Aquaculturing prospects?

[Anonymous]

If you had a 7 tier breeding system using 20L tanks and plenty of light what would you try to aquaculture?

 

[Anonymous]

Palauan lake jellyfish.

 

[Anonymous]

Alright somewhat more reasonable. Although that would be pretty cool. I'm thinking clowns(gold stripe maroons, perc's), seahorses, or some type of pseudochromis(sunrise, magenta). Maybe even some coral propagation, but that's a little more tricky. Any advice?

 

[Anonymous]

Heh, I probably should have mentioned I work with jelly aquaculture at the lab.

"Maybe even some coral propagation, but that's a little more tricky. "

Could have fooled me.

Plenty of Light? Get some good turnover and flow, behemoth skimming, live rock, and a good reactor and you're set. You can DIY the skimmer and reactor from PVC pretty easily and for not much cash.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll have a nice(free) submersible pump(little giant pond pump) so turnover is no problem. Lights aren't much, but they were cheap 6 double bulb (4' 2x40watt flourescents) all weather fixtures with hoods at Home Depot for 20 clams a piece. I'll have roughly 11 tanks over a 20' long wall space in the basement. Basically 10 20L with overflows falling into each other, with a undrilled 20L as a sump. Although I am thinking of making the sump a 40. I am lacking a skimmer, but they are not hard to get and find. I don't know if I would trust my own craftmanship on a skimmer.

Comments? Improvements? some tips?

 

[Anonymous]

"I am lacking a skimmer, but they are not hard to get and find. I don't know if I would trust my own craftmanship on a skimmer. "

PVC is like working with kids construction toys, with some "fragrant" glue/primer involved. This skimmer is made entirely out of commonly available (Home Despot) parts: http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/showt ... adid=16504

 

[Anonymous]

Much thanks