Polyp and Ephyra Tank

Heres the polyp and ephyra tank tha I built. This is an old video. I'm going to make a new better one soon.

Japanese Sea Nettle

Here are some Japanese Sea Nettles at Albuquerque Aquarium.

Pictures

Here are some pictures of the tank with the pump and bioballs! It is a finished product!

Finished Gluing!

I've finished gluing the tank together! Isn't it So cool! The pump should be arriving today!











Also, I can't decide weather to get Spotted Lagoon Jellies and Upside Down Jellies together


























OR...
Just Moon Jellies















Here is info about each species...

Moon Jellyfish

Water Quality:

Temp: Tropical, 77°F

Salinity: 28-34

Needs:

Artemia nauplii

Benefits:

No chiller required

Spotted Lagoon Jelly

Water Quality:

Temp: Tropical, 77°F

Salinity: 33

Needs:

Artemia nauplii: constantly

Full spectrum lighting

Benefits:

Compatible with Upside-Down Jellyfish

No chiller required

Upside-Down Jellyfish

Water Quality:

Temp: Tropical, 77°F

Salinity: 33

Needs:

Artemia nauplii

Full spectrum lighting

Benefits:

Compatible with Spotted Lagoon Jelly

No chiller required

New Update!

Well, the last shopping list isn't quite accurate. We've decided to make the polyp/ephyra tank its own unit. The display tank will also be its own unit. This removes the need for a sump. Each tank will have it's own built-in wet/dry filter. We have only been working on the polyp/ephyra tank this spring break.
We have cut all the materials and put everything together so far. All that is left is gluing.
I can't wait until it's done!
So, here are some pictures...

Here's the tank so far. All of the stuff is just resting inside. None of it is glued yet. We are using a sushi tray for the drip plate. My mom came up with that; it's really creative. The section on the far right is the polyp chamber. The free-floating ephyra will flow out of a hole in the plexiglas separator (which you can't see) into the ephyra chamber in the middle. The chamber on the far left is the wet dry filter.

Down below is the PVC system that will spread water around the tank. It has an on/off ball valve for each piece of tubing connecting to the different chambers of the tank. The black pipe below is the spray bar which will spray the ephyra away from the screen that will draw water from the ephyra part of the tank. The spray bar will also create laminar flow around the ephyra chamber.

So, on top is the screen and the wall leading to the wet/dry filter. The screen will prevent debris or, possibly ephyra that have somehow passed the spray bar. We are thinking of gluing the screen to a plexiglass frame and putting in screws to make it removable for cleaning. Then under that are the bioballs which are our filtration medium.

OH, I forgot to mention, the polyp/ephyra tank is a 15 gallon standard aquarium. Hopefully a 20 gallon HIGH aquarium will still fit on this stand...

Shopping List

Take note that this list is not the one we used due to a last minute design change.

Stand.............................$11.99
Mesh.............................$12.70
Hole Saw.......................$29.99
Silicone Sealant............$6.52
20 gal. High Tank........$34.99
10 gal. Tank.................$14.99
5 gal. Tank...................$10.00
2 Bulkheads.................$20.00 ea.
4ft Vinyl Tubing..........$1.00 per foot
Heater...........................$23.00
50 Moon Polyps...........$90.00
Chaetomorpha.............$10.00
Powerhead...................$40.00

TOTAL.........................$328.18

Jellyfish Stand

We bought this stand at Goodwill for $12.00. It's really nice and I'm glad it was so cheap. It's sitting on our fireplace which is where the tank will be! We're making up our shopping list and hopefully have all the supplies soon! I'll keep you posted!

Freshwater Jellies!

There's a kind of freshwater jellyfish. I don't know much about them except they're not really true "jellyfish" They are called Craspedacusta sowerbii. They actually live here in New Mexico! Here's a website where you can find out more about them. http://freshwaterjellyfish.org/. The locations it says they've found them are at Elephant Butte and Santa Rosa Lake in Santa Rosa! They are usually found near the surface of the water in late summer. Maybe I'll go out to Elephant Butte with my dad this summer to find some!