Hello from Vancouver, Canada!

by Michael Milligan July 12th 2010, 4:51 pm

Hi there!

I'm new to your forum, glad to be here. One of your users invited me here following a thread on another forum about my failed 20g temperate tank (80% planned failure, but all the same). Summer hit, no chiller... Holly $@%^ was that nasty to clean out! lol... P.U. But not to be discouraged I LOVE temperate tanks and I like the idea that I can collect my own materials.

So.... I'm in the market for a big tank and to give it all another go. My plan is to find a bigger tank and get it up and cycling, then I'll worry about lights and flow and rocks, etc, etc.

Good to talk to you all!

Michael

by JonAlresfordUK July 12th 2010, 5:05 pm

Hi Micheal

I am starting to plan my own temperate tank - after keeping tropical reefs for the last four years - so I am a little behind your failure

This seems to be the only site so far for these tanks - I joined today or yesterday

nice to hear from you

J

by **AquaticEngineer** July 12th 2010, 5:09 pm

Welcome!!!

What part of Vancouver are you in? I vacationed up there years ago and LOVE LOV LOVE the aquarium there. My friends where not so happy that I spent 20+ minutes on every exhibit staring and pointing things out. LOL, we were up there for a car show and they took time to go to the aquarium just for me Very Happy

Let us know what you get when you go collecting, there is a lot of nice life up there maybe we could work out some trades Very Happy

by Michael Milligan July 12th 2010, 5:35 pm

AquaticEngineer wrote:Welcome!!!

What part of Vancouver are you in? I vacationed up there years ago and LOVE LOV LOVE the aquarium there. My friends where not so happy that I spent 20+ minutes on every exhibit staring and pointing things out. LOL, we were up there for a car show and they took time to go to the aquarium just for me

Let us know what you get when go collecting, there is a lot of nice life up there.

I live Downtown. I've been to the aquarium MANY times. And as I'm sure you will agree, their "WEST COAST" exibit is a temperate marine dream land. I love the giant 2 story tank filled with rockfish, salmon, sturgeons, etc. big big fish!

Oh... and I'm actually walking distance from my collection sight. Bounce

by **AquaticEngineer** July 12th 2010, 6:27 pm

Michael Milligan wrote:
Oh... and I'm actually walking distance from my collection sight.

Jealous.................

Are you taking orders on livestock yet? I want some Laughing

by Michael Milligan July 12th 2010, 6:45 pm

AquaticEngineer wrote:

Jealous.................

Are you taking orders on livestock yet? I want some

lol! No, first I need somewhere to stock my inventory! hehehe

by **Hero** July 12th 2010, 7:41 pm

Michael Milligan wrote:
I live Downtown. I've been to the aquarium MANY times. And as I'm sure you will agree, their "WEST COAST" exibit is a temperate marine dream land. I love the giant 2 story tank filled with rockfish, salmon, sturgeons, etc. big big fish!

Oh... and I'm actually walking distance from my collection sight.

Sounds like a trip to Vancouver is a must Wink

!

Welcome!!!

by **AquaticEngineer** July 12th 2010, 9:09 pm

Michael Milligan wrote:
AquaticEngineer wrote:

Jealous.................

Are you taking orders on livestock yet? I want some

lol! No, first I need somewhere to stock my inventory! hehehe

You can stock it in my tank Very Happy

by Michael Milligan July 13th 2010, 6:47 am

The abundant free livestock is one major reason I began looking into this branch of the hobby. It was also an excuse to root around in the muck as I did when I was 10!

Then where do you people get your animals? I know that many can't collect their own livestock. Roadtrips? Nobody sells this stuff, do they? I REALLY like the seastars... but everyone here calls them starfish!

by Rambo July 13th 2010, 11:08 am

hey hows it going? Glad my invitation worked. The forum is still small but you will learn a lot from it.
You need to take some pics of your collection spot. I would love to see it.

by Michael Milligan July 13th 2010, 6:06 pm

Rambo wrote:hey hows it going? Glad my invitation worked. The forum is still small but you will learn a lot from it.
You need to take some pics of your collection spot. I would love to see it.

Sure thing. It's actually a park RIGHT next to the Port of Vancouver. I can snap the photos and flip over some rocks for y'all. Unfortunately collecting will have to wait. Perhaps I can find another couple of those 14" gunnels!

Gunnels are GREAT aquarium fish, and I don't care what anyone says. And my skillet fish was cool too. With a hook and line I can collect all kinds of stuff too. Flounders. Surf perch. Pricklebacks. Mmmm sole. Greenlings. I have fished this same park many times. Ultimately I would like to keep a Spiny Dogfish, but I've never caught a small one! hehehe

by **Hero** July 13th 2010, 8:14 pm

Pictures are a necessity! Gunnels are great fish. I hear they are in comparison to Puffers as far as personality.

by Michael Milligan July 14th 2010, 2:47 am

Pufferfreak wrote:Pictures are a necessity! Gunnels are great fish. I hear they are in comparison to Puffers as far as personality.

How do I do attachments?

by **AquaticEngineer** July 14th 2010, 12:53 pm

I would host them on a photo sharing site like photobucket and then link the pictures.

by Rambo July 14th 2010, 2:41 pm

I use photobucket as well. It is the easiest way.

by Michael Milligan July 14th 2010, 4:29 pm

Ok...

So it was a REALLY nice day, so I decided to HAD to do a little fish and that I could snap some picks for you all.

Unfortunately for you folks it was a very high tide, so not a lot of critters to show, but in time you will get to see plenty. But first I need a tank! lol

Here is a picture as I walk over the rail overpass to the park.
Hello from Vancouver, Canada! Overpass