Chinese Tanks
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LOL....I was in China recently and I totally understanding what you are saying there:lol:
Can you elborate more on the method you mentioned...e.g. equipment, stocking level.
I have read some hobby related magazines from Hong Kong and Taiwan. I found that their equipment selection (except size of tank - tang police alert) is similar to what is being used in North America - granted the brands are different.
I do noticed when I was in Hong Kong, the corals selection are heavily into wavy stuff, e.g. not SPS, more the Goni, Hammer, Elegance, etc. BTW Fire Crackes corals are dirt cheap over there
One thing when talking about prices of equipment over there is that, in general the wages are not that high. They make a fraction of what we make in North America.
Sanjay, I am not very familiar with the "reef Scene" in Shanghai. I believe there is a public aquarium there.
I spent 3 years in Suzhou which is about 2 hours from Shanghai. At that time I was not keeping any tanks.
I am now in Tianjin which is just outside of Beijing and just discovering eveything here.
My initial contacts in this area have been limited and the tanks I first discovered were as I described in an earlier post here.
Now I am starting to find that methods and techniques are quite similar to what we "know" in the USA. I have seen a few very elaborate setups that included UV sterilizer, skimmers, calcium reactors and ultimate lighting such as MH and PC's.
However the majority of reef setups still fall within what we consider to be fish only setups. In all fairness, the tanks that I have seen have been very well taken care of and the livestock appears to be thriving even with minimal setups.
I was VERY surprised when my Local Chinese Fish guy told me water changes are evry 5 months 50% change.
Anyway, it's an interesting experience.
I spent 3 years in Suzhou which is about 2 hours from Shanghai. At that time I was not keeping any tanks.
I am now in Tianjin which is just outside of Beijing and just discovering eveything here.
My initial contacts in this area have been limited and the tanks I first discovered were as I described in an earlier post here.
Now I am starting to find that methods and techniques are quite similar to what we "know" in the USA. I have seen a few very elaborate setups that included UV sterilizer, skimmers, calcium reactors and ultimate lighting such as MH and PC's.
However the majority of reef setups still fall within what we consider to be fish only setups. In all fairness, the tanks that I have seen have been very well taken care of and the livestock appears to be thriving even with minimal setups.
I was VERY surprised when my Local Chinese Fish guy told me water changes are evry 5 months 50% change.
Anyway, it's an interesting experience.
xdusty6920
New member
looks like a sea plume and your description sounds like it too. do a google search and check it out and let me know if thats the case.
hi bob:
It's call sea pen
"Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea. There are 14 families within the order; they are thought to have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Sea pens are grouped with the octocorals ("soft corals"), together with sea whips and sea feathers. The entire colony is fortified by calcium carbonate in the form of spicules and a central axial rod. Using their root-like peduncles to anchor themselves in sandy or muddy substrate
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here's how it should look when open:
It's call sea pen
"Sea pens are colonial marine cnidarians belonging to the order Pennatulacea. There are 14 families within the order; they are thought to have a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Sea pens are grouped with the octocorals ("soft corals"), together with sea whips and sea feathers. The entire colony is fortified by calcium carbonate in the form of spicules and a central axial rod. Using their root-like peduncles to anchor themselves in sandy or muddy substrate
"
here's how it should look when open:
leeweber85
New member
I bet those are hard to keep... anything beautiful is hard to keep! good luck with everything.
Thanks Scylam, I also found a link for them. Now my problem is how to provide the right substrate using my existing setup. My current substrate is a coral rubble bottom.
Is there a method I can use to provide a suitable substrate for mine? I was thinking maybe using a piece of 3" pvc pipe with a closed end filled with some type of material that would be suitable to keep him/ her happy. then cover the PVC with live rock to hide the appearance of the pipe.
If this method would work what could I fill the PVC pipe with?
Thanks,
Bob
Is there a method I can use to provide a suitable substrate for mine? I was thinking maybe using a piece of 3" pvc pipe with a closed end filled with some type of material that would be suitable to keep him/ her happy. then cover the PVC with live rock to hide the appearance of the pipe.
If this method would work what could I fill the PVC pipe with?
Thanks,
Bob
Latest Tank Photos 3 months old
Latest Tank Photos 3 months old
I have been adding something once a week over the last 3 weeks.
Side Shot 1
Side Shot 2nd side
Rock Stack w corals and mushrooms
Round End Shot
The purple "Feather Standing up in the rock does not show it's entire length which is about 1 foot. Now identified as a Sea Pen. I will have to adapt a in tank set up for him.
The diatom bloom is slowly fading now, what a relief. I hate that brown look.
Latest Tank Photos 3 months old
I have been adding something once a week over the last 3 weeks.
Side Shot 1
Side Shot 2nd side
Rock Stack w corals and mushrooms
Round End Shot
The purple "Feather Standing up in the rock does not show it's entire length which is about 1 foot. Now identified as a Sea Pen. I will have to adapt a in tank set up for him.
The diatom bloom is slowly fading now, what a relief. I hate that brown look.
