Fishboy1230
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How much Lighting Do these aneomones and other inverts/ corals require? What type of Lighting is best for coldwater reef, MH, PC, T5, Strip light. Thanks!
Cold/Temperate Water Reef
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Fishboy1230
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How much Lighting Do these aneomones and other inverts/ corals require? What type of Lighting is best for coldwater reef, MH, PC, T5, Strip light.
Fishboy1230
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Srry double post
steveweast
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I think that this was addressed eariler. These critters require no light....nada.....none....use whatever light you like. There are a few photosynthetic tidepool anemones (the green ones up here) and of course kelp or sea grasses need light.....but, the very vast majority of cold water coral and inteverbrates are non photosynthetic and require no light. You MUST feed them well though if they are to do well.
mr. bojangsjang
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Steve, have you had any difficulty feeding the corals and anemones? Do you think a plankton reactor would be a good investment?
steveweast
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I just stick a scallop into the tentacles.....and use cyclopeeze for the strawberry anemones. Couldn't be easier.
mr. bojangsjang
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LOL that is easy.
Do you think a plankton reactor would be a good investment? Would make some small plankton for the anemones/corals and some amphipods for the fish. Would have to find a source of cold water 'pods to seed it though.
Do you think a plankton reactor would be a good investment? Would make some small plankton for the anemones/corals and some amphipods for the fish. Would have to find a source of cold water 'pods to seed it though.
steveweast
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No, I don't see the benefit relative to the effort.
Fishboy1230
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Does anyone know any websites to buy the coldwater species? If not does anyone know a ok spot to collect specimens on the NJ coast? I think its too poluted...
mr. bojangsjang
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Fishboy, where to obtain cold water species has been covered many times in this thread, read through the pages.
Steve, if the reactor isn't worth the effort, what would you recommend for providing lots of zooplankton growth? Would do a fuge but since I will have a nitrate and phosphate reactor I don't think any macros would grow.
Steve, if the reactor isn't worth the effort, what would you recommend for providing lots of zooplankton growth? Would do a fuge but since I will have a nitrate and phosphate reactor I don't think any macros would grow.
invincible569
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Steve, I thought you would like this since you own one yourself. The guy from Japan says you can find these fish at shallow waters during the months of winter, but usually they are 30m-60m below starting in April because of the cold water they need 67 degrees temps to live comfortably.
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steveweast
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Yes, when I update my site, it will include a cold water section. I'm still working on getting the cold water tank up to snuff....maybe this spring.
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Dale Carlisle
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Hi all.
I just recieved a great book for Xmas: Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb and Bernard P Hanby. Harbour Publishing 2005. $69.95CAD. They have a website www.harbourpublishing.com. It's a hardcover, 398 Pg. reference guide of inverts, seaweeds and selected fish. Lots and lots of beautiful pic's including worms, hydroids, jellies, sponges, nudibranchs, tunicates etc...
Current ambient temp in the fishroom 54.9*F!
I just recieved a great book for Xmas: Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb and Bernard P Hanby. Harbour Publishing 2005. $69.95CAD. They have a website www.harbourpublishing.com. It's a hardcover, 398 Pg. reference guide of inverts, seaweeds and selected fish. Lots and lots of beautiful pic's including worms, hydroids, jellies, sponges, nudibranchs, tunicates etc...
Current ambient temp in the fishroom 54.9*F!
naka
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invincible569
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WOW. Get one James!
Just lower your photoperiod and drop the chiller degrees a couple notches. 
HOLY COW~! (or boxfish)
$549!
ugh, I was thinking of doing a 120 coldwater by plumbing some pipe underground and keeping the tank in my basement. If low enough I figured the ground should always be around 55 degrees and would solve the cooling issue. $549 for a single fish presents a whole new problem.
$549!
ugh, I was thinking of doing a 120 coldwater by plumbing some pipe underground and keeping the tank in my basement. If low enough I figured the ground should always be around 55 degrees and would solve the cooling issue. $549 for a single fish presents a whole new problem.
steveweast
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The Australian boxfish are a unique (expensive) situation. There are several species that come through the regular warm water trade that are cheap....like catalina gobies, waratah anemones, margarita snails, etc. Of course it is even better if you have access to collect yourself.....meaning....being on the West coast or in the Northeast. There just isn't a cold water retail supplier.... YET... to make getting stock easy. The first supplier in will do quite well since the lure of a cold water system is becoming more known. It's possible that sometime soon critters like these will become more available.....
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