Maine lobster tank
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Topic: Maine lobster tank
Posted By: tsuna
Subject: Maine lobster tank
Date Posted: February 06 2008 at 8:28pm
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Hi, I am setting up aquarium for lobster. I am planning on keeping temperature between 40-60 degrees. I need to know best temperature. Anyone have experience on this matter or any advice on lobster? Aquarium has water and is cycling. Just need to know specifics on care. I can provide pictures. Thank you. ------------- Kazunori |
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Posted By: john hill
Date Posted: February 06 2008 at 10:25pm
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we want pic and i will bring the beer just say when ------------- out with the large and in with the nano |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 06 2008 at 10:45pm
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I maybe buy lobster tomorrow. I have heard that the aquariums at the market are kept very cold so the lobster are not active. I need to find temperature of ocean in Maine.
john, there will be bbq at my house if lobster doesn't work out.
Thank you ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: February 06 2008 at 10:46pm
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Welcome tsuna! Mike -------------  |
Posted By: dew2loud1
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:04am
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I have a commercial marineland lobster tank as my frag tank back in ohio, 48"x24"x17", no center brace perfect dimensions, double wall insulated glass One problem is that if you don't have double wall insulated glass you will have so much condensation on your glass that you won't really be able to see in at 40-60 degrees, you'll constantly be wiping off the glass as it pulls that water from the air, Everything I saw is 30-55 degrees winter to summer gradient |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:26am
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The aquarium is not insulated, but is in unheated solarium. Temperature of room is very cold during winter. Water was below 0 deg C before I add heater. I have been keeping it at 50 degrees with no condensation. ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:28am
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I also have squigee ^_^
Thank you for your reply Dew. I wish I had real lobster tank. ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 7:33am
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Wait, wait, wait.
Huh? The tank was BELOW 0 deg C? And now it is at 50 deg C????
No way. Gotta be an error there.
Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: MrNewbie
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 11:33am
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Oh come on Adam no error there he is just halfway to cookin' that baby. I'll bring the butter
------------- Just a couple of glass boxes full of slimey things |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:29pm
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My digital thermometer is in degrees F. I am too used to Celcius. Very sorry. ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:31pm
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The water was 31 degree F and now 48 degree F ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: dustponds10
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:41pm
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Got you . Where are you from? Just wondering. ------------- 120 ASM G-3 T-5 lighting 130 frag system T-5 lighting asm G-1x |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 3:59pm
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Live in Utah but from Hiroshima, Japan ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 5:38pm
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welcome, where are you located now? ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: Jhamb
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 5:40pm
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Have any pics to post of your tank?
------------- Jeremy 40B INW USAF |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 7:38pm
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I take picture when lobster is in tank. I live in Salt Lake City.
I add live sand and rock today. I also add sea weed. ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 9:40pm
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yumm lobster. If you are planning on eating these you will probably not need the sand and rock and seaweed. Just the water. You will also want to rubberband the claws so they dont hurt each other. No food. Apparently their GI tracks should be empty ;) ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: tsuna
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 9:46pm
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I'm buying just one lobster and taking rubber bands off. I'll keep it as long as I can provide correct temperature. I also will try and find live crabs, clams and shrimp at Asia market for other cold water aquarium i have. In Hiroshima, live sea animals are very easy to find. Ocean there is cold. ------------- Kazunori |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 10:37pm
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yea not here! lol. Good luck sounds neat ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 11:06am
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I think you'll be fine. Most lobster eat a suprising amount of food. That in turn makes for a lot of filtration. And water changes can be quite tough, because you'd have to cool the incoming water.
What I've done, and recommend, is mixing up 5 gals of water and then putting it in your refrigerator. Cool it below what you want, then pull it out. Let it start to warm up, and then use that for your water changes.
That is a lot of work... which drives people to just go with bigger skimmers. But a lobster tank is definitely doable.
Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: EagleEyez5
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 2:19pm
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I would like to see this.......and as the summer months get closer, I would be glad to 'house' your lobster in the 5 quart 'tank' that I would be more than willing to setup in my kitchen......perferably close to the stove......but instead of ocean salt, I would be adding Ionized, and lemon and garlic and....man is it lunch time already? ------------- http://www.highendcorals.com/"> 
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