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Puget Sound Cold Saltwater Tank Design
I'm starting to have some significant nitrate problems in my coldwater tank. I'm having to do close to 50% water changes every 1-2 weeks to keep it under control, but they're still around 40ppm. I noticed steve was using a sulfur denitrator on his tank. I was thinking of trying a coil...- lfiedler
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Good to know. I think I'll bring a printout of the regulations w/ me anytime I collect. You don't even need a fishing license for unclassified inverts here in WA. From page 130 at: http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/regs/2008/2008sportregs.pdf "A Combination or a Shellfish/Seaweed License is required...- lfiedler
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Totally legal. Daily limit is 10 unclassified inverts, assuming it's not for commercial purposes, not in protected area, no emergency rules in place, yada yada yada. http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/crabreg/otherspeciesregs.shtml http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/mpa/puget_sound/- lfiedler
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I thought I'd update this thread on my progress. I recently added a bunch of large red and green anemones. Current species list: benny eel tidepool sculpins granular hermit crabs hairy hermit crabs red sea cucumber coon shrimp star fish feather duster worm whelks limpits red rock crabs green...- lfiedler
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Have you noticed any animals not getting along with each other? I've got lots of little anemones now and was thinking about getting some starfish - but don't want the starfish to eat them :)- lfiedler
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Finally got my tank up and running. I ended up having to plumb the chiller outside due to the noise. Now I just need to get some sand, rocks and critters.- lfiedler
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The chiller is only 1/3 hp, but I think the delta star's were made for coldwater tanks. What kind of chiller do you have? The guy that had the setup before me had no probs keeping it cool, so hopefully I will have the same. The entire sump is ensulated, so that might help.- lfiedler
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Thanks for all the feedback. Here's an updated diagram w/ the chiller on the intake side. I've also been thinking about adding some small carlson surge devices. I'm hoping this will simulate waves since a lot of the things in the tank will be from tidepools.- lfiedler
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I think you're right about having the chiller on the pump out side. This way the water is clean. And on the delta star, the in opening is on the bottom, while the out is on top, I think they designed it to be flowing into the tank. This way I won't have to tee together the standpipes. I just...- lfiedler
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I'm setting up a local puget sound tank. I'm planning on keeping the temperature at about 52 degrees. I bought the whole setup from a marine bioligist!! - but not sure how be plumbed it all up. It's a 65 gallon tank, 15 gallon sump, 1200 gph mag drive pump, and a delta star DS-4 1/3 HP...- lfiedler
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