Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
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Cool does not even begin to cover it
Cool does not even begin to cover it
These have to be the luckiest fish ever
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wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
They'd be luckier if they were in the wild, swimming freely LOL I'd likely hit mute because the thunder would overpower the sound of my TV. Nice setup though.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Sure I'd love to be taken out of the wild then put in an artificial huricane like what might happen in the wild. :disappoin
But that's a really cool idea anyway.
But that's a really cool idea anyway.
Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
Good god, you people know how to depress people. Your tanks arent any different LOL
Lizardgi
I used to have lizards
Compared to a fish in a nano tank, these are very lucky. Compared to those in the open ocean - that's a different story. Anyway, it's a very cool setup that I'm sure has much more of a wow factor for the humans viewing it. I'm sure the fish are just downright annoyed.
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
exactly what i thought when i first read the comments
the guy did an awesome job and is just trying to make it more realistic for the fish, yeah their not in the wild but none of our fish are
its like us using moonlights to immitate the light in the wild , its not the real thing but its a nice little feature
Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
Im trying to figure out how realistic any of our ATO or even manual TO are in comparison to the ocean...or even that
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
Yeah I was being sarcastic :P hence the 'LOL'
little_fish
Moderator
I wonder if they could set it up to match the natural oceans seasons and could get some fish or other spawning to happen. It would also require some other changes with the tank, like water movement.
reeftanker84
Reefing newb
ok,i have to say there are several benafits to our tanks vs the wild,for one thing they get a safe place that if done properly they will not get eaten,for another thing most of us cater to our fish making sure they have everything their little hearts content that most fish never have to go hungary,granted there is always going to be the people who dont care about their fish and inverts to give them a quality of life,that and in the wild if a fish gets sick it 99% of the time doesnt make it out alive,at least we can fix some of the problems that make fish sick,i realize not very many will agree with me but thats just my opinion
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Oh man having an ATO that was rain drops would be so freakin cool!
jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
i remember a while back i was going through some threads on another forum and a person was able to immitate the moon by its phases after a good while and perfect parameters latter his clams were so comfortable thats they started matting ( releasing sperm and whatnot) if i ever find that thread ill post it
reeftanker84
Reefing newb
the rain ato would be easy as pie! just run a pipe from the ato pump and add a spray bar with very small holes above the tank
cynster
Dwarf Seahorse Keeper
That is so cool!! Those fish are hella lucky!! :D I am totally showing this to my fiance! I want a fish room with realistic moon phases and storms :D
Dana42078
Dana
Some ppl just like to HATE on others, nuff said. I think thats a pretty sweet simulation of the wild. Totally agree with reeftanker too.
Brian_G
overly obsessed
Marines_Wife
Reef enthusiast
My friend is building a raining ATO like that, I think we were considering doing it together. Ill let you know if that goes down :)
Zissou
What about my dynamite?
I think the only drawback of having a raining ATO would be the inevitable clean up of extra salt creep, otherwise, that's freakin' awesome.
reeftanker84
Reefing newb
yea salt creap would be terrible with the splashing its doing,but if your willing to clean it up then go for it lol,would probably play hell with your salinity if the salt is bad enough
pokerfish
daily puffer
Im working on a earthquake simulator, but I keep breaking the glass and ruining my floors.....and yes I'm kidding L:mrgreen:L Cool set up...
