Nighttime tank surveillance?

[NanJ]

How do you figure out if a fish or invertebrate is picking on the corals? We are retired so observe the tank off and on all day. My husband is a night owl and will check on the tank after the lights go out but doesn't sit and observe with a flash light for long periods - more of just a look around.

Any ideas how to see what is going on after the lights go out? A goni has lost several polyps along the edge of the skeleton. Our Acans have closed up very tightly and remained that way for going on two months. We'd like to determine if the issue is a critter bothering the corals but don't know a way to observe for long periods of time.

I would think there isn't enough movement in the tank for a game camera. (But then I don't know much about game cameras.) Anyone have any ideas that worked for them?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Camera is probably your best bet but if your checking on the tank at night I would use a red flashlight for sure

 

[K7BMG]

As stated previously a red flashlight is better to see shuch things.
If a white light is used most critters will scurry away and never be seen.

Even a regular flashlight covered with red tissue paper will work.
No need to go buy anything specific.

 

[HewFoE]

How do you figure out if a fish or invertebrate is picking on the corals? We are retired so observe the tank off and on all day. My husband is a night owl and will check on the tank after the lights go out but doesn't sit and observe with a flash light for long periods - more of just a look around.

Any ideas how to see what is going on after the lights go out? A goni has lost several polyps along the edge of the skeleton. Our Acans have closed up very tightly and remained that way for going on two months. We'd like to determine if the issue is a critter bothering the corals but don't know a way to observe for long periods of time.

I would think there isn't enough movement in the tank for a game camera. (But then I don't know much about game cameras.) Anyone have any ideas that worked for them?

Since I have an Arlo camera system for my entire house, I picked up a indoor Arlo camera and it works great. The infrared built into the camera is more than enough to see what is going on inside the tank.

 

[NanJ]

Since I have an Arlo camera system for my entire house, I picked up a indoor Arlo camera and it works great. The infrared built into the camera is more than enough to see what is going on inside the tank.

Thanks for the info! Will have to check into Arlo.

 

[HewFoE]

Thanks for the info! Will have to check into Arlo.

It's not a night shot since I'm not home to turn off the lights, but here is a shot of it looking at my 29g QT tank right now. It's sitting about 12 inches from the glass.

 

[SantaMonica]

Never thought of it as surveilance

 

[K7BMG]

Never thought of it as surveilance

When you sneak around looking for the unknown in the middle of the night? Yea its surveillance muahahahaha.