My Aquarium on a Boat

My aquarium is on a boat and it rocks. Literally. Vecro'd to my desk, it pivots as the boat rocks back and forth. No expensive wavemakers needed - I have them all beat!

I have a unique dot com job in San Francisco as I work on an old boat in San Francisco Bay. Very early on, I thought that the desk I had toward the center of the boat would be ideal for a little tank. 'It might just tilt enough without spilling.' Hmmm.. Well, what do you know - I was right. 8) It sure gets close though - check out the waterline in the video.

My Dymax IQ3:

• Green Star Polyps
• Bubble Coral
• Yuma Coral
• Yellow Sponge
• Local rock anemone
• Crabs, pods, worms

This tank has been going for 2-3 months now and doing great. The Dymax is a fantastic pico aquarium with built-in wet/dry. I had my doubts with the stock led lights, but everything is growing very well. I haven't done a water change yet but I am planning on it. I do add a few drops of Marineland reef accelerator a couple times a week.

I love this Dymax tank. I think they are the best desk tanks around. Well worth the $69. The boat will cost you a bit more though.

matt

 

:thumb_up: Wow, that's pretty crazy!! Great post and video--so professional!

 

Matt that is so cool.

I have thought of that exact same thing many times as I watched the stove/oven swing back and forth when under way.

So have you made it out of the harbor? I am not prone to sea sickness but I can see where watching a tank below might be cause for concern for me anyway.

Again very cool.

 

Very cool, congrats

 

Cool tank! You weren't kidding when you said almost spilling! LOL

 

Wouldn't it be easier to just cut a hole in the bottom of the boat and install a window?jk very cool.

 

Let's see that done with a 125! lol.

 

So you're telling us that the stock lighting has been sufficient for LPS for the last 2-3 months? If so, that's amazing...

Thanks for the post, I've been waiting to see some good feedback...

 

Just a cell-phone video but thanks. I wish it were higher-resolution. I may do a follow up down the road with my good video camera but this one captures the rocking really well.

Thanks Sheryl. This is an old boat. I don't think it's left the dock in a long, long time. It's just a cool office these days.

Thank you! I catch myself staring at it quite a bit. Hopefully my boss won't catch me.

Seriously. It comes within less than a 1/4 inch sometimes. But few months on, no spills!

hahhaha thanks. It would be interesting to see what is under the boat around here.

I don't think my boss would allow that!

Yes. The stock LED is working great for my LPS.

Thanks all! Glad you like it.

matt

 

Very cool matt! Haha and I like how the drawers open and close! Lol