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My little reef tank

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This is a 12 gallon reef tank with an EcoSystem refugium for filtration. Also 96 watts of power compact lights.

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does it have some sort of cooler attachment? I always thought the clams needed cold water. Neat little tank.
 
Nice tank.

Wes,
Derasa's need tropical temps. Too cold and it will kill them.
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That is just awesome. How difficult was it to set up? I've sometimes considered a saltwater tank, but they seem very complex and expensive, especially since I really only want a pet stomatopod ('mantis shrimp') and maybe a horseshoe crab.
 
Mokele said:
That is just awesome. How difficult was it to set up? I've sometimes considered a saltwater tank, but they seem very complex and expensive, especially since I really only want a pet stomatopod ('mantis shrimp') and maybe a horseshoe crab.
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You WANT a thumbsplitter? :confused:

Good luck. Make sure you use an acrylic tank if you ever get one. They can smash the glass. You can also forget about any small fish. The mantis will eat them.

It wouldn't be too expensive to set up a tank for a mantis but you don't want to go full blown reef. You may want to go with a LR tank instead.
 
You WANT a thumbsplitter?
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Well, I study biomechanics, so their impressive forelimbs are quite appealing to me. Plus, their vision is quite neat; dodecachromatic vision (12 visual pigments compared to our 3), trinocular vision in each eye, and they can alter the spectral sensitivity of their eyes in response to the light available at a given depth.

Looks like this guy has already been where you are looking to go.
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Excellent, thanks for the link!

Henry
 
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