We just got in a 20 gallon and a 29 gallon tank and have started to set up the filtering systems for both. The first animals I'm going to order are some sea squirts, likely Clavelina picta. I've got to figure out how to culture algae to feed them before shipping them to North Carolina (it shouldn't be too hard, I hope). Once they arrive I'll definitely post some pictures!
The next step will be to order some of the upside down jellyfish like the mangrove jellyfish (see picture). Supposedly, they can be kept in normal tanks, but they don't really swim. They pulse their bell to generate currents for feeding. Since they can't see, we will be able to use particle image velocimetry (piv) to quantify the flow fields around the bell without worry of harming them with the laser.
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