jeremai Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Well, here goes nothing... Forgive the Ice Probe, it will be replaced with a 1/10hp chiller in the next week or so. The tank will stay at 60 degrees, and will eventually be home to algae and anemones from Washington and Maine, and perhaps a small Australian anemone or two. The tank is 1/4" acrylic on the sides, back and bottom, and 1/2" in the front. It is surrounded in 3/4" plywood. These measures were taken to insulate the tank - I do live in Las Vegas, after all. There is a top to it, so it looks like one sleek, all-in-one unit. There is a Tom Aquatics mini canister filter for filtration, black sand, and funky rocks - more photos to come. A 32w PC retro provides lighting; still deciding on a 50/50 bulb, or all white. Now, if only I had adinsxq's anemones, I'd be set! Link to comment
kinetic Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 how about those strawberry anemone's? didn't I hear that some of the coolest deep water corals and inverts are illegal to collect? This will be exciting!!! any fish planned? Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Perhaps a Catalina goby in the beginning, just to see how long it would take for it to become a tasty snack. I think I may have a lead on getting Corynactis californicus (strawberry anemones), still working out the kinks. If you wanna google, start here: Urticina felina, Metridium dianthus, Tubularia crocea and Cerianthis borealis - those are what I'm planning right now. For reference, that was two 'regular' anemones, a hydroid and a tube anemone. Link to comment
Rene Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Wow. There's nothing in it and it already looks cool. Link to comment
supernip Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 omg i need a lead on those strawberries too. let me know! Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Hehe, it's kind of a personal lead... you know... But if I can get them for sure, you and adin are at the top of my list. They won't be wild, they will have come from a public aquarium; but beggars can't be choosers, eh? Link to comment
supernip Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 oh one of the lfs here has a connection to the monterey bay aquarium. They got this open system with tons of anemones, I bet I can steal one! Or dive for one. I need to do more research though, ie photosynth, reasonable temp range, what kinda feeding. I hear theyre very popular with beginner bio labs cause their stinging cells are larger or something to that effect. I will update you guys if I can get lead on them as well Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Nonphotosynthetic, feed on plankton type stuff - I think mysis will be my main food for this tank. Yup, strawberries have friggin huge nematacysts, very easy to see with a low-powered microscope. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! im glad to finally see a coldwater tank that is a nano.. the tank looks great.... i have only really seen one coldwater tank and that was steveweasts... it will be interesting to see this thing go up.. Link to comment
nano-paul Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 That canister from toms aquatics, does it perform pretty good? Looking at getting one for my AP. Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 I like it, definitely handy. I took out all the media that came with it and put in regular old filter floss, does the job. I don't think it's worth $40, but since I'm not running a skimmer, I'm glad I have it. Link to comment
sandlot13 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 wow, this tank has some awesome potential....... if you interested i could look from leads on getting some anemones from the washington area (i live like 30 min from the ocean and 5 min from the sound) either way, way to be brave and go cold water! Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 wow, this tank has some awesome potential....... if you interested i could look from leads on getting some anemones from the washington area (i live like 30 min from the ocean and 5 min from the sound) either way, way to be brave and go cold water! Hey, if you're willing to go tidepooling, I'll take a few small anemones, maybe some smaller macros, perhaps a whelk... PM me, let's talk. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Adin and Nips are at the top of your list?????? That's grattitude for ya. Link to comment
irishtexan Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 This tank is looking great so far! I will definently be following along. GL in the Contest! texx Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 Sure, Mr. Super-secret-don't-tell-anyone nano. I thought it was going to be tropical, but if you're setting up a cold system, I'll bump you straight to the top. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Sure, Mr. Super-secret-don't-tell-anyone nano. I thought it was going to be tropical, but if you're setting up a cold system, I'll bump you straight to the top. LOL! Yeah, it's gonna be tropical... I'm just yankin yer chain! I decided not to enter.... It just wouldn't be fair. Besides that, I've dumped enough money into this one, and still haven't added any water. I really can't afford another big bucker. Now to decide where to post my up coming thread on this tank.... All in one forums, or Members aquariums... Which would be more appropriate????? Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Members Aquarium why not just enter it? you have nothing to loose but the contest... worst comes to worst and you drop out Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 Actually, Ray's tank does make me nervous - stay out of the contest! PLEASE! Link to comment
I Take Pictures Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Your tank looks sick Jeremai. Good luck in the contest, I am sure your tank will be amazing. Link to comment
KMitch Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 WOW! What a neat idea. I am so excited to see this come out-- i've been scuba diving in the anemone flats in Bonaire and it was amazing looking, if you come within 10% of replicating that this will be awesome. Good Luck! Link to comment
jeremai Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Wow, thanks. I don't know about replicating a scene like that, since they are usually dominated by a climax species and I'm going for more of a conglomeration - but I'll try and make it look nice. Link to comment
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