Prepare for the most epic tank ever!!!
 

Ok maybe it wont be the "most epic tank ever" buuuuuuut it will be wicked. I just bought a chiller http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ch-pc014i
and that will be the final leg of this journey for my "Locals Only" tank. I will probably hook it up next weekend. I have already got some pretty stellar things in it right now but the temperature is slowly climbing. Wish me luck.

Matt

Photo's? Sounds intriguing !! Good luck :) :)
.............Dave

Climb on for the ride.

Yeah, pics would be good :)

I'm curious now! Up with the pics!

these arent great pictures and they may have been seen before but thats to bad. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...att277/me1.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...tt277/me23.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...277/me2345.jpg

these are but a few and i am going to have many more interesting things in here.

And these are from the summer in a tank I didnt keep for a long time.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...zzzz333333.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../zzzzz1111.jpg
Thats right I once had a squid called Cthulhu...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/zzzz4444.jpg
...and a dog shark pup (but not at the same time)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...7/zzz22222.jpg

Matt

wow NICE tank! I want to set up a coldwater tank in the future. How critical is the cold temp to these guys? Is it very detrimental to them if the temp goes up to about 25 deg C?

I've always wanted some grunt sculpins and pacific spiny pumpsuckers. funniest fish ever imo.

or if I had a big enough tank, a giant pacific octopus! :biggrin:

Cool pics :cool:

How big is the tank and how is it lit?

I have discovered in severe circumstances that the fish found in tidal pools and under rocks can and will survive around that temperature but I wouldn't advise running it at that high of a temperature. As for the grunt sculpins and pacific spiny lumpsuckers they are both in my top ten all time favorite fish. I just wish I could find one or two to put in my tank. Maybe when I get my diving license.

The tank is my once tropical 73 gallon. The lighting is a 36" coralife with two 96 watt bulbs. One of the things in the fixture fried though so I am only using on light right now. The fish over here down need much light and I don't plan on keeping any corals in it.

Matt

Nice work! Let me know what you think of the chiller. I am eyeing up the same one for my cold water set-up and I'd like to know how loud it is.
Are you using a glass tank? If so, are you having condensation problems yet?
I highly recommend getting your dive ticket.