Large Tank or Small Tank
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novahobbies
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I would think it depends on the species of horse you're going to keep! I wouldn't want to keep dwarf ponies in a 55g aquarium, for instance -- you'd lose track of them in such a large tank.
That said, I'm a big fan of "bigger is better." You get more stability in the system in terms of chemical fluctuation. I have a 37g tank, and while I think it's great, it may not be for everyone. It requires weekly water changes to keep it in check, chemical testing every couple days, etc. If I was to do it over again I would start with an aqueon 65 gallon tank (36x18x24"). That would give me almost double the water volume, and allow me to keep an extra horse safely. Believe me, my 110g tank is a lot less work on a weekly basis than my 37g horse tank!
That said, I'm a big fan of "bigger is better." You get more stability in the system in terms of chemical fluctuation. I have a 37g tank, and while I think it's great, it may not be for everyone. It requires weekly water changes to keep it in check, chemical testing every couple days, etc. If I was to do it over again I would start with an aqueon 65 gallon tank (36x18x24"). That would give me almost double the water volume, and allow me to keep an extra horse safely. Believe me, my 110g tank is a lot less work on a weekly basis than my 37g horse tank!
rykna
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dingus890
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I personally feel more comfortable with smaller tanks(as the 3 tanks I have are 20,20 and 10 gallon)I do a 15% water change ever week - 2 weeks on all the tanks.have to top off with fresh water every 2-3 days to keep the salinity stable.
It depends on what you can afford and bigger it gets the more exspensive it gets. The filters get bigger, more LR is needed, many powerheads for movement,the water changes get bigger.
I would love to have a big tank one day with bigger fish like an angel and tangs but for horses I would think a 38 to 50 gallon would be good. I think a 90 actually would be to big unless you had many pairs in the tank.That would be so cool to have a 90 gallon with 6 pairs of horses flitting around the tank...hehe
It depends on what you can afford and bigger it gets the more exspensive it gets. The filters get bigger, more LR is needed, many powerheads for movement,the water changes get bigger.
I would love to have a big tank one day with bigger fish like an angel and tangs but for horses I would think a 38 to 50 gallon would be good. I think a 90 actually would be to big unless you had many pairs in the tank.That would be so cool to have a 90 gallon with 6 pairs of horses flitting around the tank...hehe
novahobbies
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Dingus, I actually agree with you about a 90 being pretty big for seahorses only. Like I said, I *really* like the dimentions of that 65g tank....3ft long, 2 ft tall, foot and a half deep....sounds like the perfect amt of water for a couple mated pairs, and I don't think you'd have to spend huge amts of money to start it up.
cleve_seahorse
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I voted 90g ... You can have a whole herd of h. n.erectus in there , plus a couple firefish , cardinalfish etc
rykna
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The 90g won! Starting at 9am today, I tore down the 38, boiled all the rock~every rock was boiled for at least 45 minutes(Abby and Dan gave me this recommendation to kill the majority of the mycobacterium), washed all filters with bleach, and moved all the corals to a 5.5g.
Then I brought in the 90g and started transferring sand from the 38, I add 40lbs more of sand from storage which totaled about 200 lbs in the 90g. The came the fun part of filling the 90g. After that I reassembled the filters, and now I am waiting for the water to clear.
Now I have to decide how to recycle it and keep it as fallow as possible, and figure out where I am going to keep the coral.
~Rykna
Then I brought in the 90g and started transferring sand from the 38, I add 40lbs more of sand from storage which totaled about 200 lbs in the 90g. The came the fun part of filling the 90g. After that I reassembled the filters, and now I am waiting for the water to clear.
Now I have to decide how to recycle it and keep it as fallow as possible, and figure out where I am going to keep the coral.
~Rykna
rykna
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3047822
have you seen the ammonia method??
T
No I haven't, but I read you pm. Sounds good
http:///forum/post/3047822
have you seen the ammonia method??
T
No I haven't, but I read you pm. Sounds good