Lobster Tank Build!

AydenLincoln · Sep 7, 2022

Ready for sand, rock, and water tomorrow! And no it won’t be staying on that stand I just put it there temporarily. I have to get a little table tomorrow! And then a reef lobster pretty soon! You know the best part is no weeks long cycle for me. I will be taking the media from my display and putting it in the lobster tank and adding some pods to the tank too.

tinyfellows · Sep 8, 2022

Look forward to watching this build what kind of equipment are you going to run?

N1tew0lf1212 · Sep 8, 2022

Looks awesome cant wait to see what you do with it

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

Are you going to rescue a lobster from the market?

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

TangerineSpeedo said:
Are you going to rescue a lobster from the market?

Umm no it wouldn’t fit lol. I’m going to get a purple reef lobster. They don’t get very big and are super beautiful. I edited it haha.

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

That purple reef lobster I think needs real live rock from the ocean.... Are you going to be ok with that? Are you going to get Gulf rock?

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

TangerineSpeedo said:
That purple reef lobster I think needs real live rock from the ocean.... Are you going to be ok with that? Are you going to get Gulf rock?

You probably won’t ever convince me to get real live rock. Sorry…not sorry. I like my purple rock fish store rock lol and I’m not spending hundreds on rock.

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

You don't have to spend hundreds... just drive an hour to the ocean...

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

AydenLincoln said:
You probably won’t ever convince me to get real live rock. Sorry…not sorry. I like my purple rock fish store rock lol and I’m not spending hundreds on rock.

You know I am on a mission right...

livinlifeinBKK · Sep 8, 2022

TangerineSpeedo said:
You know I am on a mission right...

I don't think it's about the money haha... pretty sure she just has her mind made up

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
I don't think it's about the money haha... pretty sure she just has her mind made up

TRUE!

livinlifeinBKK · Sep 8, 2022

I can understand having your mind made up about things like that even though I'm actually the complete opposite...I'd never start a tank without live rock haha...any reason in particular you're so opposed?

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
I can understand having your mind made up about things like that even though I'm actually the complete opposite...I'd never start a tank without live rock haha...any reason in particular you're so opposed?

Hitchhikers because it’s the good, the bad, and the ugly and you never know what you are going to get…plus you can have a thriving ecosystem without live ocean rock.

livinlifeinBKK · Sep 8, 2022

AydenLincoln said:
Hitchhikers because it’s the good, the bad, and the ugly and you never know what you are going to get…plus you can have a thriving ecosystem without live ocean rock.

I'm really not trying to change your mind because like I said before I know you've already made your mind up but what hitchhikers are you specifically concerned about in a 5 gallon reef lobster only tank? And I'm not going to argue that there are plenty of successful tanks that started without live ocean rock, but you can't really argue with the biodiversity that's just not possible to recreate artificially which you get on live ocean rock...again, not trying to change your mind, just understand your reasoning

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

AydenLincoln said:
Hitchhikers because it’s the good, the bad, and the ugly and you never know what you are going to get…plus you can have a thriving ecosystem without live ocean rock.

Can you?.... Truly? LOL...

TangerineSpeedo · Sep 8, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
I can understand having your mind made up about things like that even though I'm actually the complete opposite...I'd never start a tank without live rock haha...any reason in particular you're so opposed?

I just want her to see the "magic" that happens... This would be the perfect tank for that..
Wait, is it ok have a side conversation about @AydenLincoln in her own post..? LOL
I mean, the feeling you get when one day something marvelous just shows up, Like a baby BatStar for instance... nothing can replace that...

livinlifeinBKK · Sep 8, 2022

TangerineSpeedo said:
I just want her to see the "magic" that happens... This would be the perfect tank for that..
Wait, is it ok have a side conversation about @AydenLincoln in her own post..? LOL
I mean, the feeling you get when one day something marvelous just shows up, Like a baby BatStar for instance... nothing can replace that...

Or when feather duster s tart sprouting up out of nowhere...

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

TangerineSpeedo said:
Can you?.... Truly? LOL...

Yes because we are creating artificial ecosystems not the ocean but obviously using live rock from the ocean is more natural.

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
Or when feather duster s tart sprouting up out of nowhere...

And you have a garden of feather dusters no thank you lol. To each their own.

AydenLincoln · Sep 8, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
I'm really not trying to change your mind because like I said before I know you've already made your mind up but what hitchhikers are you specifically concerned about in a 5 gallon reef lobster only tank? And I'm not going to argue that there are plenty of successful tanks that started without live ocean rock, but you can't really argue with the biodiversity that's just not possible to recreate artificially which you get on live ocean rock...again, not trying to change your mind, just understand your reasoning

No I understand that. Worms, mantis shrimp, all the algae it comes with etc. I know the lobster would probably eat the worms though lol.