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Tink
26-11-2008, 06:14 AM
it is still new and just establishing but we finally have some live critters in it..

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm211/darkpixietink/sea12.jpg

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http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm211/darkpixietink/sea.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm211/darkpixietink/sea4.jpg

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janey83
26-11-2008, 10:42 AM
Cool, it looks great.
angieh
26-11-2008, 11:38 AM
How exciting Tink - what other creatures do you hope to get to live in your tank?
Mags
26-11-2008, 01:13 PM
Lovely Tink :D Is this a crab of some sort? It looks like it has a face on it! :lol:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm211/darkpixietink/sea.jpg
Moli
26-11-2008, 02:17 PM
Thats really nice, look forward to seeing it grow...
dandysmom
26-11-2008, 05:55 PM
Love it! More pics, please! How many gallons is it?
HappyKatz
26-11-2008, 06:18 PM
Awesome saltwater tank! Your house is full of life! Fish & fuzzies :-D
angieh
26-11-2008, 06:25 PM
Could you ever have a Weedy Seadragon living in a saltwater tank? I think they are fascinating!
Tink
26-11-2008, 08:25 PM
How exciting Tink - what other creatures do you hope to get to live in your tank?

well my OH is the expert but he says in a bit we can put in fish:D there are four in a quarantine tank at the moment, they have a few weeks left before they can be introduced into the system.
Tink
26-11-2008, 08:26 PM
Lovely Tink :D Is this a crab of some sort? It looks like it has a face on it! :lol:

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm211/darkpixietink/sea.jpg


yes he was eating when i took that, LOL. there is a log type thing and three of those hang out and eat the fuzz off of it. right now we have snails, slugs, hermit crabs, regular crabs, and a starfish i wasn't able to capture..plus plants. all things that will regulate the tank and get it ready for coral and fish and establish the levels.
oh, and the rock is live too (meaning plant forms are alive in it).:D
Tink
26-11-2008, 08:28 PM
Love it! More pics, please! How many gallons is it?

200 i believe, our freshwater is bigger at 300:shock: :-D
my OH has been establishing tanks like this for about twenty years..slow and steady wins the race;)
Tink
26-11-2008, 08:30 PM
Could you ever have a Weedy Seadragon living in a saltwater tank? I think they are fascinating!

if it is saltwater i don't see why not. the thing to remember apparently from listening to him educate me, is what creatures are hardy and get along with the others (as not eat each other , you can provide the correct food, and will not throw your levels off). so he is being careful what he adds as some things can poison your tank and kill everything.
angieh
26-11-2008, 08:45 PM
I've been reading up on it Tink as it's something OH and I have always sort of wondered whether we'd like to have. I think the corals etc. would be so lovely to look at.

I know that you can buy seahorses for saltwater tanks in UK, but weedy seadragons live in the warm seas off Australia and I'm not sure if they like the water somewhat warmer. Probably a CITES ban on importing/buying them anyway. The seahorses are OK as they are bred over here.

Look forward to hearing about how your tank progresses. Nice to hear that your OH is experienced with setting up the tanks.