Who has a cold water setup?

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Not sure what it is with Rich red colors in aqauria for me but Im always looking for them.
Beadlet anemones very many colours red brown Green yellow
 
I am unsure about the nudibranch but the fish at the 1:36 mark is a Grunt Sculpin. It is a bottom dwelling fish that basically walks around on its fins.....kind of like the tropical long nose hawk fish. I assume that the Grunt Sculpin doesn't have a swim bladder....similar to the long nose hawk. This particular guy was collected off Anacortes, Washington at 120 feet depth.
 
Nice. But why does it seem that he is screaming “my name is Patrick!” In the pic?
While I think that looks more like a bat star,

I used to work at an aquarium where the creator of SpongeBob used to work at, and the inspiration of Patrick came from one of the short spine sea stars there
 
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Gray smoothound
How has it been caring for a Gray smoothound? You don't hear many people who keep those in their tanks!
 
I have 2 Puget Sound Biotopes! My all time favorite aquariums! For anyone who’s interested… Insulate your tanks, get the largest chiller you can afford (JBJ Arcticas been good to me. 1/3rd HP is awesome, the 1/4 HP is quieter), and get a strong dc pump for flow rate. Steve Weast’s website: Oregon Reef provided the confidence to get me going.


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I have 2 Puget Sound Biotopes! My all time favorite aquariums! For anyone who’s interested… Insulate your tanks, get the largest chiller you can afford (JBJ Arcticas been good to me. 1/3rd HP is awesome, the 1/4 HP is quieter), and get a strong dc pump for flow rate. Steve Weast’s website: Oregon Reef provided the confidence to get me going.


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That little guy looks cool!
 
I have 2 Puget Sound Biotopes! My all time favorite aquariums! For anyone who’s interested… Insulate your tanks, get the largest chiller you can afford (JBJ Arcticas been good to me. 1/3rd HP is awesome, the 1/4 HP is quieter), and get a strong dc pump for flow rate. Steve Weast’s website: Oregon Reef provided the confidence to get me going.


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That little guy looks cool!
Grunt sculpin, about 1-2” in length. Only species of its family. My favorite fish I’ve kept! Hungry and curious, very “puppy-like” behavior. This one sleeps in an empty barnacle at night.
 
I am unsure about the nudibranch but the fish at the 1:36 mark is a Grunt Sculpin. It is a bottom dwelling fish that basically walks around on its fins.....kind of like the tropical long nose hawk fish. I assume that the Grunt Sculpin doesn't have a swim bladder....similar to the long nose hawk. This particular guy was collected off Anacortes, Washington at 120 feet depth.
Odd, I always find them in 60 or less. Just might have to dive a little deeper on my next go! Thank you for all of your information online, your 400 gal has always been my favorite.
 

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