some new cold water reef pics
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steveweast
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There's no tank link....these are updated pics from one of the two small cold water reef tanks that I've been keeping to test the viability of keeping a cold water reef. The tanks have been running for three years now. One tank is about 120 gals and the other about 50 gals joined by a common sump. A few folks have asked for some updated pics.
Iron Maiden
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Wow! that is awsome! What are the specs on this tank? ie, temp, SG, lights, etc....
drummereef
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Steve, awesome pics. How's the big tank doing? Haven't seen an update in a while.
steveweast
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Quick specs....
Two tanks.... (120 gal/50gal) made from 1"thick acrylic
Both tanks joined by common sump
Lights.....a couple T5's over each tank
Chiller.....one 1/2hp PCI
Temp....52 F-55 F
s.g. ......35ppt
Skimmer.....Deltec 701
Phosphate reactor
One sequence return pump plus a couple of Tunze powerheads.
All rock and livestock come from either Tasmania, Puget Sound, or the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
These tanks have been set up for three years to test the viability of keeping cold water marines. They're really just play tanks....not really full display tanks.
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steveweast
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Ornate boxfish
steveweast
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52 F - 55 F
steveweast
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10246180#post10246180 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
None of those inverts are photosynthetic. How much food do you dump in there for them? Very nice tanks, regardless of whether or not you call them display tanks
Absolutely.....nothing in my cold water system is photosynthetic.....I have to feed VAST amounts of cyclopeese, rotifers, mysis and some live plankton that I bring home from dives in the Spring and Summer. The feeding regiment also requires a skimmer rated for three times my water volume to keep up....plus, I do 50% monthly water changes. The yellow crinoid in the picture above has been with me since the beginning.....I never thought that it would survive....but, it just keeps chugging along. The anemones and corynactus are really easy to keep since they will eat big chunks of mysis and scallop. The starfish are the easiest things to feed... since I just go up to the local asian market and grab some live clams. The clams live just fine in the tank until one of the starfish finds them....in fact, the purple star above is working on opening a clam in the picture. It takes him about three days to open a clam. When he finds a clam up front like that, it makes for a great photo opportunity.
steveweast
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It's not a coral....it's a basket starfish.When the starfish is out feeding, the seahorses seem to think that he makes for a nice hitching post.
