All Hail the Local Tank!
 

Well most of you know about my local tank and have been asking for pictures so heres a few to get you by until I get way more cool stuff.

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Full tank shot.

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Some random shot through some seaweed.

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One of the few blennies in my tank.

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A brittle start that was a hitchhiker off of rocks on the beach.

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This little guy has some wicked colouring eh?

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Boring sea urchins.

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This one is about a foot long.

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I really like this picture and it would be even better if the pipe wasn't in the background.

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There are just so many sculpins that I had to have at least one.

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Now this here is a Cabezon and a baby at that! They get to about 25 pounds and 3 feet long.

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Can you tell this is my most favorite fish in the tank right now?

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I have this picture as my desktop currently.

I will have more to come soon since there is more to catch and many many more small things hiding away.

Matt

Nice tank!

What are your plans for the Cabezon in the future?

That's awesome! My dad needs to set up a tank like that, he's in Quallicum Beach and needs a retirement hobby.

sweet! that is so cool. you definitely have a cool looking specimen of red... blenny... type thing. lol I dunno what it is. I love the cabezon too. very cool fish.

one question: what are you waiting for?! go get a giant pacific octopus! lol joke.

I believe it's a longfin gunnel

http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/projects...fingunnel.html

that's a very cool tank! Kind of neat to keep stuff from the beach alive and healthy!!! :biggrin:

When it gets big enough I will release it. Or eat it for dinner...:biggrin:

I would really like a baby dogshark again. Also just today I found a medium sized giant pacific octopus but I couldn't get it get out from under the rock without hurting it before the tide came in:cry: . I would also like anything cool.

If you want in future pictures I can tell you guys the names of them. I know them all.:razz:

Just on a side note. All of these things were caught yesterday at low tide with a dip net in knee deep water.

Matt

What kind of tank is that?

I've never seen those fish before; very interesting! :D

Cool stuff.

You finding these things off Parksville or are you driving for a bit to collect them?

so how about some specs on the set up?

Do you run a chiller on it? I see you are using glass, any problems with sweating on the glass? How long have you had this thing set up with the macroalgae in it?

I like big fish/exotics, as much or more than most... Not tryin to harp on you, but (well I guess I am, I used "but") I hope your planning on a tank at least 10 times the size as you current setup (and I still think that would be undersized!) if you plan on putting a dog shark or a giant pacific octopuss in your tank...
I dont have black tip reef sharks or bonnet heads because I had to sell my 7500gallon shark tank while I was sick, I could put them in a 1000gallon tank but I wouldnt want to because I think it would be undersized... mabey 1-2 sharks in a 4000+gallon but thats pushing it...
Personally I dont agree at all with keeping them for awhile in captivity and releasing them in the wild when they get too big, whatever it is, will be at a huge disadvantage when released, weaker than its competition, not as skilled at hunting, not as immune to parasites,bacteria/disease..... the list goes on!!!!!!!!!!! Also Im not sure that we have any laws against harvesting live marine specimins, but I know it is illegal to do so with any species classified as "game" species(unless you have the appropiate fishing liscense). You may have checked already, just giving you a heads up.
Please dont do it...."the big stuff I mentioned"
Best of luck with appropiate species!!!!!!!!
Cheers

Are those strawberry amemones on the top of your stand pipe?

Its a tank with stuff from here in BC.

All of these things are from the beach near my house. I would like to go out to the west coast to get some more interesting things.

Yes I do run a chiller on it. I keep it between 56-60 degrees Fahrenheit. No I have not had any problem with sweating on the glass. Thats something I didn't expect but a I am really happy that there isn't any. Maybe there is enough air flow going through to keep it off. The macro algae started growing in there almost a week after I set up the aquarium. The big clump on the back is about as big as a softball.

You bring up a very good point. I just release the things when they get to big but I never though about the fact they would be smaller, have weaker immune systems and the other things you said. I don't think I will be doing that anymore. As for the octopus and shark I would never have a Giant Pacific Octopus in a tank this size. It would be cool to have but I do not have the resources to keep one. The dog shark would be awesome but again I don't think I would keep one again since what you said about it being at a disadvantage. I also like the bigger fish and other creatures to but I wish I had a bigger tank. On a side note you had a 7500 gallon tank!? Thats awesome. Thanks for the input.

No its just more macroalgae. I kept a small strawberry anemone before and it ate my favorite fish so I have said that I would no longer keep anemones.

Next question.

Matt

Glad to hear you are not having trouble with condensation! I've been struggling with the decision to get an insulated or acrylic tank, but if I can get away with glass.... that would save a lot of $.

What size / model chiller are you running? Do you find it loud?

There is never any condensation on the glass unless you go reeeeaaaalllllyyy close to it and breathe directly onto it. I have this thing. http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ch-pc014i

Its 1/4 horse power CL-650 dual stage. Its not quite in any way but with the lights and main pump its nothing. Also it isn't on all the time.

Matt