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I dont know the answer but I can tell you that where I live (catchment 75k people) 20 years ago there were 4 or 5 shops selling tropical marine fish and equipment and now there are none!

I am afraid that any pictures of my cold water marine tanks have been lost over time. There was a journalist who worked for Practical fish keeping, Dr David Sands was his name and he came to my house and photographed my tanks but that was around 30 years ago! I am regularly tempted to set up a...

You could try a British cold water marine tank, it is extremely rare to see a nice well kept one! Many of the creatures available can be collected by yourself and if you stick to above the half tide mark, you will have access to some of the most rubust marine creatures in the world that are...

Perhaps overall more subtle but still a glorious variety and potential!

Hi Nick, yes you are right you really do need a chiller and an insulated tank with a double glazed front glass but…. Only if you really want to compete with the best of the tropical reef tanks. My old set up did indeed have a chiller set up in my unheated garage although it did not actually come...

Although not a direct answer to Dinos question, I would like to ask why all you marine keepers don’t keep local marine tanks? There are some complications like temperature control but our own shores can offer a lot of beautiful and interesting creatures all for free! I have not kept a full on...