Keen to see what you build next. Stingray for sure! I want to build an estuary style swimming pool, and have thought about how, over the years. I've just spent nine days in a kayak at Wonboyn, and now I'm researching and found your cool video. A wave action biofilter is one of my thoughts. It can be done with a natural swimming pool with fresh water, so it can work with salt too, I reckon. I build fresh water natural pools and have long fancied the idea of copying what I've seen in many of our nsw south coast and Vic's east Gippsland estuaries.
I’ve caught moorish idols in Mallacoota, Victoria, clown trigger in Tathra, and a conspicuous angelfish in Narooma. The far south coast is actually better to collect than the north coast as the East Australian current swings in and slows down as it weakens and deposits the remaining larval fishes. For flow from one end, switching to another, PantaRhei have a pump which can do the switching for you to mimic tides, it’s called the hydro tube.
Cool I’ll check out the pantarhei pumps online. I could also use two return pumps, wifi controllable, and discharging at opposite ends through manifolds. Then as one has pumped for 6 hours it turns off and the other then starts
Good episode. Curious on your decision regarding the big fish at the end. Also looking forward to the next display setup. You are definitely a busy man but the content you provide is fun to watch. Also learn something from time to time. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your support. I think I’ll make the final decision on the trevalley, once I’ve finished building the new tank. Give myself a bit of a visual to work with
Hi Adam. You have a lot of height in that hanger, so I am thinking that you could build a mezzanine so you could have a Sump above the Aquarium and have lights fitted to the underside. If you do it like that, you would not need to bend down into awkward and uncomfortable positions for maintaining the sump. It is just a thought. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Hey ultimate! Thanks for supporting my little old channel! Very much appreciated. An overhead sump is a cool idea. Actually I could think about how to make it work for a reservoir in a tidal system
Now, that's a project I could get my teeth into. As for the Jack. Would it be kind to give him a run of the ocean? 😮 I don't know. I think he'd be caught in no time and end up on a bbq. 😢 Glad to see the overgrown budgie putting in an appearance!!! Lol 😁
Yeah, trust me , the thought has crossed my mind. Hobbyists are not meant to put back, anything from their tanks into the ocean. It’s a bio security thing. But every single thing in the tank has come from the local ocean, so I don’t feel any risk exists. Not sure yet, he’s a dude!
Great video mate! I look forward to the billabong, the seaway one should be pretty easy just a pile of rocks with a sandy bottom, I did try a new sand that might be good for that one that Bunnings sells, It's called synthetic turf sand, it works really well and looks good, go get a bag and check it out, you don't even need to clean it it's already clean.
@@australianaquarist It's got to be authentic, you could put in a 100 lines, that's about all I saw when I dived it rocks and lines, but there was a nice selection of fish, there are grass beds around the corner though.
That’s so exciting Adam. I can’t wait to see both of them. Are you going to stock anything else with Samson? You might answer this before the end of the video. Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏽
@ awesome you could even put a few archer fish in there too. He is a gorgeous fish. I would love to have the room to build the tidal pond. So excited to see what you do.
Very interested to hear how you do the tidal water flow! I imagine a gyre setup of some sort would work best but that takes a very specific tank design to start with.
With app controllable pumps, where you can program the start and stop times, as well as ramp the speed of the pump, it will be pretty easy. I can either do it with two return pumps, one for the left, one for the right, each plumbed to a manifold of nozzles at each end. Or a couple of gyre wave makers , at each end.
In relation to the tidal water level change, have you considered making a sump that is your stand for the tank. Build a concrete or Bessel block box, with supports in the middle, render and fibreglass the inside. Then build your tank on top. Just a thought
Well, I hadn’t thought of that! Nice one. I had thought of sliding an oversized sump or secondary reservoir plumbed to the sump, under the tank. Might be hard to maintain though- siphoning out detritus etc But now you’ve got me thinking
I had a bit of a think about it as well last night. Maybe a similar tank like you see in some industrial estates, they have a V shaped sloping floor with a spigot at the lower end. But then thought you wouldn’t needing a sump that contains all the water in your tank, maybe up to 60% only. This would reduce the size of your reservoir and still allow space for your bio filters under the main tank. Cleaning the water before it goes into the reservoir. You could put the bio filter on casters and role it out to clean. I also thought that you’d have to increase the oxygen levels of the low tide water as your bio load will have increased for the remaining volume of water. You may want to introduce pippies and other muscles as an internal bio filter to help lower the bio waste. And maybe a bed of estuary weed to help lower the nitrate levels. I watch your channel as well as Australian Biotope and the Nano Nerdz with great interest and envy. I live in the blue mountains west of Sydney where the weather is somewhat cooler than in Coffs. Our main issue here when it comes to collecting is the amount of introduced fresh water fish that predate our our smaller natives, while empire, firetail, flathead gudgeons and pacific blue eye are still caught in the Nepean, Trout, Redfin and Karp have either eaten most of them out or altered their habitat completely. Hopefully helpful.
