Cold Marine Aquarium
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DIVEPHOTO
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I had thought of doing something like that in the future . as you can tell by my name i do enjoy diving the north sea and we have some amazing creatures with stunning corals.. so looking forward to updates .. VERY NICE
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Ps3Steveo
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Well if you find some coral i'll pay you for it, can't find any where I go so far 
anyway, went out for some rock pooling today, only had about an hour and a half till the tide came in but got about 10 Anemones, 5 or 6 Crabs, few Shrimp and various snails the kids grabbed (some of which are very cone shaped like the shells you get in shops at the beach, really wanted to find a couple of gobies and a star, plus some more rocks but i'll put up the pic's tonight.
anyway, went out for some rock pooling today, only had about an hour and a half till the tide came in but got about 10 Anemones, 5 or 6 Crabs, few Shrimp and various snails the kids grabbed (some of which are very cone shaped like the shells you get in shops at the beach, really wanted to find a couple of gobies and a star, plus some more rocks but i'll put up the pic's tonight.
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Ps3Steveo
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As promised, some pictures. Hope you like. It's a working progress, every time I go rock pooling I get more stock, went Friday but by the time I finished picking up all the Anemones, then slipping on a rock and smashing my back and arm, then mopping up the blood the tide was in so didn't get any more of the rocks and sand I wanted. Sorry the pics look a little milky I just topped the water up the last third and added marine salt so was a little cloudy for an hour or so.
Hope you like. It's a working progress, every time I go rock pooling I get more stock, went Friday but by the time I finished picking up all the Anemones, then slipping on a rock and smashing my back and arm, then mopping up the blood the tide was in so didn't get any more of the rocks and sand I wanted. Sorry the pics look a little milky I just topped the water up the last third and added marine salt so was a little cloudy for an hour or so.
Looking good mate. Looks like you done well in those rock pools.
Any chance of the current spec of your tank mate ie- flow, filtration, lighting etc [have you got a chiller?]
Also, how did you transport the anemones, rock, inverts etc.
Keep up the good work mate! looking forward to the next batch of pics already!
Any chance of the current spec of your tank mate ie- flow, filtration, lighting etc [have you got a chiller?]
Also, how did you transport the anemones, rock, inverts etc.
Keep up the good work mate! looking forward to the next batch of pics already!
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Ps3Steveo
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Thanks for the comment, I thought I'd get laughed at lol, the pics don't do the Anemones justice at all, the blue, orange and red ones are so much brighter than the pics show.
The tank is an old 100 litre I had lying around, the lighting is a 24watt regular lamp you'd get in your average fresh water tank.
The filter is a brand new Fluval U2 as the box filter that it came with had about a 30 litre per hour turn over as it was years and years old. I may have to upgrade the filter to a U4 at some point as I'd really like a little more current as I've heard salty tanks require that.
I don't use a chiller, the water stays between 14 - 16 degrees in that room even on a hot day as its at the front of the house and doesn't get any sun. I may float a 1 litre bottle of water thats been in the freezer all night in there in the middle of summer if the temp goes past 16 tho, just in the middle of summer tho.
Stock
4 common shore crabs (3 small, 1 large)
4 common shrimp
various snails
2 common limpets (crab food lol)
15 - 20 Anemones (all beadlets in orange, brown blue and red, one baby one is stuck on one of my snails shells lol)
Hard Scape
Various sized weathered flints on the right
3 large chalk rocks on the left and middle
Substrate
Sand from my local beach lol
All transported back home in a large bucket with about 4 inches of sea water in the bottom over 3 trips.
I first got the idea after wondering what those lumps of jelly were stuck to rocks at the beach, after pulling one off and throwing it in some water it opened and I thought wow an Anemone lol.
Then I went round the rock pools and grabbed a few more goodies, took them home in my kids little bucket, and threw them in a spare tank with cold water, aqua safe and a load of marine salt I had which goes in my puffer tank normally and here we are today after two more trips.
Bare in mind I'd have a lot more stock if I had checked tide times on my 2nd trip lol which ended up with me bring home the rocks and sand. For the first week the critters sat in there with nothing but water lol.
I'm hoping to really build up the rocks in there and add a lot more sand to have some different levels in there too and make it look more natural and weathered.
