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NZ waters similar to California Hi....the undersea world down here is very similar to your waters up there....sea temps / salinity / ph / pretty...
Jewel anemones Hi Danny.....they look like zoas but they're corallimorphs...same family as corals but with soft rather than hard...
maintaining the temperate tank Hi....The tank is really easy to maintain....having kept tropical marines for many years I find this tank much...
coldtank biotope Hi....The tank is really a jewel anemone reef, I have added quite a few harmless inverts, but only a couple of fish...a grey goby...
Collecting coldwater stuff Hi...collecting is the best part!...I kept tropical marines for many years, and loved the hobby, it's just great to go...
300 Gallon Temperate reef! 300 gallons of real ocean water collected locally. BIOTOPE...Thousands of jewel anemones/corallimorphs,living on...
Thanks for that...I hoped it would create a bit of interest in a slightly different side of our marine hobby,,,cheers.
More Jewel Anemone shots. A few more colour variations of the "jewels"
I use three Eheim canister filters plus an Eheim wet/dry....do a great job with no overflow worries when I'm away...keep the tank crystal clear...I...
HI, I kept tropical marine tanks for years and never realised I had such fabulous marine stuff on my doorstep! I snorkel around the coast down here...
Some more jewel anemone shots Here's a few more shots, plus a white sea-urchin.
The tank is filled with jewel anemones....the same as off the California coast...called corallimorphs...same family as corals but with a soft body...
Hi...I keep it at around 14-15 celsius using a 1 HP chiller...cheers.
I'm new to this site and hope that my temperate 300 gallon marine tank will be of interest to all . I'm lucky to be able to collect my own specimens...
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