Budget frag tank setup?

[Vincerama2]

I got a 48" MH/T5 setup for free

Picked it up from @Vincerama2 but my plans for squashed. So paying it forward...

That light set is on a tour of the Bay Area! One day it will sit proudly on top of a beautiful reef!

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[IOnceWasLegend]

That light set is on a tour of the Bay Area! One day it will sit proudly on top of a beautiful reef!

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I can't promise "beautiful", but it'll be on a tank within a month

 

[MolaMola]

Yep aquatic collection has these for 200-300 if i recall, thats where I got mine. great frag tank can really pack a lot into it

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I dont know what corals you plan on keeping, but this tank is extremely low budget. Since I just have zoas, I have a heater, powerhead, the tank, and lights. No skimmer or filtration. Sometimes causes algae problems though lol. I love this tank because even though its just a 60 it has the 4 by 2 foot print so your able to keep a lot of frags

Question for you: do you have an ATO? If so, what size tank is it rated for? Do you have to oversize bc of the large surface area? Also, do you have massive evaporation or do you have a cover?

 

[Srt4eric]

Question for you: do you have an ATO? If so, what size tank is it rated for? Do you have to oversize bc of the large surface area? Also, do you have massive evaporation or do you have a cover?

In my lowboy I have an ice cap ato with a 13 gallon trash can I use as a reservoir. No issues

 

[Kremis]

Question for you: do you have an ATO? If so, what size tank is it rated for? Do you have to oversize bc of the large surface area? Also, do you have massive evaporation or do you have a cover?

No ato, and yes loses like a gallon a day easily even with a 4/5ths cover

 

[MolaMola]

No ato, and yes loses like a gallon a day easily even with a 4/5ths cover

That's what I figured - same footprint as my main tank.
Thanks for the info, too, @Srt4eric
Starting to plan everything out. Seemed so simple and I imagined setting it right up. Hahaha.