07/10

Heard back from Tim Carpenter the curator of fish and invertebrates at the Seattle Aquarium.

• He recommeded 1.25-1.5 gpm for the flow rate and designing a chaotic flow rate instead of direct flow.
• Keeping the Pens between 48 to 53 degrees to slow down algal and any other potential problem growths.
• They feed them Artemia nauplii daily he said anything that would be used to promote coral or planktivorous anemones.
• Dim lighting
• 8" for sand bed is what his are kept in

He also confirmed alki pipeline and reef are good locations to find them. Every once in a while they can be found at golden gardens. 

( North of the Alki Fishing Reef if you have a boat or can scooter from Laurelhurst beach, 40-50 ft depth.

At the end of the Alki Pipeline (at 63^rd Ave. south of Alki point) – long swim out, about 40 feet depth.

Faye Bainbridge Park, Bainbridge Island – 30-40 feet, easy shore access.

Twin Spits near Port Gamble – easy shore dive. )

Asked if he had any knowledge of the resilience to research since I will need to take samples for the genetic, an protein area of my research.