jfingers088
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I planned on getting about 25 lbs. of liverock for my 34 gal seahorse tank that i am setting up. Is that to much i just want to make sure that they have enough room to swim.
Is 25 lbs. of live rock to much for a 34 gal seahorse tank?
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rykna
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Originally Posted by jfingers088
I planned on getting about 25 lbs. of liverock for my 34 gal seahorse tank that i am setting up. Is that to much i just want to make sure that they have enough room to swim.
Sounds like a great amount for the tank, the pods will love the LR. Only one problem with LR and LS in seahorse tanks. They introduce all sorts of unwanted pests that can be fatal to seahorses. The aiptasia is the #1 on my list(an out break consumed 90% of my ponies
). With careful cleaning and cycling(Lisa cycled her tank for 6 months) you can weed out most of these little pests. LR and LS will help with your "clean up crew"(pods ect.), but water quality and salinity levels, from my experiences tend to go bad much faster. When the salinity goies up it opens a breeding ground for all sorts of nasty parasites. The water quality can be maintained by cycling and making sure you have a mature clean up crew. Both of these I failed to do with my 90. I was treating my seahorse tank like a reef tank. A reef tank has tons more options when it comes to clean up crews. The poor water quality lead to giant algae blooms, which hindered the water quality even more. I thought that the algae was a positive thing because pods love and flourish with in the algae bloom. The algae bloom also creates a perfect breed ground for unwanted parasites.
Lisa has succesfully kept both LR and LS and many types of corals in her horse tank; this success is due to her devotion to water changes IMHO.
Because of my past experiences, I have killed all of my LR and LS, and do not anticipate adding any more living critters, except pods and clean up crew.
As for having enough room; and 24" high tank looses height as you add your LS bed. Your horses will let you know when to upgrade.
I planned on getting about 25 lbs. of liverock for my 34 gal seahorse tank that i am setting up. Is that to much i just want to make sure that they have enough room to swim.
Sounds like a great amount for the tank, the pods will love the LR. Only one problem with LR and LS in seahorse tanks. They introduce all sorts of unwanted pests that can be fatal to seahorses. The aiptasia is the #1 on my list(an out break consumed 90% of my ponies
Lisa has succesfully kept both LR and LS and many types of corals in her horse tank; this success is due to her devotion to water changes IMHO.
Because of my past experiences, I have killed all of my LR and LS, and do not anticipate adding any more living critters, except pods and clean up crew.
As for having enough room; and 24" high tank looses height as you add your LS bed. Your horses will let you know when to upgrade.
jfingers088
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you really think that i will eventually have to upgrade out of this tank? after live sand i got about 17" in height the tank is a 20 high.
rykna
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Well, which species of Seahorse did you purchase? Most Seahorses need at least 20 inches. Lisa has a very tall 39 gallon tank. The 34 should fit them fine for now, but you may have to upgrade.
For example, the two Kuda females I have, Sasha and Saphire, are only 4 months old and measure aprox. 3-4 inches from snout to tail,hower, when full grown the Kudas measure 8 inches from snout to tail. The girls are currently living in a 15 gallon high, which I will up grade to a tank that is 30 inches in height when they reach 8 to 10 months old.
For example, the two Kuda females I have, Sasha and Saphire, are only 4 months old and measure aprox. 3-4 inches from snout to tail,hower, when full grown the Kudas measure 8 inches from snout to tail. The girls are currently living in a 15 gallon high, which I will up grade to a tank that is 30 inches in height when they reach 8 to 10 months old.
jfingers088
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i plan on getting either tiger tails or reidis.
jfingers088
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someboby correct me if im wrong but ive read that tiger tails get to a max of 6 inch can anyone verify this for me?