Temperate Tide Pool (South-Eastern Australia)

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Temperate Tide Pool (South-Eastern Australia)

Introduction:

There are very few examples of this biotope. Everything is from Victoria (excluding Port Phillip Bay and other more restricted areas).

System Type: Mixed Temperate Tide Pool

PICO System:

PICO Tank: 45cm long x 24cm wide x 16cm high, 4mm low iron glass (ADA 45-F)

PICO Volume: 17 Litres

PICO Lighting: TBA (testing spare CFL and PAR. )

Start up date: 24 Dec 2013


Support systems:

System Water: Natural and artificial salt water

Display Water circulation: TBA (waiting)

Filtration: TBA (maybe mod a small 3 litre tank container or 15x15cm cube as a fuge and filter). Not too keen on an AquaClear and such.

Evaporation Top Up: Manual. Very little evap at 15-21 deg.

Water Changes: TBA, probably at least 100% changed by week four (25% weekly unless much stock).


Chemical Support:

Calcium and Alkalinity Addition: None currently

Other Chemical Maintenance: None currently

Current Water Chemistry: If applicable
Nitrates:
Phosphates:
Alkalinity:
Calcium:
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.026-27 (Same as the sea water)
Magnesuim:


Livestock:

Parvulastra exigua (Five-armed Cushion Star)
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide

Black Nerite (Nerita atramentosa) or Catseye Snail (Turbo smaragdus)
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsmoll.htm
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide


SOON (in the other tank and candidates for the pico):

Actinia tenebrosa (Warartah Anemone)
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide

Oulactis (Anemone)
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide

Aulactinia veratra (Anemone)
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide

Naxia tumida (decorator crab) or Notomithrax minor (Small Seaweed Crab) or Notomithrax ursus (Bear Seaweed Crab)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxia_tumida
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide
http://www.biodiversitysnapshots.net.au ... fieldguide

Macro algae (TBA)

Sculpin (TBA)

Hermit crabs (TBA)

And more ...


Corals: NA

Invertebrates and or CUC TBA. See above.

Feeding Regime:

Coral food: NA

Method: Turkey baster. Tongs. Hands.


Budget
Equipment expenses

Tank: RRP $140.00?
Water Movement: TBA
Cooling: $220.00 ($200 USD)
Cooling pump: TBA
Light: TBA
Fuge & Filter: TBA
Fuge pump: TBA
Thermometer: $5.00

Images:

The pico. The rock in the centre is now in the other tank until the pump arrives.

[Mr Miagi]

Any updates? Its a neat look with the rockwork!

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The pump isn't so waiting for a different new pump and update as soon as I can.

After two moves now in it's final place on the new bedroom shelf. Mostly empty but "wet" I suppose. All porous rock, clean-up crew and macro put back in other tank. The 16x16 AquaOne cube (same height and glass thickness as the tank!) will be drilled and made into a raised sump filter. Thinking polyfilter, purigen, and mostly livesand with mangrove. Tried experimenting with the scape, much better can't wait to show you guys. Calcereous rock of feather worm will be partialy exposed and encrusted with nems some of which I need to coax off.



The thermoelectric chiller.



Blenny's in the other tank now.

[Mr Miagi]

Looks neat man! Loving the use of larger rocks. Cant wait to see how it turns out.

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Thanks I tried much smaller pebbles and DSB in another tank and since moved to the larger stones. Smaller pebbles trap a lot of debris; if I stir it the tank would scratch and siphoning a shallow pico would be a huge headache

The larger stones are the more accurate bioptope anyway.