Also I'm hoping to get my hands on a few common Gobies and Starfish too over the spring/summer and more shrimp and Anemones, even tho the Anemones seem to be multiplying already.
I'll have to get rid of the larger crab as he eats about as much cockles as my two puffers and when I put my hand in the tank he goes for me too lol so don't want him killing everything in the tank.
Oh and one more thing, this is purely an experiment and supposedly cost free so its set me back, including the filter £22 so far and if I replace the filter for a U4 will prob go up in total cost to around £40 - £45 which ain't bad for a marine tank.
The tank is an old 100 litre I had lying around, the lighting is a 24watt regular lamp you'd get in your average fresh water tank.
The filter is a brand new Fluval U2 as the box filter that it came with had about a 30 litre per hour turn over as it was years and years old. I may have to upgrade the filter to a U4 at some point as I'd really like a little more current as I've heard salty tanks require that.
I don't use a chiller, the water stays between 14 - 16 degrees in that room even on a hot day as its at the front of the house and doesn't get any sun. I may float a 1 litre bottle of water thats been in the freezer all night in there in the middle of summer if the temp goes past 16 tho, just in the middle of summer tho.
Stock
4 common shore crabs (3 small, 1 large)
4 common shrimp
various snails
2 common limpets (crab food lol)
15 - 20 Anemones (all beadlets in orange, brown blue and red, one baby one is stuck on one of my snails shells lol)
Hard Scape
Various sized weathered flints on the right
3 large chalk rocks on the left and middle
Substrate
Sand from my local beach lol
All transported back home in a large bucket with about 4 inches of sea water in the bottom over 3 trips.
I first got the idea after wondering what those lumps of jelly were stuck to rocks at the beach, after pulling one off and throwing it in some water it opened and I thought wow an Anemone lol.
Then I went round the rock pools and grabbed a few more goodies, took them home in my kids little bucket, and threw them in a spare tank with cold water, aqua safe and a load of marine salt I had which goes in my puffer tank normally and here we are today after two more trips.
Bare in mind I'd have a lot more stock if I had checked tide times on my 2nd trip lol which ended up with me bring home the rocks and sand. For the first week the critters sat in there with nothing but water lol.
I'm hoping to really build up the rocks in there and add a lot more sand to have some different levels in there too and make it look more natural and weathered.
Also I'm hoping to get my hands on a few common Gobies and Starfish too over the spring/summer and more shrimp and Anemones, even tho the Anemones seem to be multiplying already.
I'll have to get rid of the larger crab as he eats about as much cockles as my two puffers and when I put my hand in the tank he goes for me too lol so don't want him killing everything in the tank.
Oh and one more thing, this is purely an experiment and supposedly cost free so its set me back, including the filter £22 so far and if I replace the filter for a U4 will prob go up in total cost to around £40 - £45 which ain't bad for a marine tank.
Thanks for the comment, I thought I'd get laughed at lol, the pics don't do the Anemones justice at all, the blue, orange and red ones are so much brighter than the pics show.
The tank is an old 100 litre I had lying around, the lighting is a 24watt regular lamp you'd get in your average fresh water tank.
The filter is a brand new Fluval U2 as the box filter that it came with had about a 30 litre per hour turn over as it was years and years old. I may have to upgrade the filter to a U4 at some point as I'd really like a little more current as I've heard salty tanks require that.
I don't use a chiller, the water stays between 14 - 16 degrees in that room even on a hot day as its at the front of the house and doesn't get any sun. I may float a 1 litre bottle of water thats been in the freezer all night in there in the middle of summer if the temp goes past 16 tho, just in the middle of summer tho.
Stock
4 common shore crabs (3 small, 1 large)
4 common shrimp
various snails
2 common limpets (crab food lol)
15 - 20 Anemones (all beadlets in orange, brown blue and red, one baby one is stuck on one of my snails shells lol)
Hard Scape
Various sized weathered flints on the right
3 large chalk rocks on the left and middle
Substrate
Sand from my local beach lol
All transported back home in a large bucket with about 4 inches of sea water in the bottom over 3 trips.
I first got the idea after wondering what those lumps of jelly were stuck to rocks at the beach, after pulling one off and throwing it in some water it opened and I thought wow an Anemone lol.
