Swedish fish - behind the scenes rebuilding a public aquarium

[ZoWhat]

 

[Sallstrom]

That size made it look creepy

 

[ZoWhat]

That size made it look creepy

This Swedish Chef always creeped me out. LOLOLOL

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

If you want to see how some of our tanks looked like in April 2017, you'll see them here



I found this video today on YouTube, made by a nice reef aquarist in Gothenburg. I think he's on R2R too

Show off. Rub it in. With all that great success.

 

[Sallstrom]

Show off. Rub it in. With all that great success.

Yea, glory days
But it's boring just running holding tanks at the moment. So it's nice to do some time traveling and see the old tanks again! Many of them were in my life for ten years you know. So I'm allowed to get nostalgic

 

[Sallstrom]

Okey, back at work after four weeks vacation! @Lasse and the team have done a great job, no crashes

Takes a while to get back on track after being away for some time. Mostly been reading notes (to see what has been done with the tanks) and measuring today. I tore up my old "aquarist back" by mountain biking this weekend, so I haven't put my hands in the water today(I couldn't reach..)

Good news is that we're able to keep the temperature in check even during warmer summer days. We bought two small AC units a month ago and they work well.

Now we also got 4 small tanks running with cold water species in the temporary Aquarium. We still have our old touch tank running, so we haven't moved in all animals yet. It's mostly invertebrates.
Here's the cold water "room". Compact living

The coral tanks looks okey. Found some bright green cyano like algae today. Interesting Will take some photos during the week.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Okey, back at work after four weeks vacation! @Lasse and the team have done a great job, no crashes

Takes a while to get back on track after being away for some time. Mostly been reading notes (to see what has been done with the tanks) and measuring today. I tore up my old "aquarist back" by mountain biking this weekend, so I haven't put my hands in the water today(I couldn't reach..)

Good news is that we're able to keep the temperature in check even during warmer summer days. We bought two small AC units a month ago and they work well.

Now we also got 4 small tanks running with cold water species in the temporary Aquarium. We still have our old touch tank running, so we haven't moved in all animals yet. It's mostly invertebrates.
Here's the cold water "room". Compact living

The coral tanks looks okey. Found some bright green cyano like algae today. Interesting Will take some photos during the week.

Have a chiller not able to keep up with heat. Goes to old DT. All looks great. Here 111° Palm Springs where I'm located today it's hot.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Okey, back at work after four weeks vacation!

Hope you had a fantastic time off!

 

[Sallstrom]

Hope you had a fantastic time off!

Thanks! Yes, it was really nice to relax and get away from the city for a while

 

[Sallstrom]

So everything seems to go in cycles. Now the Vermetid snails seems to have grown and spread like crazy, specially on frag plugs disturbing the already stressed newly glued frags ;Shifty
At least I'm hoping it's the snails, everything else seems fine. Water, light and flow are all amazing

Now I'm on the lookout for predators eating Vermetid snails, and not corals. After reading through a couple of threads I've found these suggestions: Emerald crabs, Bumble bee snails, Halichoeres wrasses and a couple of more snails not often found in the aquarium trade. Let me know if you have more suggestions or tips!

I know about the coral snow treatment. Maybe we'll try that later, but first I want to find predators, as a more long term solution. We have the opportunity to try different predators in different tanks, but in the same system, so we might compare them.

 

[crusso1993]

Okey, back at work after four weeks vacation! @Lasse and the team have done a great job, no crashes

Takes a while to get back on track after being away for some time. Mostly been reading notes (to see what has been done with the tanks) and measuring today. I tore up my old "aquarist back" by mountain biking this weekend, so I haven't put my hands in the water today(I couldn't reach..)

Good news is that we're able to keep the temperature in check even during warmer summer days. We bought two small AC units a month ago and they work well.

Now we also got 4 small tanks running with cold water species in the temporary Aquarium. We still have our old touch tank running, so we haven't moved in all animals yet. It's mostly invertebrates.
Here's the cold water "room". Compact living

The coral tanks looks okey. Found some bright green cyano like algae today. Interesting Will take some photos during the week.

Welcome back!

 

[crusso1993]

So everything seems to go in cycles. Now the Vermetid snails seems to have grown and spread like crazy, specially on frag plugs disturbing the already stressed newly glued frags ;Shifty
At least I'm hoping it's the snails, everything else seems fine. Water, light and flow are all amazing

Now I'm on the lookout for predators eating Vermetid snails, and not corals. After reading through a couple of threads I've found these suggestions: Emerald crabs, Bumble bee snails, Halichoeres wrasses and a couple of more snails not often found in the aquarium trade. Let me know if you have more suggestions or tips!

I know about the coral snow treatment. Maybe we'll try that later, but first I want to find predators, as a more long term solution. We have the opportunity to try different predators in different tanks, but in the same system, so we might compare them.

Bummer about the Vermetid snail infestation. The methods you mention using are popular with, I think, the best results going to Bumblebee snails.

Marc at melevs reef has employed the use of a laser to eradicate them. Others, also, have followed in Marc's steps and used a laser with great results.

It will be cool to see how the different methods work for you.

 

[Sallstrom]

Welcome back!

Thanks!

Bummer about the Vermetid snail infestation. The methods you mention using are popular with, I think, the best results going to Bumblebee snails.

Marc at melevs reef has employed the use of a laser to eradicate them. Others, also, have followed in Marc's steps and used a laser with great results.

It will be cool to see how the different methods work for you.

We've only had problems with them in our propagation tanks earlier, not in the display tanks. So I guess some other fish like Angels , Filefishes or perhaps damsels eat them as well. But would be nice to find more species to choose from!

Laser sounds ehh.. a bit drastic But I've seen the ones for Aiptasia. Not sure we are allowed to use that kind of lazer in Sweden

I found Bumblebee snails on the list. Great! Will put in an order today so we will get them next week.

 

[Brew12]

So everything seems to go in cycles. Now the Vermetid snails seems to have grown and spread like crazy, specially on frag plugs disturbing the already stressed newly glued frags ;Shifty
At least I'm hoping it's the snails, everything else seems fine. Water, light and flow are all amazing

I posted it in one of the Vermetid threads but mine went away once I stopped trying to kill them off. If I had to guess, the most likely cause was raising my magnesium to 1650ppm to try and combat the algae I've been dealing with. I did add a bunch of peppermint shrimp also, so can't say for sure they didn't have a role in it.

 

[Lasse]

Not sure we are allowed to use that kind of lazer in Sweden

Your right - it is not allowed.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Sallstrom]

I posted it in one of the Vermetid threads but mine went away once I stopped trying to kill them off. If I had to guess, the most likely cause was raising my magnesium to 1650ppm to try and combat the algae I've been dealing with. I did add a bunch of peppermint shrimp also, so can't say for sure they didn't have a role in it.

I've also thought of shrimps, like Stenopus hispidus or something like that. Didn't think of peppermint's! I will have a look and see if there are any Vermetid snails in the tank where our peppermint shrimps are.

 

[crusso1993]

Your right - it is not allowed.

Sincerely Lasse

Well, that is most disappointing. Also causes me to wonder how Pink Floyd might have put on any of their great shows!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Well, that is most disappointing. Also causes me to wonder how Pink Floyd might have put on any of their great shows!

They used Light-Brites in Sweden.

 

[Sallstrom]

Well, that is most disappointing. Also causes me to wonder how Pink Floyd might have put on any of their great shows!

We're really good at rules and administration and that kind of stuff!

 

[Brew12]

Well, that is most disappointing. Also causes me to wonder how Pink Floyd might have put on any of their great shows!

Who needs Pink Floyd when you have ABBA?