Small seagrass tank possible?

[jpappy789]

Yeah,it can Very confusing.Sorry if I used the wrong phrase.

De-mineralization is NO3>>intermediates>>NH3

Ammonium is the main/prefered form of N in a seagrass bed.

Ah, I believe you're referring to "dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium" (DNRA) process.

In terms of organisms, if you are mimicking the salinity of a lagoon ~25ppt, you could have tunicates(sea squirts) which are filter feeders and pretty awesome. Porcelain crabs are awesome and present in the lagoon, and while not native, they do thrive. In terms of corals & anemones and such, I haven't personally seen any, but I don't doubt they are in the IRL as it is very diverse.

The Smithsonian site lists a few corals/sea fans/anemones, but I am nowhere near knowledgeable enough to recognize names to get an idea of what would be available or what their requirements are...I'm assuming that they'd be found near some of the inlets.

I'm not quite so hung up on it being a strict biotope, especially if someone wants to convince me to go the coral/SW fish route

Seeing you're from Gainesville, have you had success purchasing from the LFS here? It's been hit-or-miss with the few FW things I've gotten...

 

[Mpy]

I dont have much interactions with the LFS in town... My tank is mostly wild collected and the fish I do have were bought in Ocala. They do have a nice wide selection, but they seem to have some issues too.

I dont doubt there are corals and anemones and whatnot in the IRL, but finding them may be hard if you want to do the wild collected thing.

 

[Secondsbest]

I sometimes collect from the Banana River and salinity can vary wildly depending on the rainfall and wind. Two weeks ago I brought home water that was above 38 ppt. As for the species available, I find more diversity than at either of the coastlines or Tampa Bay. This probably because it is a confined and nutrient rich environment. I'm just getting started on a seagrass fuge, but the few bits of shoal grass I have are doing better than the manatee grass. When it comes to collecting for display, a FL SW license gives very liberal access to what and how much you can take, but there are a few big no-no's.
http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/aquarium-species/

 

[3D-Reef]

Ah, I believe you're referring to "dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium" (DNRA) process.

That's the first time I have seen it written/called as an actual process,but,yeah.That's it.:thumbsup:
Thanks for the friendly correction and the name of the process.

 

[jpappy789]

I dont have much interactions with the LFS in town... My tank is mostly wild collected and the fish I do have were bought in Ocala. They do have a nice wide selection, but they seem to have some issues too.

I dont doubt there are corals and anemones and whatnot in the IRL, but finding them may be hard if you want to do the wild collected thing.

I may have to check that out. Haven't really ventured into Ocala yet. The aforementioned "RO/DI" issue was from the local store as well, so I'm hesitant to trust their SW stock.

I sometimes collect from the Banana River and salinity can vary wildly depending on the rainfall and wind. Two weeks ago I brought home water that was above 38 ppt. As for the species available, I find more diversity than at either of the coastlines or Tampa Bay. This probably because it is a confined and nutrient rich environment. I'm just getting started on a seagrass fuge, but the few bits of shoal grass I have are doing better than the manatee grass. When it comes to collecting for display, a FL SW license gives very liberal access to what and how much you can take, but there are a few big no-no's.
http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/aquarium-species/

Thanks for the link! I'll have to look into collecting.

That's the first time I have seen it written/called as an actual process,but,yeah.That's it.:thumbsup:
Thanks for the friendly correction and the name of the process.

No worries. I have a biogeochemistry background so it's all very natural to me.

 

[3D-Reef]

No worries. I have a biogeochemistry background so it's all very natural to me.

I should be the one to asking You questions then.:lmao:

Back a couple of years ago,when I was researching all of this, I needed more of an overview to wrap My head around it.So I drew up this.I know it probably has a few mistakes, and it wasn't ment too be posted,but You might appreciate the headache it gave Me.I think this was the 4th or 5th try at getting it right.

 

[jpappy789]

LOL, see we tend to think in terms of discrete elements, at least when it comes to learning about and drawing C/N/P/S/etc. cycles (a lot of things are coupled in some shape or form). Putting all of that together at once almost always if going to be a headache.