alanmin4304 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I had them in a shed in Christchurch. Winter would probably be OK, but the nor-westers are the killer in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Ohok thanks alan. What did you put in yours? And what beach did ya go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I had 25 varieties of marine fish plus a few different anemones as well as some baby flounder found while catching tubifex worms. The commercial fish have a minimum size but many others don't. We got ours from mainly rock pools in Kaikoura because they are more used to being warmed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 We use 30L barrels we got from a paint shop. They were used to transport paint powder from Italy apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 How did you get the water in them Caryl? Just bucket the water in and go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Yeah, just a bucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 awesome. I dont think im going to be able to bring home over 200L of saltwater though lol. next smallest tank i got is 150L. and then i think a 30L. agh. Would i be better off with Sand (from sumner) or Shingle (birdlings flat0) ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 What is in the rock pools you will be collecting from? Use similar. I gathered rocks from around the rock pools - especially if they had anemones and chitons stuck to them, and sand as that is what was in the pools (I went down the Kaikoura Coast) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 K i'm going up to kaikoura in easter to my bach i hope so ill take a look around at all the rock pools One more question. Do the tanks smell? I was thinking bout puting the tank in my lounge since its the coolest room in the house with a Air con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 no! doesn't smell. only smell is all the mussels you will have to thaw from freezer to feed starfish and anemone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 lol mmm old mussels i guess its time so start researching what little critters i want and got to find a good filter or skimmer. anyone suggest a good (cheapish:P) brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hmm I never fed mine anything very often. The shrimps would reproduce and the young get eaten. I made sure I had varying sized shells for the hermit crab to move into as well as he grew. We gathered our critters at the rocky outcrop by Half Moon Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Where did ya get your shrimps from? and how? Ive seen them in rockpools at seal colony in kaikoura but they were too fast for me lol. I'm most likely to start off with things from rockpools around Taylors mistake, Some bays in lytleton and akaroa and wherever else i can find good pools. Then once i get time to go to kaikoura i know exactly where im gonna go But yeah, how bout them shrimps caryl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 As I said, they were all in the rock pools by Half Moon Bay. We had shrimps, anemones, sea cucumbers, chitons, starfish, brittlestars, rockfish, triplefins, and anything else that moved in the rock pools. Never had a skimmer on it. You need patience to catch the shrimps, plus one big net and one little net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 South Bay is Kaikoura and Half Moon Bay is Stuart Island is it not? I got mine from South Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Went to organism today and talked to the guy there, he use to have a coldwater marine too. Ive got it all pretty much sorted out now, just gotta choose wich tank i wanna use. Gonna start out with a Filter then maybe upgrade to a skimmer. saw some cheap ones today. Does anyone know if a paddle crab or tuatua will dig into shingle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 And should i have a light on it for half a day (but include alot of shaded areas) ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I am talking about a small outcrop of rocks, a popular rest stop, just north of Waipapa. Nowhere near South Bay in Kaikoura or the Half Moon Bay on Stewart Island. Check if tuatua are restricted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Pretty sure tuatua arent restricted. Well we get them for bait when we go fishing and just a limit on them but its heaps. What do you think about putting a light on the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Even permitted critters often have a minimum legal size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Tuatua has a daily limit of 150 per person. And no minimum size just like cockles kina and mussels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfZion Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Heya, I have been plying around with native tanks for the last 6 months or so. Not to many casualites Heres a few pics of how its existing at the moment: Probbly the biggest issues I have is I don't have a proper lamp, Im just using a fluorescent one, instead of a proper daylight lamp. Its enough to keep some algae growing, and the plnts alive, BUT not enough to get a real culture of pink algae growing at this stage. I can hand feed the triple fins and rock cod (some are up around 3 inches long now and will nibble my hands when I readjust the anomoes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Thats really kool lionofzion, What equipment are u running in ur tank? Eg, filter or skimmer, and do you have a chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfZion Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 My set up is as follows: tank 100 litres floro light weipro hangon skimmer jebo filter pump powerhead I had a few extra attachments but I found that they didnt seem to improve the tank to much, increased the amount of cleaning I have to do, and killed all my brine shrimp .. before the fish do I have imported coral sand in the tank, but I'm going to remove that and go for native sand. I have discovered that the critters will only sit on native stuff, plus awesome stuff keeps hatching out of the native sand (I think I'm about 10% native at the oment). One funny aspect I have noticed is that the fish are terrorterial and have there own rocks, cracks and corners they protect. The coral I'm keeping in the tank, but at this point I have pulled some out and put native rocks with lgae on them to try and spawn the algae on the rocks. At this point I have a brown fluff and some green. The brown is apparently poisonous, but not to star fish and snails who are loving it. Weed is probably one of the most important bits I have noticed. For a start the fish sleep in it, and are suddenly more relaxed in the tank. And boy do things come out of the weed, current I have fan worms, anonmoes, shrimp, heaps of things I can't even recognose. The last thing I have picked up so far is the current. Its a mongrel to get right, currently in my tank I haveit real string at the top and its quite low towards the bottom. If you get a wandering anonomoe you'll be in for a fun time getting it stay still. I'm always rescuing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 the best sand u can get is from Whitesands up north. its pure white looks amazing. i currently have triplefins, baby sweep and maomao school, baby goatfish afew glass shrimp, hermet crabs ect. have never had a skimmer and never had any probs.. native tanks are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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