Possible to have a reef tank in Hawaii?

[necessary_evil]

All corals with calcified skeletons are strickly banned. However some softies, anems, and inverts are allowed.

I dont want to have a fish only tank. Was wondering if anyone here has experience with or knows someone who has experience with reef tanks in Hawaii.

 

[HumbleFish]

I've heard that you need an aquarium permit of some kind. But when I Googled it everything seemed to pertain more to requiring a license to collect your own fish.

 

[necessary_evil]

Yes the laws are complicated for sure

 

[alton]

We had a local club member that moved to Hawaii and all he could keep was fish. If there is a way to keep a reef he never found it?

 

[AlexR]

I've heard you are allowedl to keep zoas but that is it.

Its due to an issue with invasive species. It can really harm the ecosystem there and i am sure some bad seeds in the past have ruined it for everyone else. Like most fun things.

 

[Bary]

Interesting. Moving there is a few years. Guess I'll have to take this into account!

 

[ReefsandGeeks]

If only there were another way to enjoy the ocean's reefs in Hawaii...

That is a shame though. Would be nice to get a collection license and grab a few frags from the ocean and use NSW for water changes.

 

[AlexR]

If only there were another way to enjoy the ocean's reefs in Hawaii...

That is a shame though. Would be nice to get a collection license and grab a few frags from the ocean and use NSW for water changes.

I use NSW from a place in St Augustine called The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience.

 

[Misled]

If only there were another way to enjoy the ocean's reefs in Hawaii...

The diving there is quite nice.

 

[AlexR]

The diving there is quite nice.

I think he was being sarcastic [emoji38]

 

[Misled]

So was I.

 

[Bary]

If only there were another way to enjoy the ocean's reefs in Hawaii...

That is a shame though. Would be nice to get a collection license and grab a few frags from the ocean and use NSW for water changes.

If only......:artist:

 

[nitrogenbubbles]

I've heard that you need an aquarium permit of some kind. But when I Googled it everything seemed to pertain more to requiring a license to collect your own fish.

Yes, you can submit for a DLNR recreational aquarium collector permit...it is free, Softies only, not allowed to collect any rock or SPS. However to be honest there is no "active patrolling" that I have ever seen or heard of. I had a tank for three year and all my live rock came from the rubble I never spent a dime at any store( and there aren't many to start with) while I was stationed there, and I loved scavenging out at Track Beach/ Electric Beach. And there is a sand filter supply line over by the Coast Guard base....save yourself some money on salts by get free filtered water...

Use good judgement:fish1:

 

[Joe0813]

how would they know you had a reef tank though? will vendors not ship coral to Hawaii?