Any salt water Aquarium experts "Moon JellyFish"

[Seadub]

Hey guys, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I had a question that I asked on another forum and they told me to check this site out that you would probalby have the best info so I just registered. Here is my question

I am considering doing a large aquarium for Moon Jellyfish in a bar/lounge. I have been researching them for quite a while and understand that they are a big upkeep. I am looking to see if anyone has any experience with them or knows someone who might. My questions would be about the special tanks required to keep them in called "Kreisel" their food and eating habits (plankton, small shrimp, Etc), refrigerated systems or chillers for the tanks to keep the water the right temp, pumps to keep them suspended correctly and that will not suck in the jelly fish, and so on. They do not have that long of a life span and I had some questions about that as well, i think its like a year max? Also from the pictures I posted, how does light affect them. I am thinking about installing a nice fiber-optic lighting system that will change to any color I choose and how will it reflect off of the Moon Jelly. I am guessing the moon jelly is the species to go with do to their abundance and they do not seem to be that expensive I am just worried about maintaining them. thanks for any help

http://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/TunaTown1.jpghttp://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/TunaTown2.jpg

http://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/SilvertonCasino2.jpghttp://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/SilvertonCasino1.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gifhttp://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/Akwa2.jpghttp://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/LAX%20Nightclub%2C%20Hollywood1.jpg

http://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/Private%20Residence1.jpghttp://www.moonjellyfish.com/MoonJellyFish/Gallery/images/CacheCreekCasino3.jpg

[Seadub]

This is the color change i would like to be able to do

http://www.iamtonyang.com/0405/moon_jelly_4.jpg
http://www.iamtonyang.com/0405/moon_jelly_9.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/mtg131g/jelly.jpg
http://zettesworld.com/hdz04b/images/Invertebrates/jfish33000.jpg

[yarquint]

I would suggest contacting some of the public aquariums, or your local large tank installation company- or search for companies on line and ask them for advice-

[PS0305]

I have no experience in jelly fish, but that looks like one of the exhibits the local aquarium keeps. I have a pass and could run down to check any day (other than today). I could try to call, if you don't find someone else who can help you.

[acrocrazy]

If your really interested you can contact Mike Kovarik at Long Island Aquarium Service...weve set up alot of these tanks...the number is 1631-567-5427

[JHemdal]

We've kept a colony of moon jellies going since 1993 - it isn't that difficult, but propagating them is the ONLY way to go. Wild caught jellies are highly seasonal - so when you need to buy replacements, they may not be available. If you strobilate your own, you can have a continous culture going as they are not as seasonal in captivity. You'll need a chilled 40 gallon tank and a couple of ten gallon tanks (room temp.) to raise juveniles up for around a 300 gallon main tank. The food of choice is live artemia nauplii enriched with Selco. We hatch ours daily in two liter pop bottles.
After the first of the year, look for my book, "Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques" due out then by TFH. It has a section on moon jellies.

Jay Hemdal

[Raul-7]

I heard jellyfish need circular aquariums, similar to the ones above, and a circulation system that circulates the water so that they do not bump into the glass and die.

[coreygoforth]

awsome tank

[mobert]

Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, California) has a big Jelly section also and may be able to help.