Canadian Tank

Snaz · #1 09-13-2009, 06:56 PM

Tagging along for a very nifty tank. Well done.

bignose · #2 09-14-2009, 02:12 AM

You've got me interested I've never seen a setup like this before. What temperature do you have your tank at? Better yet what are the specs of your setup?

Coldwater · #3 09-14-2009, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bignose

You've got me interested I've never seen a setup like this before. What temperature do you have your tank at? Better yet what are the specs of your setup?

I keep the water a balmy 48-52 degrees. What do you mean by specs? Its a pretty basic setup. No fancy tricks here, just a hack job of plumbing.

Matt

bignose · #4 09-14-2009, 02:55 AM

Wow that's cold. By specs I meant the size of your tank, sump, skimmer, lighting...

Snaz · #5 09-14-2009, 03:16 AM

I was at the Vancouver aquarium a couple of weeks ago and I spent as much time in the Pacific section as my 3 y/o would let me and I snapped this photo of what I'm guessing is a variation of strawberry anemone. Usually all of the corals have an ID tag with an accompanying picture but I could not find one for this orange beauty.

MANY of the pacific tanks had these guys all over the exposed rock so I'm wondering if perhaps they were a nuisance species? Anyway they looked a lot like my tropical Dendrophylia so I snapped a quick picture.

Coldwater · #6 09-14-2009, 03:32 AM

The tank is 112 gallons and the sump is a measly 33. I know I should go bigger but the bottom of the stand had to be filed out so the plastic rim protector of the 33 could fit. I use an overworked 1/4 horsepower Pacific Coast Chiller powered by a Quiet One 4000. No complaints with the chiller yet. For lighting I use just your standard run of the mill fluorescent lighting. If your a diver here you know that stuff at depth doesnt require light to thrive. Its only for your enjoyment. I also have a Cascade 1500 filter. Might buy another one. My return pump is a Quiet (HA) One 6000. The skimmer is one I found in the Buy/Sell/Trade and the logos have long worn off. Buddy said it was a Deltek or something like that. Im proabably forgeting something.

Snaz, those look to me like Orange Cup Corals but a different colour variation. I may be wrong. I have a few in my tank and their pretty cool. Havent been to the Aquarium in almost a year. I need to go soon.

Matt

bignose · #7 09-14-2009, 03:36 AM

I'm guessing this tank is a coldwater biotope. Did you do alot of research to find what to put in your tank and where to get the livestock?

Stevey87 · #8 09-18-2009, 08:13 AM

Wow, very exotic.