Green surf anemone tank!!

[cichlidconvert]

Just wanted to post something a lil different I've been working on this one for awhile but it's fairly put together at this point.

 

[cahonus66]

Beautiful! So many babies. How often are they splitting?

 

[cichlidconvert]

These guys don't spit. They are Coldwater anemones. I keep the temp at 55-58 degrees. I collected these guys from Oregon... Yes with a license In fact I collected everything in the tank from Oregon.

 

[Elo500]

Looks good. Is that extra thick acrylic ? What size tank?

 

[cichlidconvert]

It's just over a 1/3" thick. And it's a 28 gallon tank. I use a 1/2hp chiller to keep it cold. It's a dream to clean on a hot day I'll tell you! It has a cpr media reactor and a Marineland slimline skimmer.

 

[cahonus66]

These guys don't spit. They are Coldwater anemones. I keep the temp at 55-58 degrees. I collected these guys from Oregon... Yes with a license In fact I collected everything in the tank from Oregon.

Very nice!

 

[CorbinSawyer]

Nice

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[Deepsea2005]

Very nice! I love it.

 

[Elo500]

A cold water tank Is on my fish bucket list. There used to be an online vender that specialized in cold water fish and inverts from Pacific Northwest. Not sure if he is still in business. Did you make the background insert or it that really stacked rock?

 

[cichlidconvert]

Yes Coldwater marine aquatics have shut down. They may start again hopefully I used to get stuff from them all the time. I did make the background using black waterfall/pond foam. And then painted highlights with garage floor paint. It doesn't breakdown in marine environments, and krylon fusion for the coralline

 

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[eastlake]

You've gotta get some crescent gunnels in there. Those little guys are so cool, found scores of them guarding their eggs in the tidal zones.

 

[cichlidconvert]

I love crecent gunnels and have had a couple. But this tank is going to be an octopus tank

 

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[eastlake]

will the octo sample the starfish?

 

[cichlidconvert]

Not likely. I've kept Coldwater octopus before and it didn't eat any starfish. It left most inverts alone. Well except for the crabs, shrimp, and mussels. As you can see this tank is fish less and will remain so for as long as I intend to put an octo in it

 

[cahonus66]

Nice! Can't wait to see the octopus!

 

[leviburns89]

What light is that? Do Coldwater nems require less light?

I've noticed some people run in insane lights for their nem tanks, but you seem to be only using one small led bar

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[Pericyte]

Wow, very cool! No pun intended.

 

[cichlidconvert]

What light is that? Do Coldwater nems require less light?

I've noticed some people run in insane lights for their nem tanks, but you seem to be only using one small led bar

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Most Coldwater anemones don't require light at all. These guys have minimal need for light. They eat a ton though! A simple incandescent bulb would suffice. But I like their color when they get some intense light. I have an old led array that I have at very low power. And you can stuff all kinds of different nem together. They will fight if too close but they are tolerant otherwise.