AquaticEngineer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Waterfall sealant for ponds - same stuff aquatic engineer is using in his setup. It's basically an expanding spray foam that you can shape/texturize/etc. I used the Great Stuff Pond and Stone Touch N' Foam. I found mine locally at Bi-Mart for $4.39 a can. If you end up using as many cans as I did this is a really good price http://www.touch-n-foam.com/landscape.php ***Edited because I cant remember anything after all the spray foam fumes *** Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Definitely a better deal than I got - I bet it's basically the same stuff though. For the record, home depot doesn't carry it - that's where I went, and they're great stuff expert didn't know what I was talking about, but sent me to the pond section, where I found my stuff. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Yeah the Great Stuff is hella expensive. The other stuff I used was called " Touch N' Foam". Its identical to the Great Stuff Pond and Foam and was actually the what I found at Bi-Mart for $4.39 a can. See my above edited post for info. Go with the Touch N' Foam if you can find it. Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Haha, nice. Either way still cheaper than live rock! Well, that is, if you have to pay for your live rock. But, you know... whatever. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Haha, nice. Either way still cheaper than live rock! Well, that is, if you have to pay for your live rock. But, you know... whatever. I guess its better for the environment also, since we dont have to harvest as much rock if we make it ourselves. I just use like 20+ aerosal cans of spray foam though Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Exactly! But wow, 20 cans? I think I used like, and eighth of mine. I guess your tank is a little bit bigger though. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Yeah and it is THICK on the one end. Thick enough for me to dig a 5 inch cave into Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Haha, if I tried to dig a 5 inch cave into my little ledge there would be nothing left! So, I'm housesitting for a friend who lives at the beach this week, and we just happen to be on a great low tide series. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! Day 1. 6:05 am, -0.5 ft. Manzanita Manzanita is funny - some days it seems completely barren and you see nothing at all, but then there are also days like today, which are positively magical. It all started with an eagle eating a wolf eel as I was walking up to the rocks. Now if that isn't a good omen, I don't know what is. He took off before I good get a good picture, but I managed this from far away: There was a lot of kelp And A LOT of ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) A sea lemon nudibranch (Anisodoris nobilis) chowing down on an encrusting sponge. A sunflower star! These guys eat other star fish (among other things), but don't have enough internal structure to leave the water. If you ever see one - pick it up! They're surprisingly soft/floppy. um, yeah. Take what you will from this picture: when star fish attack! After narrowly escaping those tenacious tube feet, I went on to find THE BIGGEST PRICKLEBACK EVER. 14 inches plus. It was a monster. Here's a picture in a 1 gallon jug, which should give you some sense of scale. macro time! a katy chiton (Katharina tunicata) more sea lemons! sea star up close A kelp crab I scooped up inadvertently in my net. A last look at the rocks before heading home. And a bit of sunlight streaming through the forest on the way back to the car. Thanks for looking! Check back in tomorrow for day 2! Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Ughhhhh, so jealous. Wish I was out tidepooling instead of working at a bank Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I love that prickleback! Link to comment
yoshii Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Wow cool stuff! I've never seen those Sea Lemons in the wild before, but it seems over there there's lots of them! Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Ughhhhh, so jealous. Wish I was out tidepooling instead of working at a bank Sorry . But just think of how much gas money you're getting for trips to the coast! Wow cool stuff! I've never seen those Sea Lemons in the wild before, but it seems over there there's lots of them! There certainly were today! They're pretty cool looking, I wish I had an endless supply of sponge to feed them. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Sorry . But just think of how much gas money you're getting for trips to the coast! Funny thing is, we just recently traded in our 2004 V8 VW Touraeg for a 2010 Subaru Outback. In the back of my mind all I could think about was how much more room, how much better mileage it got, and how awesome that would make trips to the coast to go collecting There certainly were today! They're pretty cool looking, I wish I had an endless supply of sponge to feed them. Soon enough you can come over to my place to get food for your sea lemons, I plan on have a retarded amount of sponge in my tank Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 stunning photos! post more plz Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Funny thing is, we just recently traded in our 2004 V8 VW Touraeg for a 2010 Subaru Outback. In the back of my mind all I could think about was how much more room, how much better mileage it got, and how awesome that would make trips to the coast to go collecting Soon enough you can come over to my place to get food for your sea lemons, I plan on have a retarded amount of sponge in my tank THAT'S MY CAR! Well, like '08 or something. And now it's my sisters because she's older. But subaru's are awesome. stunning photos! post more plz Thanks! I'm sorry to say, though I've let you guys down today. In all the excitement/groggy 5:45 am-ness, I remembered my camera, but forgot my sd card! So, unfortunately, no pics of today, but it was so foggy I don't think they would have been great anyway, but I have a little to show you, so here goes: Day 2. 