interesting discovery

[KorD]

I was not sure where to post this, but this seems to be the most fitting topic selection.

I was breaking down a nano tank from my sons room.. Everything was removed a little over a month ago (Ok I get it... I'm slacking)

The only stuff left in the tank was 1/2 tank of water, one shelf rock, and also the substrate... Low and behold to my surprise there were a rapid growth of small feather duster worms and also amphipods still surviving in the tank. The water flow has been off since I removed the tank mates and put them in my DT, there was not a heater running, and no lights on the tank...

The readings on the tank (had to test it for the fun of it)
pH: 7.5
Temp: 60 degrees F
Specific Gravity: 1.050
Nitrites: .25ppm
Nitrates: 5ppm


I would not have thought anything would still be living in that condition, more or less I am acclimating some of the pods to add to my DT, and the shelf rock is going to be added to my sump...

 

[saltyhog]

Wonder why the temp was so low? I would have thought it would have been around room temp. It's amazing how tough some of our critters actually are.

 

[JimWelsh]

I've kept certain species of copepod alive in 1000 mL Erlenmeyer flasks with no food, no air, no nothin' for literally months at a time. +1 what salty dog said about "how tough...."

 

[KorD]

That room as a wicked bad draft, and with it only being a high of 30 degrees F here in WI... It was kept by the window.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Maybe this is a new trend: the no care aquarium.

 

[KorD]

Maybe this is a new trend: the no care aquarium.

I really wish I would have left a few other things int there... would have been an interesting scientific experiment, but alas I loved the items in that tank and didn't want harm to come to them....

 

[brandon429]

This is how the recent trend of biotope aquariums got such a following, most of those are perfectly stilled aquariums. Pj reefs is a nice little business selling kits for these kinds of tanks