Psionicdragon
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Anyone going to drop the cash for the new Cubic jellyfish aquarium or wait for an alternative cheaper aquarium? It looks sleek and nice, but the price seems a bit high.
Jellyfish Aquarium
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Psionicdragon
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Also, do you think we, as hobbyist, will be able to keep jellies for long term?
I have a jellyfish aquarium built by Cubic, its been running a while now and I am very happy with it. I have been into jellyfish for a long time and built multiple DIY jelly tanks (with varying degrees of success) over the years.
Compared to the $1000s I have spent on my reef tank through set up, running costs and constant upgrades the jellyfish aquarium has worked out a bargain. All the kit is included so I haven't bought anything else apart form a small air pump. Its very low maintenance and it runs on about 25 watts including flow, filtration and lighting.
As I mentioned, I have spent $1000's on my reef aquarium and the jelly tank gets just as much attention if not more form any visitors we have to the house. Its a little frustrating actually lol
Compared to the $1000s I have spent on my reef tank through set up, running costs and constant upgrades the jellyfish aquarium has worked out a bargain. All the kit is included so I haven't bought anything else apart form a small air pump. Its very low maintenance and it runs on about 25 watts including flow, filtration and lighting.
As I mentioned, I have spent $1000's on my reef aquarium and the jelly tank gets just as much attention if not more form any visitors we have to the house. Its a little frustrating actually lol
Phishguy
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I would love to see some pics of your setup... I have been thinking about a jelly fish system for some time
avandss
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+1 for pics
I think they look very cool, but if it was my only tank I would get bored real quick. My kids used to spend so much time at the local aquarium just staring at them. Are they very common in home setups? I have several friends back home that were very serious in the hobby, but none of them ever mentioned this type of setup.
Thanks guys! Yeah its a tank specifically for jellyfish. I got it from a UK company called cubic aquarium systems, more info can be found here: www.cubicaquarium.com
Psionicdragon
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Ya, thats the aquarium that I was referring. How successful, long term wise, have you been able to keep a jelly alive?
tkeracer619
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Thats pretty darn cool!
My buddy told me about an episode on HGTV'S show "I Want That" which they featured a segment on jellyfish tanks. I have not seen it yet, but he sent me the link for the ones that were on there. Hopefully I'm not breaking any rules by posting the link, so here it is in case someone is interested!
http://marketplace.diynetwork.com/S...N=4294960047&Ntk=IWTNumber&Ntt=141&perPage=15
http://marketplace.diynetwork.com/S...N=4294960047&Ntk=IWTNumber&Ntt=141&perPage=15
My jellies are around 3 months old at the moment and doing well. They only live for around a year in the wild so you can't really get to attached to them.
Here's a video that just went up on the Cubic facebook group I thought you might like, these are what I want to try next if I can get my hands on some!
Here's a video that just went up on the Cubic facebook group I thought you might like, these are what I want to try next if I can get my hands on some!
Pretty standard filtering, similar water quality to a fish only saltwater aquarium. Some jellies come form cold water so they need a chiller but some are happy in a wide range of temperatures.
I feed with a special granular/powder food which I buy from the same company that makes the tanks. Moon jellies (the type I keep also like baby artemia and a range of other small fishfoods.
I think there are some types of jellyfish that are bio-luminescent like this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria
Very few species of jellyfish have actually been kept in aquariums and very little is known about them compared to fish which is why I fond them so interesting and and I love the challenge of trying to keep a new species.
I feed with a special granular/powder food which I buy from the same company that makes the tanks. Moon jellies (the type I keep also like baby artemia and a range of other small fishfoods.
I think there are some types of jellyfish that are bio-luminescent like this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria
Very few species of jellyfish have actually been kept in aquariums and very little is known about them compared to fish which is why I fond them so interesting and and I love the challenge of trying to keep a new species.
Aqua_monkey
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That tank looks awesome! I have been reef keeping for a long time now and could really do with a new challenge, I think jellyfish may be it!
Where did you learn about Jellyfish? I want to know more
Where did you learn about Jellyfish? I want to know more
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