comes with a hint of neon blue, would definitely capture the eyes of any guest you have over.