can i have a seahorse in my refugium?
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novahobbies
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This has come up before. While it is possible, it likely wouldn't make for a happy seahorse. Your refugium isn't tall enough to keep a seahorse truly happy -- most species need a swimming height of 21+ inches; the taller, the better. Besides, the point of a refugium is to provide a predator-free environment, and introducing a seahorse in there would only reduce the copepod & amphipod population. Finally, unless your fuge is visible as a display, it seems a waste to put such a beautiful animal in a hidden environment like that.
Your best bet is to start looking for a new aquarium. Seahorse tanks are not difficult to set up, and you can supplement the horses with other slow moving or timid fish. You can also add quite a few coral species into the seahorse tank, making it essentially into a nano reef. Just make sure you do your research, and don't forget to get a tall tank!
Your best bet is to start looking for a new aquarium. Seahorse tanks are not difficult to set up, and you can supplement the horses with other slow moving or timid fish. You can also add quite a few coral species into the seahorse tank, making it essentially into a nano reef. Just make sure you do your research, and don't forget to get a tall tank!
bullitr
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the water line in this part of the sump is 20" tall .its my kids tank and i have small damsel in there right now . i was thinking of getting fuzzy lion but my kids wants a pair of drawf seahorse and i have seahorse before for couple of months but i have too many tank at that time ( 300fowlr,225mixed reef,120 predator 28 seahorse tank) my wife as me to get rid of it and my kids was so sad the day i even post here .refugiums will be lighted 12 hours a day with 6500 k light i can for some colt coral or low light corals in the sump. wil i be successful ?
bullitr
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2836174
Isn't you refugium under your tank???
yes i have divided my sump to refugium , large open space to protien skimmer or a large refugium and a divider for the return pump
http:///forum/post/2836174
Isn't you refugium under your tank???
yes i have divided my sump to refugium , large open space to protien skimmer or a large refugium and a divider for the return pump