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Originally Posted by RachelRocket Steve, I understand- I'll do my best to take his advice with a grain of salt. He is the "small tank" guy at the aquarium, but the tanks he is responsible for are well over 100 gallons each and, as you suggested, use water straight from the ocean to cycle. I...

Originally Posted by DeMartini Steve! I finally found you!! help me please! I am also taking the cold water tank route. I have done some research (mainly reading your information). I want to try to make a smaller tank... I know it's tough, but I'm really devoted and I think a small cold water...

Rachel..... 1) That's a common practice with fish stores. Why don't you keep the store credit ? ....you can always use salt, fish food, or critters that come through the warm trade but are really cold water ....like catalina gobies, margarita snails, waratah anemones, etc. 2) Didn't know that...

A few odds and ends.... Chiller.....you could probably do fine with a 1/6 hp chiller....and certainly do fine with a 1/4hp chiller. I use a PCI chiller and they are very quiet. Aqualogic also makes a quality unit. Remember....chillers take heat out of the water and dump it in the room that the...

Originally Posted by alyssia Steve, I love your catalina goby. How long have you had it? Two years....actually....between the two tanks, there about 20 catalina gobies.

Originally Posted by ROYAL GANG THAT ANEOMNE IS WICKED AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 what kind is it? can it saurvive in warm water? The anemone that I think you're refering to is Urticina piscivora. It is very common in...

Now....on to sand. I use a pure calcium carbonate sand that is somewhat dark in color....which somewhat mimics a natural look. Some folks use the local beach sand.....but, it is going to be loaded with so much organics that it will create an algae problem. On my dive last week....I came across...

IMO...Ophiura is dead on considering the rock. I would be skeptical whether the bacteria grown at tropical temps would be the same strain or be able to operate at 55 F. As for the rock.....any rock will do.....but, there will be significant die-off if you use tropical rock. But....why would you...

John, you are correct in my keeping the red variety....I believe it is G. stutchburyi.....but, I'm not completely sure. I've kept a purple and a green variety (not stoki) for several years in the past....but, I finally got around to selling them off. I just can't seem to part with my red one...

There are some other sources for cold water stock too.... 1) Many cold water species come through the warm water trade....these include catalina gobies, margarita snails, waratah anemones (and others species too), and some fish....you just have to know what you're looking for. 2) Another source...

Originally Posted by ophiura Steve - do you use NSW? I would also love to know other specs!! I mix up ASW just like my warm tanks.

I probably should not have posted that last pic....all that equipment is for my 850 gal warm water reef. The cold water system is really just a ghetto system that is using some spare space that I had in my equipment room. I wanted to test the potential for keeping a cold system since I dive...

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As a keeper of two cold water Pacific NW tanks (actually, it's mostly PNW....I also have some cold Australian critters too)....I'd be happy to answer any question that you might have. There are lots of stars that are readily available to you if you are a PNW native and don't mind getting wet...

Some of my favorites..... micromussa Enchinophyillia dendrophyllia

Originally Posted by lovethesea Its not the quantity is the quality !!! POST away I still want that flame trunk fish,he is so cute. Do you still have the little guy that iswhite in color with black/brown markings and a pointy nose? That is one crazy looking fish too. :joy: Yes I do...

Originally Posted by Laxzach steveweast I didnt know you were a member of this site. Anyways I really love your tank. Member since May 2002....but I post way too much.....228 posts in four years is over my limit.