New Member - Swami’s Tidepool Biotype

[The Masked Shadow]

Hello everyone, new member from other forums.

I would really like to make a saltwater bio type of a beach near me called Swami’s. Swami’s has tidepools, and it is filled with life. I want to create a biotype of the tidepools there. Unfortunately, you are unable to collect animals, or even rocks at swamis, so that leaves me looking for the most common fish in Swami’s tidepools. So this is the stock that I want:

5 Tidepool Sculpins
A few Kelp or Shore crabs.
Multiple periwinkle snails
1 Sunburst Anemones
Derby Bryozoan
1 Sand Dollar
Some kind of small nudibranch - Hopkins rose, Spanish shawl, something like that
Volcano or Rough Limpet
A few broken-back shrimp
A few small kelp leaves
Sea Lettuce
Some kind of small plants
2 Chitons
Some Scavenging Isopods


So, here are my questions. Will a 20-30g tank be good for all of this? What salinity is normal for tidepools? How much will this all cost? Do I need a chiller? Do I need to cycle the tank, or can I use media from my freshwater tanks?Any And all information is useful.

Thanks for reading!

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Does anyone know if it is legal for collecting fish or plants for aquariums? Are there any loopholes?

 

[Zach B]

Welcome

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Welcome

Thank you! Are you familiar with any of these things?

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Welcome to r2r! As for collection every beach is different and youll need to look up your local fishing and wildlife collection laws. Alot of places its illegal to capture anything from the ocean. As for size, i would do a 40 gallon breeder for the stuff you want. 20g is a bit small.