Starting My Temperate Tank

I wish i had pics. The interesting thing was that they only extended themselves approximately 1 inch from their holes.

Odd... Were the bristly?

No. Smooth and slimy almost resembling mini navanax.

On a further note the tank is approximately 62˚Fahrenheit without a chiller .

How's that happening?

I don't know really. I was expecting it to be more around 70.

You'll probably need one for Summer... I know I will, and I live in a colder climate.

Yeah. However i am only planning on tidepool species until i am able to acquire a chiller as they are used to the higher temperatures a tidepool brings. I plan on stocking with green anemones, crabs, shrimp, macro algae, navanax inermis, bubble shells, margarita snails, and perhaps a few other specimens.

That's cool. Be sure to take pictures!

Of course. A thread without pictures is not a thread at all .

Of course it isn't! I know that...

For now i can dream about finding another Navanax .

Ahh i couldn't stay away. I was browsing RC when i came across this. I am for sure doing this in my tank except temperate. It is about as modern as it gets, .

That is insane. I want one

Heres the thread that i am following on RC.
- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1709834&highlight=UltimateReef.com

Heres the other thread the guy on RC from UR (U.K. Forum) posted on UR about his version of the above picture. Both are inspiration from be. My tank will just be a bit smaller.
- http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=322764

Heres a picture of the guys tank from UR. Quite frankly i look the above design more.


and finally the original link.
- http://glassbox-design.com/2009/philippe-grosjeans-inspiring-drop-off-reef/

Yea, I like the first one more. Nice shelf hanging off though. It really gives more of a reef illusion.

What gives the reef illusion? The first or second picture.

the "shelf" as i so confusingly call it in the second picture. As for every other detail of what we consider a reef the first picture has it. As for natural I have to give it to the second picture

I must disagree with you. The first picture gives the illusion of a drop off which is what i am looking for. As far as the second picture goes it just ruins the whole point of the setup which is the drop off idea. I want more tank space than drop off which is quite the opposite of the second picture.

Well what I meant by the natural comment is that in the wild not every reef is completely stuffed with corals etc. nor is the water always crystal clear. Il gladly give you the drop off illusion statement though and I actually agree with you.

Well his tank was only cloudy because he had just set it up and really water has to be clear for corals to thrive.

Mmm. Okay, You win.

No i'm not trying to win . Just saying in my experience reefs situated by estuaries where lots of sediment from upstream is disturbed it chokes and smothers the corals. I think his set up will look very nice when its clearer.

So updates. Tank looks the same. Tomorrow i am going to take parameter measurements and in the mean time some pics of the guys old tank before he made the l shape. I just love sun corals .

Since i haven't been in the hobby for a while. I took down my cycling tank . I will just have to wait until another time. Unfortunately it's a luxury i can't exactly have right now. The only reason i have my 40 running is because my dads in on that. I thought about turning that into a temperate tank but he's to into tropical to turn back. Not to mention how much money we've already spent on it...lol.

Yea, I was in the same thought about turning the 55 saltwater.