@HansKrause-k6r The situation with eastern Australia’s freshwater is boggling. On one hand there’s carp, tilapia and feral cichlids eating everything, and which are rightfully categorised as a threat. Then, we’ve got government bodies breeding and releasing predatory trout into cool rivers, and in Queensland Saratoga, barramundi and jacks released into impoundments. Both circumstances in the name of sport fishing and money.
@HansKrause-k6r I have been thinking similarly to you about a reservoir with a sloped or curved bottom , to settle detritus and make it easier to purge. I’m just not sure if it is worth the extra effort for a low tide drop of only about 15cm. Below that, not only woukd the aesthetic of the Breakwall tidal channel be compromised, it woukd be putting the fish into a situation they are not adapted to. It would be different if I were building a mangrove, mudflats, fiddler crab style of habitat
No , I don’t think so. I hope to get the current ripping along, but I’ll be using 15mm glass, and at 720mm in height and along with either euro bracing or the metal angle, I don’t perceive any flex in the tank
Can the Trevalley go back or not allowed to release fish there once captured & house in home…? Any local reefers with a large pond? Or third option fish n chips Friday as we do here in the U.K. 😂 sorry 😂
Not legal to release aquarium fish into the wild, however….. I believe there is zero bio security threat if the trevalley was released. Everything in the tank, including the sand and water, has been collected from my local ocean. It would be different if there was a Powder Blue swimming around in the tank, with them. Trust me when I say that I have also looked at his plump fillets and thought about chips!
Experience. My other plywood builds have the same footprint, but are 970mm high, rather than 600mm in this tank. Those tanks also use 6mm aluminium bracing, but only 3 cross braces, and no longitudinal one. I think with this one, I could remove the longitudinal brace completely, as well as all but one or at max two, cross braces. Being shorter in height, the water pressure pushing outward is so much less
There is a very small tourist aquarium here in Coffs, but to be honest I’m not 100% on the care he’d get there. I think the only other option is the big blue..
Mate I’m running out of room! I’ve been dwelling on different configurations for the tank, to try and maximise its size. It’s doing my head in, trying to squeeze another foot in
That’s probably the best looking plywood aquarium I’ve ever seen I thought it was a regular glass tank
Cheers mate. But that’s the ugly one. Check out Palau Reef!
Palalu reef is awesome 🎉🎉🎉
Keen to see what you build next. Stingray for sure!
I want to build an estuary style swimming pool, and have thought about how, over the years.
I've just spent nine days in a kayak at Wonboyn, and now I'm researching and found your cool video.
A wave action biofilter is one of my thoughts.
It can be done with a natural swimming pool with fresh water, so it can work with salt too, I reckon.
I build fresh water natural pools and have long fancied the idea of copying what I've seen in many of our nsw south coast and Vic's east Gippsland estuaries.
I love that bird, he is like a supervisor. Looking forward to seeing more updates and builds
He’s the supervisor, demolition worker, friend and a- hole , all rolled into one feathery body!
I’ve caught moorish idols in Mallacoota, Victoria, clown trigger in Tathra, and a conspicuous angelfish in Narooma. The far south coast is actually better to collect than the north coast as the East Australian current swings in and slows down as it weakens and deposits the remaining larval fishes.
For flow from one end, switching to another, PantaRhei have a pump which can do the switching for you to mimic tides, it’s called the hydro tube.
