RS170 Tide Pool Temperate tank

Fish Fan · Jul 8, 2024

Your pics are really great! Thank you for sharing your projects!

Nano_Man · Jul 9, 2024

Come over to the Rock pool reef keepers private group and show off your photos my friend then public group is locked and we only use the private group kind regards nano man

TangerineSpeedo · Jul 9, 2024

Nano_Man said:
Come over to the Rock pool reef keepers private group and show off your photos my friend then public group is locked and we only use the private group kind regards nano man

Thought I was already in the private group. Maybe not. Do I get a super secret decoder ring?

Nano_Man · Jul 9, 2024

TangerineSpeedo said:
Thought I was already in the private group. Maybe not. Do I get a super secret decoder ring?

I will post now and it will come up on the forum only members can see it on the forum

TangerineSpeedo · Aug 29, 2024

So about a month ago I rescued a tiny kelp crab that was having a hard time with a molt. I am happy to say he/she is doing well and I think had at least one successive molt. Obviously gets along well with its tank mates.

TangerineSpeedo · Aug 29, 2024

Also StarLA may have to go on weight watchers...

TangerineSpeedo · Oct 4, 2024

TangerineSpeedo · Jan 12, 2025

Today in my temperate tank...

This guy has decided he is bored with the place he has been living for the last couple years... Searching for new digs...

Kisses...

Every time I think he has lived out his life, he pops up again. Going on three plus years for this inch long guy...

keepingfishwithnoidea · Jan 15, 2025

TangerineSpeedo · Jan 27, 2025

While working on the tank today I noticed these....
Baby goosenecks! They are about the size of a pinhead...

BristleWormHater · Apr 15, 2025

Awesome thread!
Do you run a chiller on this tank to keep it 63⁰ or do you like your house really cold? A temperate tank is my dream tank, always loved the tide pool ecosystem. Sadly, there's really no industry for temperate saltwater :(
Also I'm dying for more pics.

TangerineSpeedo · Apr 16, 2025

BristleWormHater said:
Awesome thread!
Do you run a chiller on this tank to keep it 63⁰ or do you like your house really cold? A temperate tank is my dream tank, always loved the tide pool ecosystem. Sadly, there's really no industry for temperate saltwater :(
Also I'm dying for more pics.

Thanks! Actually since this is California and we have single pane glass, no insulation and bad heaters, The apartment tends to run on the cooler side. That being said I do run an JBJ 1/15 chiller. I got a 1/10 chiller hoping it would be more efficient, but have not set it up yet.
There are some sources for temperate livestock, but yes it is difficult if you do not live next to the ocean. As for pics yes it has been a while...

TangerineSpeedo · Apr 16, 2025

So... in the news this week....
I sadly had to return Petunia the kelp crab back to the ocean. With this last molt she became very aggressive to her tank mates. I think because she had matured and wanted/needed to mate.
So I was slightly worried when I was going to re-release her. I had no reason, as soon as I took her out of the cooler and set her down in some kelp, she just instantly started eating... "This is awesome thanks!"
Here is a pic of her last molt compared to her first molt:

She was always hungry... maybe my Po4 will go down now...

TangerineSpeedo · Apr 16, 2025

Tide pool Sculpins I raised from fry. They are a cross between a dragon and a blenny :)
Interesting fact: Tide pool Sculpins never venture more than a few hundred yards from where they were born using a strong sense of smell to find there way home.

Nano_Man · Apr 16, 2025

TangerineSpeedo said:
Tide pool Sculpins I raised from fry. They are a cross between a dragon and a blenny :)
Interesting fact: Tide pool Sculpins never venture more than a few hundred yards from where they were born using a strong sense of smell to find there way home.

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