dunl Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Instead of getting slayed at canreef.com. I've always wanted to do a cold saltwater lobster,clam, musself, oyster Atlantic biotype tank. Is it possible to do this in a colder room without a chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think that a chiller will still be needed, even in a cool room it can still get a little too warm for a cold water tank. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think that a chiller will still be needed, even in a cool room it can still get a little too warm for a cold water tank.Brad Here's a wild thought....what if it was plumbed some way to an outside window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think that a chiller will still be needed, even in a cool room it can still get a little too warm for a cold water tank. Brad Here's a wild thought....what if it was plumbed some way to an outside window? That would work in the winter but I was thinking more summer. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 That would be fine for the winter; but, it'd be disasterous in the summer. I'm thinking that if you want a Canadian, or even Northern US tank, you'll still need a chiller. The oceanic temperature is usually quite low consistantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Well, it would be a winter tank.... Just until barbecue season. :smokey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukep77 Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 If you have a room air conditioner you could run the pluming in to that, or a small beer fridge would work also, just drill 2 holes in the side and silocone them in to place. Basicly you could use the beer fridge as a stand. I think that would be kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 ^^^^ drilled mini fridge seems common in a couple of diy chiller plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Wouldn't the lobster eat the shellfish? I don't know much about what lobster eat, but when I was going to school I did some experiments with Dungeness crabs (all sizes), and it was amazing how big of shellfish they were able to crush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkWolfe Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I've heard of a couple people doing this...hope i remember this right... The mini fridges couldnt keep up on anything larger, and they needed huge coils inside, and most just ended up going to a chiller anyway. I think somebody set a manifold up to use cold city water coming into their house, but it was less than reliable. And lobsters are poop machines when they're actually fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I suppose you could always try to find a used restaurant lobster tank for sale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) I've heard of a couple people doing this...hope i remember this right...The mini fridges couldnt keep up on anything larger, and they needed huge coils inside, and most just ended up going to a chiller anyway. I think somebody set a manifold up to use cold city water coming into their house, but it was less than reliable. And lobsters are poop machines when they're actually fed. What about a deep freezer? Brad Edited December 13, 2006 by snaggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZ Reefer Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) Here's an idea. See what temp the water will be in the room you are going to keep it and then research what sea creatures you can keep under those conditions. Keep in mind that pumps and lights will warm your tank too. In my basement the tank will drop to 69-70 without my heater, but that is also without my halides. Edited December 14, 2006 by DZ Reefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Not sure if you are being sarcastic? He is just "brainstorming" the possibility of being able to keep cold water fish. He already have salt water tank tank are doing pretty good. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Must have missed something in some edited posts here (sarcastic?), but anyways... I was thinking of just a winter only tank, as I know it would be impossible to maintain in the summer without a chiller. Another idea would be to put it in the unheated garage with just enough of a heater to keep it from freezing. As for the high waste, I was thinking maybe a 75 with a 50g sump. Anf I'm not sure about them eating the shellfish, but at a dollar-something a piece, I could afford that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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