Thank you for the info!
I thought about adding some to my seahorse tank, but i don't think I keep the tank cold enough, and they might be hard to find also for sale.
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Surprisingly most frag tanks that are being made these days are usually made with 1/2" or thicker acrylic so that they can be rimless. That's thick enough to do a coldwater system in most modern homes. The tanks can be found for a pretty decent price on ebay even, and would make a spectacular top down viewed coldwater tidepool tank![]()
Full disclosure, I'm StuOne of the guys who collects for/owns/operates the coldwater livestock site linked above
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Oh yeah, and the species shown in the originally post are called commonly called Strawberry Anemones (Corynactis californicus)
There are some really cool corynactis species found all around the globe in temperate waters, like the ones found in Portugal called Jewel Anemones (Corynactis viridis)
LikewiseNice to meet you Stu, and thanks for the advice.
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Very glad to have you on the site Stu! Glad to have someone with personal experience. From my reading 1" is a good starting point considering the tank is one of the cheaper parts to most reef builds.
Not to jump off topic, what would you realistically suggest I could add to my seahorse tank? I have H. Erectus species.
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This is far too tempting to google. My wife would burry me in the next tank I try and setup to house them![]()
Not to jump off topic, what would you realistically suggest I could add to my seahorse tank? I have H. Erectus species.
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I've personally done several nano tanks (7.2 gallons) kept at 57F using 1/2" acrylic and they will work fine in most scenarios, however, twice the thickness of acrylic results in twice the thermal barrier for better insulation. My house temp ranges from 62F at night in the winter to about 90F in the summer if the A/C cant keep up with the outside temps. Through out the years that I've kept those tanks running I only once had condensation build up and that was during a summer storm when the humidity was almost as high as the outside temperature here.
For costs on those nano systems, the running cost per month on the entire system was under $6 in electricity. I think the entire setup can be had for under $500. That's tank, stand, light, chiller, and pumps. Larger tank means larger chiller, which ups the price of both, but if you are savvy with your deals and shop around you can do it for as cheap or cheaper than a standard reef tank. Especially considering you don't need any high output lights unless you really want them.
Overall my recommendation for tank thickness has always been to go as thick as you can afford to, you wont regret it. But, 1/2" is as thin as I would ever go![]()