All-wild aquarium???

tillyyy

tillyyy

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I have filters.. And sumps, and tanks, and media, etcetcetc. All I need to provide a stable environment. I had a 200 gallon tank for ten years. I kept many wild caught creatures. But I started from scratch, not from wild collectings. What if.. In a legal way, I went out to an island I visit every weekend, and got water, sand, and rocks/driftwood... And started the tank off of that? I would let it cycle for a little without the live animals in case of small organisms dying off and causing ammonia spikes. But is it actually possible to do?? Opinions? Objections? I welcome any and all ideas.
As an added note, I do not take anything without identifying it and learning myself of it care and requirements, as well as compatibility with it's other tank mates.
 
flower

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Originally Posted by tillyyy http:///t/397100/all-wild-aquarium#post_3538371
I have filters.. And sumps, and tanks, and media, etcetcetc. All I need to provide a stable environment. I had a 200 gallon tank for ten years. I kept many wild caught creatures. But I started from scratch, not from wild collectings. What if.. In a legal way, I went out to an island I visit every weekend, and got water, sand, and rocks/driftwood... And started the tank off of that? I would let it cycle for a little without the live animals in case of small organisms dying off and causing ammonia spikes. But is it actually possible to do?? Opinions? Objections? I welcome any and all ideas.
As an added note, I do not take anything without identifying it and learning myself of it care and requirements, as well as compatibility with it's other tank mates.

Hi,

LOL...the folks who live close to the ocean do that all the time. I had read once that what comes to the inland area is loaded with pollution, so you should get any water you want from the out to sea deeper areas. That isn't personal experience, it's just something I read...grain of salt and all that.
 
tillyyy

tillyyy

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Oh yeah, of course, this island takes about an hour to get to, it's not close to the main land at all
 
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Originally Posted by tillyyy http:///t/397100/all-wild-aquarium#post_3538443
Oh yeah, of course, this island takes about an hour to get to, it's not close to the main land at all

Hi,

Considering I live 10 hours from the ocean in any direction...I call that close. It really doesn't matter for your purposes, just don't get the water you want from the shore...get a boat and go farther out if that's the plan. It really is a matter of how much work you want to put into it. I would rather have my own RO unit and get salt mix....but I'm not you. Can it be done?...absolutely.
 
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