Equipment setup
Tank: Advanced Acrylic 40 gal frag tank (48” X 24” X 8”) - (thank you @illnino)
Stand: DIY with 2x4 wood
Sump: Trigger Sump Crystal 30 (thank you @lilpb1 for your gracious donation)
Heater: Eheim Jager 150w with Inkbird control
Light: Par38 grow light
Return Pump: Jebao DCP-4000
Auto Top Off: EcoTech Versa + 10 gal reservoir
Skimmer: none
Refugium light: Kessil sun a160we
Controller: Kasa smart plug power strip hs300
Hello all, this thread is to document my frag tank build journey. Tank started on May 31, 2026.
Goal was setting up the tank to transfer over the frogspawn and stony corals from my 40 breeder at my parents house. I don’t have the time to take care of the 40 breeder since my wife and I moved to our own house, so the frogspawn have died back a bit. The 40 breeder will eventually be converted to a softie tank.
Unfortunately don’t have money atm to purchase a proper light but ideally wanted a 48” ai blade or two older Kessil a360we. If anyone would be willing to donate their old Kessil a360we, I would pledge to pay it forward to give out 10 purple green frogspawn frags to the community once they’ve healed a bit (ideally to new hobbyists). But also no big deal if no one donates, I am saving up for lights myself.
In the meantime enjoy the pics below
FTS
Sump area: section 1 - filter sock and rocks, section 2 - more rocks and Refugium, section 3 - return pump
Section 1: filter sock and mostly dry rock + some imported live Fiji rock from unique corals
Close up shots: lots of life and biodiversity. Highly recommend.
Section 2: basket from Daiso so the algae doesn’t fly everywhere. atomic broccoli, dragons breathe, codium
Section 3:
10 gallon reservoir
Frags of my frogspawn under the Par38 grow light
Previously fragged but same colony under blues
Tank: Advanced Acrylic 40 gal frag tank (48” X 24” X 8”) - (thank you @illnino)
Stand: DIY with 2x4 wood
Sump: Trigger Sump Crystal 30 (thank you @lilpb1 for your gracious donation)
Heater: Eheim Jager 150w with Inkbird control
Light: Par38 grow light
Return Pump: Jebao DCP-4000
Auto Top Off: EcoTech Versa + 10 gal reservoir
Skimmer: none
Refugium light: Kessil sun a160we
Controller: Kasa smart plug power strip hs300
Hello all, this thread is to document my frag tank build journey. Tank started on May 31, 2026.
Goal was setting up the tank to transfer over the frogspawn and stony corals from my 40 breeder at my parents house. I don’t have the time to take care of the 40 breeder since my wife and I moved to our own house, so the frogspawn have died back a bit. The 40 breeder will eventually be converted to a softie tank.
Unfortunately don’t have money atm to purchase a proper light but ideally wanted a 48” ai blade or two older Kessil a360we. If anyone would be willing to donate their old Kessil a360we, I would pledge to pay it forward to give out 10 purple green frogspawn frags to the community once they’ve healed a bit (ideally to new hobbyists). But also no big deal if no one donates, I am saving up for lights myself.
In the meantime enjoy the pics below
FTS
Sump area: section 1 - filter sock and rocks, section 2 - more rocks and Refugium, section 3 - return pump
Section 1: filter sock and mostly dry rock + some imported live Fiji rock from unique corals
Close up shots: lots of life and biodiversity. Highly recommend.
Section 2: basket from Daiso so the algae doesn’t fly everywhere. atomic broccoli, dragons breathe, codium
Section 3:
10 gallon reservoir
Frags of my frogspawn under the Par38 grow light
Previously fragged but same colony under blues
