10000L Coral reef at The Maritime Museum & Aquarium Sweden

[Sallstrom]

Awesome, what a dream job, you are a lucky man. Have you ever had a discussion with Joe Yaiullo, the curator of the Long Island Aquarium in New York, US? If not I recommend doing so. I'm sure you guys would enjoy discussing your large systems (and your soon to be larger system) and learning from each other.

On another note, let's see that fish list!

Thanks!! I have never spoken to Joe Yaiullo, but seen some of his talks and read a lot about his tank. He actually did a talk in Sweden about 10 years ago. But 10 years ago I was new in the public aquaria world and far to shy to ask any questions

The coral reef in Long Island Aquarium is impressive. Probably the best coral reef at a public aquarium with that size. I hope I'll see it live sometimes.

The fish list will come soon. First I have to watch the Swedish cross country skiers competing for a olympic gold!

/ David

 

[Mandelstam]

Thanks!

I'm really happy with some things, not so happy with other things.
Very happy with the water, looks like all the corals are doing well. Even some new frags of Acropora humilis and A. spathulata.

Im not so happy with the scape in the lower part. But on the other hand, it's kind of natural that corals breaks and falls down or corals growing over other corals.

/ David

I don't think you have anything to not be happy about (even if I know the feeling and it's that feeling that constantly makes us strive to make it better and evolve). I love this scape so much! It's natural, it's dramatic, I love the light dynamic that goes from very bright to very dark. You really get a feeling of the constant war for space and light.

 

[Sallstrom]

I don't think you have anything to not be happy about (even if I know the feeling and it's that feeling that constantly makes us strive to make it better and evolve). I love this scape so much! It's natural, it's dramatic, I love the light dynamic that goes from very bright to very dark. You really get a feeling of the constant war for space and light.

Thank you for the kind words! I sure I'm "hemmablind" as we say in Sweden. If you see something every day, you end up seeing only the bad stuff

/ David

 

[Sallstrom]

Okey, here comes the fish list for the display tank:

Acanthurus olivaceus 8
Salarias fasciatus 2
Zebrasoma veliferum 1
Amphiprion ocellaris 2
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis 11
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki 6
Wetmorella nigropinnata 1
Genicanthus melanospilos 2
Ctenochaetus stringosus 3
Genicanthus semifasciatus F 1
Ptereleotris zebra 2
Anampses lineatus 2
Pseudanthias dispar 35
Chelmon rostratus 1
Acreichthys tomenthosus 1
Macropharyngodon negrosensis 2
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia 4
Amblyglyphidodon aureus 1
Pseudanthias squamipinnis 1
Lysmata amboinensis 3
Koumansetta hectori 6
Oxymonacanthus longirostris 2

So about 100 fishes. And then we have some 15-20 fishes in the coral propagation tanks. Just have to update that list.

/ David

 

[Sallstrom]

The morning routine, at least 3 times a week. Window cleaning!

 

[Lasse]

And it was a GOLD - in women's biatlon - three golds now and all by women.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Mandelstam]

And it was a GOLD - in women's biatlon - three golds now and all by women.

Sincerely Lasse

Kalla [emoji173]️

 

[Sallstrom]

Great morning for Sweden, gold and silver medals in the olypics! Nice to sit and do water tests and watch skiing on the computer

/ David

 

[Mandelstam]

Do you know what architectural company is going to work with the new building? Kind of keeping my fingers crossed that it's going to be Tengbom (where I work) lol.

Me to my boss: "I'm sorry can you take over my other projects, I have to go work from our Gothenburg office for the next few months to help out with a very important project!"

 

[Sallstrom]

Do you know what architectural company is going to work with the new building? Kind of keeping my fingers crossed that it's going to be Tengbom (where I work) lol.

Me to my boss: "I'm sorry can you take over my other projects, I have to go work from our Gothenburg office for the next few months to help out with a very important project!"

Hehe, that would have been great

Our building is owned by the City's company HIGAG. So they will do a tender(upphandling) when they get the permit to build. So it's a long way to go.
But perhaps they already have a architectural bureau, I know GAJD did work for them/us before in this process. I'm not sure of all the details, sorry.

/ David

 

[Mandelstam]

I'll just have to keep my ears and eyes peeled then!

 

[PSXerholic]

@Sallstrom , I may missed it......but, are you using any pellets in this System?
I know from my buddies in Europe many large zoological systems utilize non tumbling pellets for nutrient control.

-Andre

 

[Sallstrom]

@Sallstrom , I may missed it......but, are you using any pellets in this System?
I know from my buddies in Europe many large zoological systems utilize non tumbling pellets for nutrient control.

-Andre

Hi Andre,

No, we don't use any pellets for nutrient control. Not sure what type of pellets you mean. Like biopellets or like bioballs?

Most of the time the nutrients are quite low in this tank/system. We have a refugium 1,5 x 0,8 m which is growing well and we take out 5-10 litres of macro algae now and then. If PO4 increase it usually work well to add some GFO in a filter. We have dosed ethanol during some periods when NO3 was over 5. But overall I think we don't have that many fish per volume as smaller tank often have.

/ David

 

[BigJohnny]

David,

Have you considered using Focustronic's new Alkatrontic (designed by your fellow countrymen @JonasRoman ) ?

 

[PSXerholic]

Hi Andre,

No, we don't use any pellets for nutrient control. Not sure what type of pellets you mean. Like biopellets or like bioballs?

Most of the time the nutrients are quite low in this tank/system. We have a refugium 1,5 x 0,8 m which is growing well and we take out 5-10 litres of macro algae now and then. If PO4 increase it usually work well to add some GFO in a filter. We have dosed ethanol during some periods when NO3 was over 5. But overall I think we don't have that many fish per volume as smaller tank often have.

/ David

I had RI XL pellets in mind which I know some exhibits in for example Holland using.
Well, Methanol is another way ;-)

Thx for the info.

 

[Sallstrom]

David,

Have you considered using Focustronic's new Alkatrontic (designed by your fellow countrymen @JonasRoman ) ?

Absolutely! I'm waiting for them to sponsor us.. No, I know Jonas who invented the Alkatronic and we have spoken a lot about it. In the future we will buy some kind of KH-device. But right now we will wait, this system is pretty stable. We need to save some somey to the fall when we close the Aquarium and move all the corals to temporary tanks(which we need to buy or build ourselves ;Wideyed).

/ David

 

[Sallstrom]

Okey, here we go. First attempt to upload a video on Youtube. Next time I will hold the phone horizontal..



This is when all four streamers are turned off.

/ David

 

[Lasse]

And shout off the sound

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Sallstrom]

And shout off the sound

Sincerely Lasse

You don't like the sound of pumps and flushing water??

I didn't find the mute function on Youtube when I uploaded the video. Next time!

/ David

 

[najer]

Very nice.