The purpose of this forum is to allow people to showcase their tanks, and allow other uses to ask questions on equipment, livestock, methodology etc.
Specifically for Diverse Tanks (Cubes, Squares, Triangular) (Fish Only with Live Rock, Predator Tanks, Temperate Tanks) (non-photosynthetic tanks, Marine Plant/Algae Tanks, Greenhouse Tanks)
Yeah incorporating the turf scrubber is my next project still working the design out.
I will be collecting the live stock myself I contacted the relevant dept down here and they said it was ok to as long as stick to size limits and no endangered species like Handfish etc
Yeah it deffinently saves alot of money doing the collecting myself and my daughter loves tide pools which will be were the majority of my collecting takes place. Just have to watch out for Blue Ringed octos. I have never seen one but I have been told they are prolific down here.
I would love to snorkel and dive to grab specimens but most of the water drops off to over 30m once you go more than 10m out from the beach. All I hear is the Jaws theme song in my head when I get in to deep water. But there are a few bays where the depth is only 10m of lower.
Some of the soft corals and Anenomes are quite stunning down here. But until I get the tank up and running and the chiller working I will just be experimenting with what works best and try not to kill anything I collect.
I just got back from Xmas holidays in Margaret River where we had a look at the Bussleton Jetty underwater observatory which was stunning to see all the sponges and other cold water beasties. I could trade in my tropical reef for a cold water jetty pylon very easily.
