Swedish fish - behind the scenes rebuilding a public aquarium

Sallstrom · Dec 16, 2019

crusso1993 said:
I was MIA for a while. Thrilled to come back and see all the developments happening.

It is nice that a company finally stepped up and gave you guys discounts on equipment. I still find it a little sad that some company hasn't simply donated needed equipment. Nevertheless, discounts are discounts!

Glad that you are back!

We do get “public aquaria prices” at many brands and wholesales. And Triton lab donates at lot to us(thank you so much Triton!). I think a couple of other partners are on their way in.

When it comes to sponsors we need to get a bit more organised on how to work with them and so on. The Aquarium is a part of a large organisation, so we must do things the right way..

But we are working on it and things are moving forward. In January onwards we will get more help dealing with sponsors and contracts.

Sallstrom · Dec 17, 2019

Today more colleagues left the museum. Mr Broström and his friends(the guys that donated a lot of money so the museum could be built) were move to another location. They will be back when the new Aquarium is done and the park in front of the museum is redone. (Talking about the statues for those who hasn’t been at the museum)

Here are some corals in order. Very satisfying

And finally one colony who gets special treatment. Just wanted to try something.. Don’t worry, it’s no funny chemicals involved and the coral is doing fine

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 17, 2019

Sallstrom said:
Today more colleagues left the museum. Mr Broström and his friends(the guys that donated a lot of money so the museum could be built) were move to another location. They will be back when the new Aquarium is done and the park in front of the museum is redone. (Talking about the statues for those who hasn’t been at the museum)

Here are some corals in order. Very satisfying

And finally one colony who gets special treatment. Just wanted to try something.. Don’t worry, it’s no funny chemicals involved and the coral is doing fine

They look. Like older colonies

Sallstrom · Dec 19, 2019

Was looking for coral planula larvae but found these instead

About 0,3 mm in size. After a search I think it is some kind of Ostracod.

Brew12 · Dec 19, 2019

Sallstrom said:
Today more colleagues left the museum. Mr Broström and his friends(the guys that donated a lot of money so the museum could be built) were move to another location. They will be back when the new Aquarium is done and the park in front of the museum is redone. (Talking about the statues for those who hasn’t been at the museum)

Here are some corals in order. Very satisfying

And finally one colony who gets special treatment. Just wanted to try something.. Don’t worry, it’s no funny chemicals involved and the coral is doing fine

You are getting good at making the American sized frags!

Sallstrom · Dec 20, 2019

I do more normal sized frags too..

And here’s the Ostracod again! Let me know if you know the species!

Sallstrom · Dec 20, 2019

This is what we have to live with the coming year. Compact living

Here my colleagues put up two new shelves to get more room for breeding urchins. On the first shelf, it’s the tank with an apartment for BTAs. Middle shelf is buckets for urchin larvae’s. And top shelf Isochryssis algae for feeding the urchins.

crusso1993 · Dec 20, 2019

Sallstrom said:
I do more normal sized frags too..

And here’s the Ostracod again! Let me know if you know the species!

Those "frags" would be colonies here, in the US.

Lasse · Dec 20, 2019

Here is the compact living of the new propagation tank

Sincerely Lasse

Sallstrom · Dec 23, 2019

Happy holidays everyone!!
This years Christmas card is from when @Lasse use a mop for the first time.

Brew12 · Dec 23, 2019

Sallstrom said:
Happy holidays everyone!!
This years Christmas card is from when @Lasse use a mop for the first time.

Did he spill his coffee because he didn't have it in the proper storage location?

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 23, 2019

Sallstrom said:
Happy holidays everyone!!
This years Christmas card is from when @Lasse use a mop for the first time.

First time I use a mop, I was 16 years old, a person who did it professionally show me how to use it the proper way, because if you don't use it right you can throw out your back.

Sallstrom · Dec 23, 2019

Brew12 said:
Did he spill his coffee because he didn't have it in the proper storage location?

That is a very good guess. But in this case it was a a part of @Lasse’s boot camp, learning the routines for working alone in the Aquarium on weekends and holidays. Friday last week he got some extra practice in our Friday cleaning routines(that’s when he got to try mopping). Today was the dress rehearsal and tomorrow is his big premiere!

Lasse · Dec 23, 2019

Sorry to say - @Sallstrom does not tell the true story about the mop. The others was complaining that the mop was short. it was only around 90 cm - they could not mop without hurting their back. Because I´m the shortest of them (but not the smallest

) - they want me to do the moping. But I´m a lazy one (and therefore very creative) and figure out that it was adjustable and how the adjustable shaft work - and voila - the mop is of the right length for them

. I did not mop this time either

thats the reason why I´m glad when I show them how it works

Sincerely Lasse

Brew12 · Dec 23, 2019

Lasse said:
Sorry to say - @Sallstrom does not tell the true story about the mop. The others was complaining that the mop was short. it was only around 90 cm - they could not mop without hurting their back. Because I´m the shortest of them (but not the smallest ) - they want me to do the moping. But I´m a lazy one (and therefore very creative) and figure out that it was adjustable and how the adjustable shaft work - and voila - the mop is of the right length for them . I did not mop this time either thats the reason why I´m glad when I show them how it works

Sincerely Lasse

So Lasse is very familiar with my method of mopping. Take the mop, hand it to the person next to you, and say the floor needs to be cleaned as he heads to the coffee pot!

Sallstrom · Dec 23, 2019

Lasse said:
Sorry to say - @Sallstrom Because I´m the shortest of them (but not the smallest )

That is why you should NOT climb on the PVC pipes in the Aquarium....

Have some Christmas ham now Lasse and enjoy working on your own a couple of days, without me complaining all the time

tripdad · Dec 23, 2019

Merry Christmas gentlemen! Thanks for all the fun post throughout the last year.

Lasse · Dec 23, 2019

Sallstrom said:
That is why you should NOT climb on the PVC pipes in the Aquarium....

Have some Christmas ham now Lasse and enjoy working on your own a couple of days, without me complaining all the time

Exactly - but the leak is only one drop/10 sec now...........

YEEEES The ham had leave the owen - soon time for Christmas. Swedish Christmas ham on a "vörtbröd" macka