Why does nobody keep temperate tanks?

[reefluvrr]

I kept temperate tanks in the 1970s with fish and invertebrates from the inter-tidal zone in the North Sea. Some fascinating species and a lot of pleasure gained and a lot learned from seeking them out yourself. Biggest problem was keeping the water at low enough temperatures as no water chillers were around at the time. If you don't live near a rocky coastline then its very difficult to get specimens. I did use natural seawater, collected locally, for both my temperate and tropical tanks. We called them native marines by the way as opposed to tropical marines.

Welcome to R2R! You must of loved your native marine tank enough to create your first post to share with everyone.

 

[krollins]

For those who aren’t familiar with temperate tanks and clicked on this thread; temperate tanks are tanks based around the colder regions of the ocean ie. Northern Atlantic, with different fish, inverts, etc… that are not suited for a typical reef tank. I’ve always wanted to set up one of these, but it seemed to complicated for my first attempt at saltwater, so I settled on a typical reef instead. I still plan on setting up one of these down the road, maybe a year or two from now, but so few people have them it is very hard to find information. Are these tanks really that much harder, or are they just an untouched area of the hobby?

Mainly because chillers cost a lot and they need to be made with acrylic to preserve the right temperature, which is more expensive.

 

[cjtabares]

One reason. Not as colorful or beautiful. Just facts

Not as colorful agreed, but beautiful is completely subjective.

My brother has thought about starting a local(Rhode Island) tank.