Cool
I’ll check out the pantarhei pumps online. I could also use two return pumps, wifi controllable, and discharging at opposite ends through manifolds. Then as one has pumped for 6 hours it turns off and the other then starts
Good episode. Curious on your decision regarding the big fish at the end. Also looking forward to the next display setup. You are definitely a busy man but the content you provide is fun to watch. Also learn something from time to time. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your support. I think I’ll make the final decision on the trevalley, once I’ve finished building the new tank. Give myself a bit of a visual to work with
Gotta say Adam, the Gold Coast tank sounds cool, but I'm really looking forward to the billabong!
Ahhh spoken like a freshie! It’ll be cool to see the big boy cruisin’ the lily pads!
Can’t wait for this one .. let the fun begin 🎉
Hi Adam.
You have a lot of height in that hanger, so I am thinking that you could build a mezzanine so you could have a Sump above the Aquarium and have lights fitted to the underside.
If you do it like that, you would not need to bend down into awkward and uncomfortable positions for maintaining the sump.
It is just a thought. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
P.S. Like 221 is now up to say thankyou very much for sharing.
Have a great Week, Sir. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Hey ultimate!
Thanks for supporting my little old channel! Very much appreciated. An overhead sump is a cool idea. Actually I could think about how to make it work for a reservoir in a tidal system
@@australianaquarist It is my pleasure, Sir.
I'm glad you like it.
Yes, it is possible to make it work. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Now, that's a project I could get my teeth into.
As for the Jack. Would it be kind to give him a run of the ocean? 😮
I don't know.
I think he'd be caught in no time and end up on a bbq. 😢
Glad to see the overgrown budgie putting in an appearance!!! Lol 😁
Yeah, trust me , the thought has crossed my mind. Hobbyists are not meant to put back, anything from their tanks into the ocean. It’s a bio security thing. But every single thing in the tank has come from the local ocean, so I don’t feel any risk exists.
Not sure yet, he’s a dude!
Looking forward to the weekly progress updates. 😊
Exciting times!!!
I’m looking forward to both these new builds 😊
Great video mate! I look forward to the billabong, the seaway one should be pretty easy just a pile of rocks with a sandy bottom, I did try a new sand that might be good for that one that Bunnings sells, It's called synthetic turf sand, it works really well and looks good, go get a bag and check it out, you don't even need to clean it it's already clean.
Pile of rocks… pfft! You know me better than that! Just you wait!
@@australianaquarist It's got to be authentic, you could put in a 100 lines, that's about all I saw when I dived it rocks and lines, but there was a nice selection of fish, there are grass beds around the corner though.
Im actually starting to get angry about the fact that this amazing channel do not have more followers!
Mate don’t get angry!! But you can help out by sharing some videos around! Thanks for your support though
@@australianaquarist I will :)
Wooow beatufuil peces y estanque
Donate him to a local aquarium museum?
There is a very small local aquarium that I could try, but I’m starting to think the big blue might be the answer
That’s so exciting Adam. I can’t wait to see both of them. Are you going to stock anything else with Samson?
You might answer this before the end of the video.
Looking forward to the next one 🤙🏽
Hey Steve
I’m thinking of a collecting trip up to Rockhampton, and fishing some catfish and grunters for the tank. Maybe turtles…. Not sure on that
@ awesome you could even put a few archer fish in there too. He is a gorgeous fish.
I would love to have the room to build the tidal pond.
So excited to see what you do.
Great video! Looking good, new subscriber and waiting to see the new build and updates.
Hey there! Thank you for subscribing. You are very welcome here on my little channel!
Gud day Adam. Can’t wait for the next build. Great shot of your cockatoo tail so colourful. Cheers Pete 🏴
Thanks Pete. Yeah, Reggie was kicking up a stink in his aviary, so I guessed he wanted to star in this video!
He’s important to the your channel, as well as your fish & expertise.
@petesfishroom1580 hmmm
As long as he doesn’t find out. He already thinks he’s too important!
Brilliant
Very interested to hear how you do the tidal water flow! I imagine a gyre setup of some sort would work best but that takes a very specific tank design to start with.
With app controllable pumps, where you can program the start and stop times, as well as ramp the speed of the pump, it will be pretty easy.
I can either do it with two return pumps, one for the left, one for the right, each plumbed to a manifold of nozzles at each end.
Or a couple of gyre wave makers , at each end.
