Jar Tank

Eagle_Steve · Aug 21, 2019

I just read through this, and I wonder if it was my Aiptasia jar you saw. If so, awesome. If not, still awesome as I thought I would be the only one that supported the "Aiptasia Lives Matter" movement.

MombasaLionfish · Aug 21, 2019

Eagle_Steve said:
I just read through this, and I wonder if it was my Aiptasia jar you saw. If so, awesome. If not, still awesome as I thought I would be the only one that supported the "Aiptasia Lives Matter" movement.

Yes yours was the one fed with reef roids right. I think I have a picture of your on page three.

Eagle_Steve · Aug 21, 2019

MombasaLionfish said:
Yes yours was the one fed with reef roids right. I think I have a picture of your on page three.

Crap. I missed that. lol. That is my jar lol. I am thinking of getting a non-tempered one, drilling it and trying to make a small canister filter from something. Every day water changes are not much, but still take time lol.

Blasto Pala · Aug 23, 2019

Love the idea ... and the name

MombasaLionfish · Aug 23, 2019

Blasto Pala said:
Love the idea ... and the name

Thanks.

Blasto Pala · Aug 23, 2019

MombasaLionfish said:
Thanks.

Let me try sharing this thread

MombasaLionfish · Aug 23, 2019

Blasto Pala said:
Let me try sharing this thread

Ok.

jguerin88 · Aug 26, 2019

That's cool

Blasto Pala · Aug 27, 2019

MombasaLionfish said:
I wanted to try something new and easy and I saw someone keeping an aptaisa in a jar. So I started one got an aptaisa a few pieces of live rock and sand and some chaeto with pods in a jar.
So far the inhabitants are

aiptasia

amphipods

isopods

flatworms

tisbe pods

I am wondering what else I could put in there.
In theory all I should have to add to the system is a pellet or two a day light and a little bubbler.
Pictures are coming soon

Following as well. This the second aiptasia jar I am seeing in about a week. If Aiptasia is easy to find locally please advise me on where to look you may have a third jar to look at from Kenya.

MombasaLionfish · Aug 27, 2019

jguerin88 said:
That's cool

Thanks.

Blasto Pala said:
Following as well. This the second aiptasia jar I am seeing in about a week. If Aiptasia is easy to find locally please advise me on where to look you may have a third jar to look at from Kenya.

Aiptasias are very common and are usually hitchhiker pest. They will easily overtake your aquarium. That is why I put them in a jar.

Blasto Pala · Aug 28, 2019

MombasaLionfish said:
Thanks.

Aiptasias are very common and are usually hitchhiker pest. They will easily overtake your aquarium. That is why I put them in a jar.

May be travelling back to the village and will keep an eye out for aiptasia

MombasaLionfish · Sep 23, 2019

Great news the asterina starfish split last week and I have pictures of both halves.

Also a fun side note we grew water melon for the first time this year and we have a big one.

Blasto Pala · Sep 24, 2019

Wow... That's great news. Still peeking at the water in the river asking is that aiptasia. On brighter note I am thinking of experimenting in a large dark tank with catfish

Blasto Pala · Sep 24, 2019

Saw a live catch today. Maybe half a bucketful. I'll keep working on that catfish. Should share the pictures soon

MombasaLionfish · Nov 2, 2019

Unfortunately the tank got covered in film algae and all the snails died in there so I put the rocks and sand in a new jar. No sings of living creatures yet.