Downtown Aquarium

[Andrew_bram]

Downtown Aquarium

Maybe it was for there sidewalks

 

[FinsUp]

hundreds of pounds of it?

 

[CRW Reef]

Re: Downtown Aquarium

Who would of guessed???

http://www.mortonsalt.com/faqs/general-company-faqs

Which Morton products can be added directly to a salt water aquarium?
For salt water fish, Morton recommends using commercially prepared seawater (marine) mixtures, as they should contain the proper ratio of trace minerals. Morton does not make a product specifically for salt water aquariums. Morton®Solar Salt is not a sea salt obtained from evaporation of ocean water to dryness. It is a higher purity salt, and therefore cannot be used to make seawater for salt water fish without additional trace mineral supplementation. Please consult your fish expert or veterinarian for the proper use of salt in a pond or aquarium.


Maybe they are adding back in trace minerals

 

[aztecdreams]

Downtown Aquarium

I remember them using Meir salts or something like that when I was working there. They mix a huge vat of it right behind the room with the enormous skimmer and right before you go out the building to the quarantine building next door. It's cheap salt

 

[MuralReef]

When I was there yesterday the coral displays didn't look bad but there were multiple pieces of coral that had broken off of their colonies that could have been mounted for frags.

 

[FinsUp]

Last time I was there, most of the displays weren't real coral, and the ones that were had browned out, were covered in algae, and looked awful. I just thought, I KNOW we as a city can do better than this, what on earth is going on here that this is the best they've got? Much as I love the tigers, and jellyfish, and so forth, I usually talk myself out of going there because it's way too expensive for what you see.

 

[MuralReef]

It was worth a look, but as an educational group it was only $8 per student. They have a great looking nem tank with multiple species of clownfish. They also have two large reef displays one with multiple species of coral and fish and another that was a predatory reef. There were also some smaller displays with tropical corals and one that had seahorses and corals. The corals looked pretty healthy and colorful. There were some patches hair algae but nothing major and I couldn't tell if they were for feeding or just growth. There was also some algal film on the glass but it was just a missed spot. It is really expensive for a regular visit but maybe as a nonprofit we could get a group discount and arrange a behind the scenes tour.

 

[FinsUp]

It sounds like they straightened out whatever issue was going on when I was there, then. Because the corals I saw were definitely not colorful, and the hair algae was taking over the displays.

That would make for a great monthly meeting, for any BOD members that might be watching this thread. Maybe even make it a special event/meeting where attendance would count double for those needing a badge, since there would be a cost to attend? Just a thought...

 

[MuralReef]

If we set it up as a meeting maybe we could see if Rob Brynda would be willing to be a guest speaker. I noticed when doing a search he has spoken at other events but it was a couple of years ago.