RS170 Tide Pool Temperate tank

[Fish Fan]

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

 

[Nano_Man]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

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[TangerineSpeedo]

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]

nice

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

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

 

[BristleWormHater]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

Friend love the thread
Your with rprk why not share with us as well

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Just leaving this here…

 

[revenant]

Wow this is so super neato. Love it!

 

[eldrad1267]

One of the coolest builds I’ve seen. Thanks for posting!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

One of the coolest builds I’ve seen. Thanks for posting!

Thanks!

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

So StarLA is saying Hi to her new friend...