In relation to the tidal water level change, have you considered making a sump that is your stand for the tank. Build a concrete or Bessel block box, with supports in the middle, render and fibreglass the inside. Then build your tank on top. Just a thought
Well, I hadn’t thought of that! Nice one. I had thought of sliding an oversized sump or secondary reservoir plumbed to the sump, under the tank. Might be hard to maintain though- siphoning out detritus etc
But now you’ve got me thinking
I had a bit of a think about it as well last night. Maybe a similar tank like you see in some industrial estates, they have a V shaped sloping floor with a spigot at the lower end. But then thought you wouldn’t needing a sump that contains all the water in your tank, maybe up to 60% only. This would reduce the size of your reservoir and still allow space for your bio filters under the main tank. Cleaning the water before it goes into the reservoir. You could put the bio filter on casters and role it out to clean.
I also thought that you’d have to increase the oxygen levels of the low tide water as your bio load will have increased for the remaining volume of water. You may want to introduce pippies and other muscles as an internal bio filter to help lower the bio waste. And maybe a bed of estuary weed to help lower the nitrate levels.
I watch your channel as well as Australian Biotope and the Nano Nerdz with great interest and envy. I live in the blue mountains west of Sydney where the weather is somewhat cooler than in Coffs. Our main issue here when it comes to collecting is the amount of introduced fresh water fish that predate our our smaller natives, while empire, firetail, flathead gudgeons and pacific blue eye are still caught in the Nepean, Trout, Redfin and Karp have either eaten most of them out or altered their habitat completely.
Hopefully helpful.
@HansKrause-k6r
The situation with eastern Australia’s freshwater is boggling. On one hand there’s carp, tilapia and feral cichlids eating everything, and which are rightfully categorised as a threat. Then, we’ve got government bodies breeding and releasing predatory trout into cool rivers, and in Queensland Saratoga, barramundi and jacks released into impoundments. Both circumstances in the name of sport fishing and money.
@HansKrause-k6r
I have been thinking similarly to you about a reservoir with a sloped or curved bottom , to settle detritus and make it easier to purge.
I’m just not sure if it is worth the extra effort for a low tide drop of only about 15cm. Below that, not only woukd the aesthetic of the Breakwall tidal channel be compromised, it woukd be putting the fish into a situation they are not adapted to.
It would be different if I were building a mangrove, mudflats, fiddler crab style of habitat
Looking forward to seeing how you implement the tidal swell. You think you'd have to beef up the bracing?
No , I don’t think so. I hope to get the current ripping along, but I’ll be using 15mm glass, and at 720mm in height and along with either euro bracing or the metal angle, I don’t perceive any flex in the tank
Lol can I be Mrs fish room lol lol no offence but bro you living my dream there in my lovely country Australia 😂🎉
You’re more than welcome to visit , and I’ll show you around our coast. But alas I must keep to just my one (and lovely) wife!
Can the Trevalley go back or not allowed to release fish there once captured & house in home…? Any local reefers with a large pond? Or third option fish n chips Friday as we do here in the U.K. 😂 sorry 😂
Not legal to release aquarium fish into the wild, however….. I believe there is zero bio security threat if the trevalley was released. Everything in the tank, including the sand and water, has been collected from my local ocean.
It would be different if there was a Powder Blue swimming around in the tank, with them.
Trust me when I say that I have also looked at his plump fillets and thought about chips!
Not meant to be a funny question but how do you know you have over braced your tank?
Experience. My other plywood builds have the same footprint, but are 970mm high, rather than 600mm in this tank. Those tanks also use 6mm aluminium bracing, but only 3 cross braces, and no longitudinal one.
I think with this one, I could remove the longitudinal brace completely, as well as all but one or at max two, cross braces.
Being shorter in height, the water pressure pushing outward is so much less
Can you please make a coral guide
I’m going coral shopping in 10 days time. Look out for the next video!
Do you think the local aquarium or sea life research center would take him in?
There is a very small tourist aquarium here in Coffs, but to be honest I’m not 100% on the care he’d get there. I think the only other option is the big blue..
Hi adam is there a way i can contact u directly as i have a couple of questions
You can call me on 0402522738
Or email adamjones6791@gmail.com
He may need a new build too!
Mate I’m running out of room! I’ve been dwelling on different configurations for the tank, to try and maximise its size. It’s doing my head in, trying to squeeze another foot in
Hi
Well hello there!