Check out my coldwater marine tank

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by coldmarineguy, Jun 14, 2009.

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  1. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    I know!!!

    love the tank dude!
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    This is still my most favorite tank ever! Any chance you could post a full tank shot when you have a chance?
     
  4. doog

    doog Peppermint Shrimp

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    awesome tank!
     
  5. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    I would love to see a FTS too!
     
  6. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    Awesome tank! Congrats on going with a not-so-common theme as well!

    I didn't see any fish, are there any?
     
  7. coldmarineguy

    coldmarineguy Flamingo Tongue

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    Avatar tank!

    HI FISCHKID....Somebody saw the tank here last night and made the same comment!!...saw the movie last week and couldn't agree more...just what the underwater world on that beautiful planet would look like!!
     

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  9. coldmarineguy

    coldmarineguy Flamingo Tongue

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    The temperate tank only has a couple of small gobies but there's plenty of movement going on...lots of glass shrimps/whale krill/hermits/starfish/nudibranch/dancing shrimps etc...all safe to house with the corallimorphs...there's always a chance of fish nibbling or disturbing the delicate tips of the "jewels" although they do pack quite a sting!
     
  10. Sarrixx

    Sarrixx Bristle Worm

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    this is the most extraordinary tank I have ever seen.
    its exquisite!
    GOOD JOB! hahaha
     
  11. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    I have a friend with a temperate tank. He had to use fairly thick acrylic to prevent condensation from forming on the outside. Is your tank acrylic too? If it's glass, how thick is it (or do you have a different way of preventing the glass from "sweating")?
     
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  12. coldmarineguy

    coldmarineguy Flamingo Tongue

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    The tank is 1/4 inch thick glass...sits on a 2 inch foam block and is kept at 15 to 16 degrees celsius...it rarely steams-up even when the room temperature is 25 degrees celsius....the chiller is an over-spec 1 horsepower which is absolutely necessary to cope with the required low temperature.
     
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