Then I went round the rock pools and grabbed a few more goodies, took them home in my kids little bucket, and threw them in a spare tank with cold water, aqua safe and a load of marine salt I had which goes in my puffer tank normally and here we are today after two more trips.
Bare in mind I'd have a lot more stock if I had checked tide times on my 2nd trip lol which ended up with me bring home the rocks and sand. For the first week the critters sat in there with nothing but water lol.
I'm hoping to really build up the rocks in there and add a lot more sand to have some different levels in there too and make it look more natural and weathered.
Also I'm hoping to get my hands on a few common Gobies and Starfish too over the spring/summer and more shrimp and Anemones, even tho the Anemones seem to be multiplying already.
I'll have to get rid of the larger crab as he eats about as much cockles as my two puffers and when I put my hand in the tank he goes for me too lol so don't want him killing everything in the tank.
Oh and one more thing, this is purely an experiment and supposedly cost free so its set me back, including the filter £22 so far and if I replace the filter for a U4 will prob go up in total cost to around £40 - £45 which ain't bad for a marine tank.
God I wish I lived near a beach!....dead jealous mate!
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Ps3Steveo
Planted Experimentalist
Cool, well they're already multiplying so can't hurt lol, I'll just get more rocks.
Don't be jealous mate, I have to carry the open top bucket for the hour and half drive home without spilling it lol, plus would rather have a warm marine tank but 4 kids plus one on the way and 5 tanks plus car hobby wouldn't allow it lol. I'd have to sell up everything I think, maybe when I'm in my 40's.
Thanks for the comment, I thought I'd get laughed at lol, the pics don't do the Anemones justice at all, the blue, orange and red ones are so much brighter than the pics show.
The tank is an old 100 litre I had lying around, the lighting is a 24watt regular lamp you'd get in your average fresh water tank.
The filter is a brand new Fluval U2 as the box filter that it came with had about a 30 litre per hour turn over as it was years and years old. I may have to upgrade the filter to a U4 at some point as I'd really like a little more current as I've heard salty tanks require that.
I don't use a chiller, the water stays between 14 - 16 degrees in that room even on a hot day as its at the front of the house and doesn't get any sun. I may float a 1 litre bottle of water thats been in the freezer all night in there in the middle of summer if the temp goes past 16 tho, just in the middle of summer tho.
Stock
4 common shore crabs (3 small, 1 large)
4 common shrimp
various snails
2 common limpets (crab food lol)
15 - 20 Anemones (all beadlets in orange, brown blue and red, one baby one is stuck on one of my snails shells lol)
Hard Scape
Various sized weathered flints on the right
3 large chalk rocks on the left and middle
Substrate
Sand from my local beach lol
All transported back home in a large bucket with about 4 inches of sea water in the bottom over 3 trips.
I first got the idea after wondering what those lumps of jelly were stuck to rocks at the beach, after pulling one off and throwing it in some water it opened and I thought wow an Anemone lol.
Then I went round the rock pools and grabbed a few more goodies, took them home in my kids little bucket, and threw them in a spare tank with cold water, aqua safe and a load of marine salt I had which goes in my puffer tank normally and here we are today after two more trips.
Bare in mind I'd have a lot more stock if I had checked tide times on my 2nd trip lol which ended up with me bring home the rocks and sand. For the first week the critters sat in there with nothing but water lol.
I'm hoping to really build up the rocks in there and add a lot more sand to have some different levels in there too and make it look more natural and weathered.
Also I'm hoping to get my hands on a few common Gobies and Starfish too over the spring/summer and more shrimp and Anemones, even tho the Anemones seem to be multiplying already.
I'll have to get rid of the larger crab as he eats about as much cockles as my two puffers and when I put my hand in the tank he goes for me too lol so don't want him killing everything in the tank.
Oh and one more thing, this is purely an experiment and supposedly cost free so its set me back, including the filter £22 so far and if I replace the filter for a U4 will prob go up in total cost to around £40 - £45 which ain't bad for a marine tank.
God I wish I lived near a beach!....dead jealous mate!
Don't be jealous mate, I have to carry the open top bucket for the hour and half drive home without spilling it lol, plus would rather have a warm marine tank but 4 kids plus one on the way and 5 tanks plus car hobby wouldn't allow it lol. I'd have to sell up everything I think, maybe when I'm in my 40's.
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