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by **Matt_** » January 5th, 2009, 10:25 pm

I haven't had a tank at home in well over 2 years, but I'm setting one up. My last home tank was 2 gallons, and this one will be even smaller. The GF has alloted a small space on her desk area for relaxation and entertainment, so I thought my skills could come in handy...

by **Matt_** » January 6th, 2009, 12:08 am

And a pair of these will be the main inhabitants...

http://gobiestogrizzlies.blogspot.com/2 ... athia.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnUgqhRux2E

by **The Escaped Ape** » January 6th, 2009, 6:05 am

Ah, I remember you mentioning those a while back. I'm guessing you won't have difficulties finding food for them, given your job...

by **Matt_** » January 7th, 2009, 3:09 pm

The Escaped Ape wrote:Ah, I remember you mentioning those a while back. I'm guessing you won't have difficulties finding food for them, given your job...

Shouldn't be a problem. We do have a system with a boatload of Asterinas, and these guys won't need much. They are probably about the size of a large Asterina star from tip to tip.

Anyhow, they just arrived, so I'm busy watching them right now. Yee-ha!

by **The Escaped Ape** » January 7th, 2009, 6:50 pm

Looking forward to some picts *pants like an eager but annoyingly ever-present pooch*

by **Matt_** » January 8th, 2009, 9:11 pm

The Escaped Ape wrote:Looking forward to some picts *pants like an eager but annoyingly ever-present pooch*

Photo credit Charles Delbeek

by **Matt_** » January 8th, 2009, 9:13 pm

The thing that looks like a white bristleworm is the arm of a micro brittle star. They consume the whole thing.

by **The Escaped Ape** » January 9th, 2009, 4:37 am

Yeah, I thought that tidbit was interesting in the article you linked to previously - that they consume brittle stars, which look to be too fast moving for Harlequin Shrimps.

BTW, I meant pictures of your pair.

by **Matt_** » January 13th, 2009, 11:36 pm

Woohoo! Tank, heater, tiny Azoo powerhead arrived today. I'm not happy with the PC light I ordered, so I'm going with a set of LEDs instead. Testing for temperature...

by **Dopp** » January 15th, 2009, 1:07 am

Thats a really cool shrimp, i like the markings on it, congratz on gettin one they seem really rare

by **Matt_** » January 21st, 2009, 3:34 pm

Got the Kydex cut last night. You'd think making a simple rectangle with a hole in it would only take a few minutes, but it took me around 3 hours...

by **Matt_** » January 24th, 2009, 2:30 pm

Running the wires (and likely an airline) through the back of the tank...I hate ugly floppy wires all over so I drilled holes through the top and bottom frame and ran them through a cord organizer.

by **The Escaped Ape** » January 24th, 2009, 4:42 pm

Looking very neat Matt, but then, I'd expect that from you. :wink:

by **Matt_** » January 24th, 2009, 7:19 pm

Wait until you see the DIY LED fixture I'll be putting together.

3x 3W Cree Q4 White LEDs
3x 3W Cree XR-E Royal Blue LEDs
2x 1000mA Buckpuck
1x 12v, 3A Power Supply
1x 5" x 5" x 1.5" instrument case
1x 40 x 40 x 10mm SilenX fan
1x 112 x 88 x 15mm Aluminum Heatsink

by **SciGuy2** » January 25th, 2009, 4:54 pm

Looking nice, Matt!

by **Matt_** » January 28th, 2009, 12:31 am

The startings of the light fixture...

by **The Escaped Ape** » January 28th, 2009, 4:48 am

When does the bamboo go in Matt?

by **Matt_** » January 28th, 2009, 4:29 pm

Quiet, you. </smack>

by **Ben** » January 28th, 2009, 6:24 pm

Neat tank, you very DIY handy

by **Matt_** » February 11th, 2009, 2:00 am

So much for the gooseneck light fixture. I'm going to build something that rests on the top instead.

Here's the glass cover I made the last two days. It's a square of window glass with a corner chopped off, and rigid airline tubing siliconed on to create a lip inside . This prevents water that condenses on the lid from running out to the edge of the tank and forming salt creep.

I then siliconed the glass to the wooden frame to make it one piece. All work was done with Dow Corning #795 black silicone.

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