Uk cold water rock pool

[i cant think]

We have oysters here and plenty of them but that would mean plankton full time or they die but they do filter water very well. Keep me updated on your cold water experience. Good thinking from you about ice packs I appreciate it. Thanks again . There’s only one Anemone I am still looking for it’s called a strawberry Anemone how hard it is to find is another thing.

Ive seen them dotted around but they’re not easy to come across IME.
You’ll likely find them surfacing during summer as that’s when I’ve found most animals come into rock pools. Likely due to good sources thriving better and being easier to catch.
I didn’t dare to try a living bivalve, I already struggle with my two Tridacna species in the main tank. This is a shell with some bits of algae growing over it

 

[TheBear78]

Hi.
I was in Croyde, North Devon over Christmas and while rock pooling I came across this.
I think it's a Gem Anemone and when extended, it was quite something. Typically I spooked it trying to take a photo!!
Maybe this is something to look for if going for more anemones.

 

[i cant think]

Hi.
I was in Croyde, North Devon over Christmas and while rock pooling I came across this.
I think it's a Gem Anemone and when extended, it was quite something. Typically I spooked it trying to take a photo!!
Maybe this is something to look for if going for more anemones.

Looks to me like a Gem, those guys are also relatively shy but show similar patterns in when they appear to the Strawberry nems.

 

[Nano_Man]

Hi.
I was in Croyde, North Devon over Christmas and while rock pooling I came across this.
I think it's a Gem Anemone and when extended, it was quite something. Typically I spooked it trying to take a photo!!
Maybe this is something to look for if going for more anemones.

Yep always to keep an eye out for and the purple weed I would have taken some of that as well thanks for your info @TheBear78

 

[Nano_Man]

So far in the tank sea weed wise
1 Bladder wrack
2 Sea lettuce
3 coral weed
4 oarweed

Anemones in the tank
1 Dahlia anemone
2 Snake lock Anemone
3 Beadlet Anemone various colours green / Red/ greenish yellowish


Fish

1 Common blenny

So this me trying to learn new things. So this is a learning curve when it comes to the uk coast line . But if your willing to learn new trick you will succeed eventually lol

 

[i cant think]

So far in the tank sea weed wise
1 Bladder wrack
2 Sea lettuce
3 coral weed
4 oarweed

Anemones in the tank
1 Dahlia anemone
2 Snake lock Anemone
3 Beadlet Anemone various colours green / Red/ greenish yellowish


Fish

1 Common blenny

So this me trying to learn new things. So this is a learning curve when it comes to the uk coast line . But if your willing to learn new trick you will succeed eventually lol

I’m excited to see what way this tank goes
If only we had more shallow water coral as we have coral it’s just you’d have to deep dive for it.

 

[Lebowski_]

Very cool OP, will be following.

 

[Nano_Man]

just few pictures from this morning

 

[i cant think]

Out of curiosity do you have a full tank shot?

 

[Nano_Man]

Out of curiosity do you have a full tank shot?

 

[Nano_Man]

Update
The second snake lock Anemone has started splitting so that has gone this week from 2to4 and if I get over run with them I can return some back to the rock pools . Photos attached

Norman is out today looking for his food Crazy Norman put a smile on my face every day lol . More update coming soon

 

[Nano_Man]

Dahlia Anemone found in shallows and deep water . They cover there selves in bits of shell and sand you can see this when they are closed up. They also come in various colours

 

[Nano_Man]

In the uk we are having warm weather at the moment. I filled the back chambers with ice packs and it didn’t lower the temperature at all I think it is to the volume of warm water to the ice blocks . So then I got a polystyrene box coiled air pipe and a pump to slowly circulate back to the tank with frozen bottles of water on top of the coiled pipe and this didn’t work so at the moment out of ideas apart from purchasing a chiller but I wanted to do this so anyone trying this had no big expense. Any thoughts welcome

 

[Nano_Man]

Update picture for the Anemone lovers this caught my eye

 

[Nano_Man]

Update
So you know I have had problems keeping the heat down. As you know I tried ice packs and pumping water into a polystyrene box with ice in it and back to the tank and a honest answer they did not work . So today fitted 2 cooler fans which are very quite and have a remote for 5 fan speeds and how many hours you want them to run . So do they work YES eventually got something reasonable price and works the tank has been sat at 24 the last three days with the fans on the lowest setting it is sat at 18 . So that’s a little more info on temp control in the nano . Also the weather outside is very worm so things look good now I have sorted temp with out a proper chiller. Attached photos

 

[Nano_Man]

Tank sat at 17 Great. C

Couple of anemones photos For people who love anemones

 

[Dave1993]

are the nems from our water hardier?

 

[Nano_Man]

are the nems from our water hardier?

Early days but they were splitting last week 2into 4 snakelocks and the Beadlet red and yellow seem to be hardy . When you feed them they don’t miss much food lol. I also have bubble tips in another tank and they are quite hardy imo

 

[Nano_Man]

Out rock pooling today for an hour. Six shrimps and 10 Beadlet anemones. Photo of Beadlet anemone under the rocks and sides what you would see on rocks in the pools

 

[Nano_Man]

So last post of the day