6:45 am, -0.9 ft. Arcadia Beach and South Cannon Beach Haystack Rock and Cannon Beach is a huge destination for tidepoolers (according to Cannon Beach's website, it gets over 200,000 tourists a year), and is (quite fortunately - that's a lot of visitors!) designated as a marine garden, meaning harvesting of anything at all is illegal. Fortunately, there are several other sea stacks to the south that almost no one ever visits - hence, no need for protection! These overlooked rocks were my destination today, and I wasn't disappointed. It was a great day for invertebrates, and random passes through the kelp with my net ended up catching me quite a few shrimp. I kept four of them - three different color morphs of what appears to be a highly variable species - Sitka shrimp (Heptacarpus sitchensis). Also, in one swipe I caught one of my favorite fish - a gunnel that I see here all the time, but haven't been able to identify - which is also coming home with me. Finally I turned over a few rocks to find a good-sized porcelain crab to complete the menagerie. Here's a few pictures from once I got home. Notice the distinctive horizontal band on the gunnel's face. No gunnel I can find online has this! Maybe it's just a juvenile thing? I've never found a big one... Thanks for looking! Hopefully I remember my camera tomorrow and can give you a more thorough update. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 We caught several of those shrimp down in oceanside, they will change color as they molt. New carapace color is green, old is red / brown. Really cool when you catch one that is half molted though and is half green and half red The gunnel you got there is just like one I caught in the kelp beds down in oceanside, I ID'd it as a PHOLIS SCHULTZI http://www.elasmodiver.com/Red_Gunnel_Pictures.htm Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 We caught several of those shrimp down in oceanside, they will change color as they molt. New carapace color is green, old is red / brown. Really cool when you catch one that is half molted though and is half green and half red The gunnel you got there is just like one I caught in the kelp beds down in oceanside, I ID'd it as a PHOLIS SCHULTZI Cool! I have to say though, the gunnel is definitely not Pholis schultzi, the band on the face is horizontal, not vertical. The problem is - all the pictures of gunnels I can find have vertical eye bands. Keep looking though! Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 oop, you inspired me to do a little more searching, and I found it. Seems to be the juvenile form of the penpoint gunnel. The horizontal band fades and the vertical band comes in as it ages. here's a baby that looks just like mine: and here's a transitional one: Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 NICE!! That is totally your gunnel I was really hoping you found another spot to collect the Schultzi's though I've only found one so far and my buddy Josh has him becuase he was to small for my tank When are you going to be back in town? I have this whole weekend off while my wife is in Sunriver. I have the kids though so I cant really go anywhere cool But if you wanna come over and chat and checkout the tanks I'll probably be working on them all weekend. Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Between fishbase.org, and http://www.elasmodiver.com/Fish_Pictures.htm I've been abel to ID most of what I've caught from my phone on the beach, lol. Gotta love technology, Link to comment
yoshii Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Loving those shrimp! The ones I always see are either clear or green, never seen a red one The gunnel is super cute too Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah, based on image search they look really diverse colorwise. Hopefully they do well! NICE!! That is totally your gunnel I was really hoping you found another spot to collect the Schultzi's though I've only found one so far and my buddy Josh has him becuase he was to small for my tank When are you going to be back in town? I have this whole weekend off while my wife is in Sunriver. I have the kids though so I cant really go anywhere cool But if you wanna come over and chat and checkout the tanks I'll probably be working on them all weekend. Hmm, perhaps... though between driving back from the beach on saturday, and then driving back down to woodburn on Monday to get my chiller, I don't know if I'll be able to stand any more driving. OR spend any more money on gas, lol. Me and my sister share a car, but she's got it in Eugene right now, so I've been driving the truck, which gets, like 12 miles a gallon. It cost $80 to fill it last time. I'll let you know what I'm thinking later tomorrow though, maybe I'll feel energetic. Between fishbase.org, and http://www.elasmodiver.com/Fish_Pictures.htm I've been abel to ID most of what I've caught from my phone on the beach, lol. Gotta love technology, Wow, that fishbase search engine is awesome! Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I usually use fishbase find the name of what I'm looking for, and then google images to find the picture of it. Link to comment
Jamie Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yeah, they do seem to be a little short on pictures... Still awesome though! Aight, here it is: Day 3. 7:22 am, -1.1 ft. Barview Hands down the best place I've been to for collecting A. elegantissima, which is exactly what I wanted to do today! Diadumene lineata is another little anemone that's found here, but it's much harder to spot. I got a ton of elegants and a few lineatas as well, all on some beautiful sponge encrusted rocks. I'm not really counting on the sponges to hang around for very long, but I will be auto feeding phyto and rotifers 4 times a day, so maybe it'll work out, we'll see! Also got some EXCELLENT mud from Nehalem Bay for my DSB! It's gonna be sweet! Pics are, unfortunately, not of what I was collecting, basically because most of the stuff here lives in the cracks and crevices, or under rocks... it's not the easiest place for a photographer. But what was out and about were shore crabs! East West Purple shore crab Not sure about these guys yet. My crab expert is working on it, however. Anemones! Link to comment
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