Coldwater anemone reef

cichlidconvert

cichlidconvert

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My Coldwater reef tank turns one year old today! So I'll be sharing pics. Many of you have seen this tank but I'm posting in tribute to it's birthday and I had to move this week. So after tearing it down and putting it back together its gonna look a little different. And I've plumbed in a 30 gallon Californian beach biotope. So here are some pics. I'll post some video in the next day or two.
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How the system sits in it's new digs.
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And a teaser pic of the beach tank. Still cloudy 12 hrs after the move
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Videos tomorrow:$
 
Update time. I moved a couple months ago and figured I should post a FTS and maybe a couple other pieces of nem candy:)
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Aggregating nem
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Copper rockfish backlit by painted anemones
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Those are very nice.

Is there anyway to get a video with a slow pan? Or even a time lapse video?
 
worm5406 said:
Those are very nice.

Is there anyway to get a video with a slow pan? Or even a time lapse video?
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I tried to send a video from my iPhone but it won't upload for some reason. But I'll work it out soon:)

These guys eat a ton of food. I broadcast feed multiple times a day and spot feed 1-3 times a week. The big red guy in the corner will eat a prawn a day if you let it:0
 
How did you get your livestock? Thanks for sharing! I have wanted a coldwater reef for years. Your tank is really nice!

With a coldwater reef, and a move, does that mean a "mini cycle" could happen 6 months from now? How long did it take to cycle originally? You have a lot in that tank for being only one year, which to me, means you either got your livestock diving yourself, or are one very lucky person! I thought coldwater was a much slower pace reef, bacteria growth wise, that's why I'm shocked at the stocking level you have. Looks great though! Nice to see.
 
taylor t said:
How did you get your livestock? Thanks for sharing! I have wanted a coldwater reef for years. Your tank is really nice!

With a coldwater reef, and a move, does that mean a "mini cycle" could happen 6 months from now? How long did it take to cycle originally? You have a lot in that tank for being only one year, which to me, means you either got your livestock diving yourself, or are one very lucky person! I thought coldwater was a much slower pace reef, bacteria growth wise, that's why I'm shocked at the stocking level you have. Looks great though! Nice to see.
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Thanks! First off I've collected a bunch of the livestock myself. And alot of the pieces I can't get intertidally along with all the fish. I got from Coldwater marine Aquatics. Anemones are the focus of the tank but it also has a school of 6 rockfish! It is a heavily fed and heavily stocked system and has been since day one really. I manage my tank more like a cichlid tank. Mechanical filtration is key with what amounts to and undergravel filter that has 5 gallons of Bioballs which helps with the biological filtration. IMO you can't rely on your biofilter because in Coldwater it's so inefficient. But I do run two nitrate filters one that's placed in a tray where the returns from the internal sump dump the cooler water and the other is placed in a power head with a water polishing
filter. When I moved the tank the only cycle I had, was caused by livestock that was crushed when rocks shifted coupled with a huge raise in temp from a minor circulation problem. My systems nitrate levels would melt most any reef out there, and nothing is phased. A real advantage of Coldwater to us anemone geeks is simply this, you can have a diverse amount of Nems. I have 12 different species represented in this tank. And I have in one 3"x3" spot 5 different Nems. Not to mention they are tough as nails and can withstand swings in parameters that would leave tropical Nems crying for their mamas! It's a great offshoot of reefing and one I know this group would love:)
 
My vermillion rockfish takes us on a tour of the tank :)
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