While I do not have the space, time, or money to care for a system of this scope, a I feel a 500-gallon pelagic tank would be a unique concept to explore. I am pretty unfamiliar with larger equipment, though a surge device and high-intensity, full-spectrum lighting seem ideal for the Sargassum.
The tank would be rectangular in shape. There would be no rockwork or substrate and the background would have a plain blue coloration.
Macroalgae:
Broadleaf gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Narrowleaf gulfweed (Sargassum natans)
These would float at the water’s surface attached to plastic fishing line hanging above the aquarium, so said macroalgae could not clog inlets/pumps.
Fish:
Sargassum triggerfish (Xanthichthys ringens)
Pelagic porcupinefish (Diodon eydouxii)
Lookdown (Selene vomer)
Juvenile golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
School of silversides (Menidia sp.)
Would such a system be feasible?
The tank would be rectangular in shape. There would be no rockwork or substrate and the background would have a plain blue coloration.
Macroalgae:
Broadleaf gulfweed (Sargassum fluitans)
Narrowleaf gulfweed (Sargassum natans)
These would float at the water’s surface attached to plastic fishing line hanging above the aquarium, so said macroalgae could not clog inlets/pumps.
Fish:
Sargassum triggerfish (Xanthichthys ringens)
Pelagic porcupinefish (Diodon eydouxii)
Lookdown (Selene vomer)
Juvenile golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
School of silversides (Menidia sp.)
Would such a system be feasible?