CD_Scapes Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 DUBAI!!! Wow, I am collecting with THE legend Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I have been known to keep a few Green anemones from time to time Here's a couple pics of the tank from about 2 years ago when I was holding onto a bunch of green anemones before shipping them to the Dubai Aquarium. Did Bruce Banner not have a hotel room when visiting Oregon? Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Stu, are mosshead or decorated warbonnets common? Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Not very common intertidal in Oregon. Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Oooh I like the new scape! Excited to see what you do with it Link to comment
Justind823 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I like that new scape a lot. Looks great! Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Love the scape! What fish are those Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Love the scape! What fish are those Those are Shiner Perch. I have five of them in there that are now old enough to breed, they are a live bearing marine fish Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Awesome, so would the 2.5 led bowfront work for sitkas, aggregates, algea and a sculpin or two? With the 5 all the same plus another sculpin and a gunnel? Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 It should work so long as the temp stays low and controlled. Hardest part with glass tanks is how quickly the temperature can rise if the room temp goes up. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 They are acrylic and come with a filter and led light system Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Nice! Acrylic is better, the thin acrylic doesn't help all that much though but is better than glass. Even with 1/2" acrylic you only get about a 5 degree temperature variance between the inside temp of the water and what the outside of the acrylic temperature. I ran one of the Aqueon Evolve 8 systems as a coldwater tank (decent acrylic and tank size for the price) but the chiller ran pretty much all the time since the tank didn't insulate very well being thinner (I think 1/16th") acrylic. I couldn't deal with the constant hum of the chiller so decided to go to a thicker acrylic and a more quiet compressor based chiller on that system. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 okay, and the leds wont heat the tank... also i think I can customize the filter. Lastly, when is the lowest tide in July? I'm thinking a pair or trio of scuplins with possible a gunnel in the 5 and a pair of sculpins in the 2.5 Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 4th of July weekend has the best tide in July. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 man, thats when everyone is at the beach though Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 ill ask my aunt if thats when we can go to the beach and collect Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Its been fun in the past showing people the different tidepool critters, and I usually only like to do that with schools that are visiting the beach, but at the same time I've also ran into a few eco-zealots who wanted to dump everything I collected back into the ocean without knowing the actual laws. So, in general I try not to collect animals anymore during holidays, or if I do, I try to do it in a fairly remote area since there are by an far more uneducated people on the beach during holidays than at any other time of the year. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 okay, so what do you think would work? Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 okay, so what do you think would work? Well the low tides that weekend are super early, like at 5:43am and 6:32am so I wouldn't imagine you having that much trouble. What was the time frame you are going to be here again? Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 june 16th-july 27th I cant wait!!!!!!! Soon im going to start a build thread... Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 june 16th-july 27th I cant wait!!!!!!! Soon im going to start a build thread... From June 16th - 26th has some good tides as well, so if you can get out there during the week in the morning that would work. I wouldn't be able to go though, can only do weekends. Then from the 2nd of July through the 9th are all workable tides. Check out http://saltwatertides.com/dynamic.dir/oregonsites.html and you can kind of plan around what days you'll be here. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 What is the best area to find algea, shrimp and sculpins/gunnels Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 What is the best area to find algea, shrimp and sculpins/gunnels Best place IMO for all three would be Oceanside, OR. To get the best idea of tides for that area look at Barview Jetty on the tide tables. Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 So, July second -1.1 at 5:43 AM and July third -1.4 at 6:32 AM Link to comment
CD_Scapes Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 That's the only way I could collect, because you are taking my stock until I get home Link to comment
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