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08-01-2006, 07:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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Awesome pix! I never realized that cold water could be that pretty.
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08-01-2006, 07:58 PM
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Clown Fish!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rochester, MN
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I have done a lot of diving hear and there over the years and I still say nothing beats the cold water of Monterey and Carmel in California.......as long as the Sea Lions are not around, they know how to stink up the water! I just love the idea of the cold water setup. I am going to have to do some research. Problem is I am in Minnesota and it will not be easy to get stuff out here.
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08-01-2006, 08:49 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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do you know if Kelp goes Holocarpy like Caleurpa does when it reaches it comfort max? do not know if it is something to think about if you plan on keeping a kelp stand long term.
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08-01-2006, 10:10 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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Hmm, I should go steal anemones and hermit crabs from the beach down the street! Wouldnt look so pretty, but its cheaper than a LFS lol. And besides, there are free starfish on the Pier lol
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08-01-2006, 10:11 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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Im only an hour from Monterey! Time to steal some coldwater stuff =\
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08-01-2006, 10:28 PM
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SPS Farmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: California
Posts: 436
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A LFS near monterey had a coldwater reef. They had a friend with a license that was able to collect her some coldwater corals straight from the monterey bay ocean.
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08-01-2006, 10:48 PM
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Clown Fish!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rochester, MN
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I lived in the Bay Area my whole life and spend a lot of weekend diving in Monetery, now that I live in Minnesota I want a nice cold water tank.
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08-01-2006, 11:57 PM
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Reef Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Menomonie, WI
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All I have to say is...
Oh my gosh!!!!! Oh my gosh!!!!! Oh my gosh!!!!! It is all so totally awesome! Oh my gosh!!!!! Oh my gosh!!!!!
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09-24-2006, 11:02 PM
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clown fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: sunny southern california
Posts: 597
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wow! i have alwaysalwaysalways wanted a coldwater i know im setting one up real soon.
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09-24-2006, 11:13 PM
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clown fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: sunny southern california
Posts: 597
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why did the word coldwater show up red??
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09-24-2006, 11:13 PM
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clown fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: sunny southern california
Posts: 597
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wth?!
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09-24-2006, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BLEEZY
why did the word coldwater show up red??
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haha....prolly because the link i offered in the other thread was the result of a "coldwater reef" search. I knew the thread wanst too far away but i did a quyick search for it ; )
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09-25-2006, 08:21 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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Glad to relook this Thread again, great tank
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09-25-2006, 09:39 AM
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Wants a Howitzer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,934
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i missed this thread while the past year was busy.....
its incredible, makes me want to start up an east coast cold water tank. might make me dust off my scuba gear
where could i get an acrylic than that thick, and what are the stocking levels?
like say, how much tank would i need if i were to collect native rock anemones, brittle stars and the more unique looking shellfish?
could i assume that native anemones would not require high light levels?
i had thought about a cold water tank a few years back, but the condensation was something i didn't want to deal with, also, i assumed that there would be algae and cyano problems for some reason, not sure why, but that was the impression i had. maybe i had it mixed up with brackish systems that i never had much luck with.
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Assorted mushrooms, zoanthids, ricordea, leathers, a candy and brains...
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09-25-2006, 11:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Portland,Or
Posts: 426
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I have seen a cold water set up made from a standard 55 gal acrylic tank....which had 3/8 thick acrylic. It did sweat a little when the ambient temps surpassed 95. I made my tanks from 1" to completely eliminate sweating. Sweating all depends upon your local heat and humidity.
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