Harvesting rock / livestock from the ocean...

[Jesse Sunday]

So hypothetically, if someone were to go on vacation to an oceanfront location... (East coast of Florida) And while on vacation, find something really interesting... (Coral, Anemone, Rocks, etc.) ...and they happened to have brought a 5-gallon containment unit.

Would you need a powerhead, bubbler, or anything to keep the "finds" happy for a day or so until they could be transported to a new home?

 

[Cell]

Sounds like you may have zero experience. I would not recommend this if so. Yes, you need to oxygenate the water somehow at a minimum. May also need heat.

 

[t5Nitro]

Kind of a silly question. Whatever lives in a bucket needs what you'd provide at home.

 

[Ashish Patel]

I love it, don't incriminate yourself

 

[Bucs20fan]

If you were to do this, hypothetically, you would need a bubbler and a heater. but most of these organisms require light to live so you will be on a clock of 48 hours or so before die off starts to occur.

But be aware, dont do this at a crowded beach or bay or something.

Anemones and almost anything soft can be legally harvested in florida with a sw fishing license and the 10 dollar permit that is purchased separately. Just FYI.

 

[4FordFamily]

Hypothetically (I assume you know in many cases this is not legal) - but hypothetically - you'd be fine for a couple of days with minimal water movement for oxygen (a bubbler at minimum). With any coral or sizable inverts - you'd need heat as well, perhaps light.

 

[Dan_P]

So hypothetically, if someone were to go on vacation to an oceanfront location... (East coast of Florida) And while on vacation, find something really interesting... (Coral, Anemone, Rocks, etc.) ...and they happened to have brought a 5-gallon containment unit.

Would you need a powerhead, bubbler, or anything to keep the "finds" happy for a day or so until they could be transported to a new home?

I would check the local laws on collecting, whether it is allowed or a license is needed