Do coral have a higher probabilty to survive in a frag tank or a reef tank?

[PaleHorse]

are the corals more likely to do better with just a frag rack,good flow,good parameters,good water quality and good lighting or a tank with enough sand and rock to match the tank?

Just thought i would throw that out there.

[Allmost]

I think the question is flawed a bit...

corals want good water, good lighting, good parameters, good flow.

they do not care how that is achieved. LED or T5, Live rock or base rock. vortech or Maxijet.

[PaleHorse]

thats true but i rarely hear of a frag tank crashing. of course if its plumbed to the main tank it will. Unless you guys have heard anything

[bfin3]

Yes the question doesn't really make sense. Every tank is different, the tank with better equipment and a better caretaker will be the superior tank. Can be achieved a multitude of different ways.

[PaleHorse]

Originally Posted by bfin3

Yes the question doesn't really make sense. Every tank is different, the tank with better equipment and a better caretaker will be the superior tank. Can be achieved a multitude of different ways.

the question makes perfect sense. i gave you two options. pick one

[PaleHorse]

Originally Posted by Chromi Cartel

Frag tanks usually have less things that can cause a crash, like big linckia star fish, or anemones getting caught in a powerhead, so that helps, but I think that most people that care enough to setup a separate frag tank, are less likely to have a tank that crashes because they are likely spending more time on their system than somebody that does not.

thats true, i had a anemone that went in my power head and killed my nano a few years back. that same tank had a weird algae out break.

[DSMpunk]

Also, you may just hear about frag tanks crashing less as people tend to be a bit more upset when their display tank crashes.

[Crooked Reef]

Tough call. Both will have their advantages. Reef tanks have more diverse life that will produce food for the corals in the form of fish and invert poop. Frag tanks you can feed specific amounts so they have less of a chance of overfeeding and water quality issues. Reef tanks may have unwanted hitchhikers that can damage corals whereas a dedicated frag tank probably will not. Either way I would say it is more of a husbandry issue rather than if the system is set up as a frag tank or a full reef.

[PaleHorse]

Originally Posted by Crooked Reef

Tough call. Both will have their advantages. Reef tanks have more diverse life that will produce food for the corals in the form of fish and invert poop. Frag tanks you can feed specific amounts so they have less of a chance of overfeeding and water quality issues. Reef tanks may have unwanted hitchhikers that can damage corals whereas a dedicated frag tank probably will not. Either way I would say it is more of a husbandry issue rather than if the system is set up as a frag tank or a full reef.

true, i think im gonna have to add a fish or 2

[ca1ore]

FWIW, I actually have a frag tank that is plumbed into my main system and am having a GHA problem on the former that I don't have in the latter. Primarily because the display has lots of herbivorous fish whereas the frag tank is too small. Frags are getting overrun in the frag tank.

[Bigfish246]

Originally Posted by PaleHorse

i gave you two options. pick one

Jeezuz dude, could have at least said "please".

[Allmost]

I put my small frags in the frag tank, as there are less coral eating fish in there ....

[Spar]

also consider that the vast majority of people who invest in true frag tanks are likely more advanced in their coral husbandry. so hopefully that would lead to higher success rates.

[maroun.c]

I'd say corals have a better chance surviving a crash in a Frag tank than in a reef tank for the following reasons:
In many instances after a power failure the results are limited to fish or much more sever in fish than in corals, a logical result of fish being more oxygen dependant...
fish death might cause a snowball effect with a lot of material decaying in the tank unless caught on time. which causes the corals to follow.
tanks have much more fish than Frag tanks usually so the effet is faster and worse.
Other factors to consider:
DT are usually at home in sitting areas so you'remost likely to to notice something going wrong early enough to correct it whereas most frags are hidden in teh cabinetry or in basement so things might go unnoticed more than a DT.
DT are more likely to be conneted to controllers than Frag tanks and those controllers might notifie you in case some things go bad and might allow you to interfere early enough.