Seahorse Tank Build

al&burke

al&burke

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Well - now that my 65 upgrade is 99% done I am starting to think ahead for the SH tank I want to set up. I have a 40 gallon long or a 36 gallon tall. I am leaning towards the 36 tall - I think the extra height might be better.
I was at our water store the other day and they had a used UV system for sale, it was a 2 gallon/minute unit which is about 120 GPH - which just arounf the rate I would be running. Now the only thing I was concerned with was the housing was stainless steel - would that be bad for the SH's.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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I have never used one, so I cant tell you one way or the other, you might ask you know where.
Oh, by the way, yahhhhhhhhh
either tank would be fine. Are you going to run a sump with it???
 
al&burke

al&burke

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Yes definately a sump, I am thinking of having an internal overflow that will take water in from the bottom as well. The sump will be another 30 gallon spare tank I have. And I will use my older Coral Life 125 in the sump see if it works better there.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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the more i think about it, the 36 tall with a 30 sump would be a nice set up. Then you could use the 40 long as a grow out tank lol
 
al&burke

al&burke

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I think you are right Teresa, the 40 gallon long could be partitioned off for different aged ponies.
 
al&burke

al&burke

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OMG Gemmy my house is turning into a fish shop. As I sit in my dining room I have my 65 reef, 40B liontank, 20 gal long with a blue lobster and about 8 pearl danios. In my old office I have the 65 planted tank, along with a 20 gal with two cichlids and their babies, another 20 SW for QT empty of any new fish, them upstairs in my son's room a 55 goldfish tank, and a 25 livebearer tank, then in the spare room a 36 FW with a bunch of baby angles. The SH is going to be fun though.
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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IMO your ratio of salt to fresh water tanks is unacceptably skewed. You need to add a few more SW tanks to the mix to even things out. May I suggest, besides the SH tank, that you add a 20g biotope display for a breeding pair of jawfish, a 36g bowfront (with a tight lid!!) for an octopus, and perhaps a 120g FO tank for a few butterflyfish. That might even the playing field a little.
Naturally, I would never suggest THINNING OUT any freshwater tanks. That would just be absurd.
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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Heheheh, Oh, so WE"RE not social enuff for ya? I get it. (sniff...)
When I was running the full system, I had my 37g, my 110, a 12g and a 5.5 g running at the same time....and I thought *I* was bad! Now I see I'm just a rank amateur compared to some!
Hopefully when I make this move I'll be able to re-start the 110g tank. The seahorse tank is of course a requirement, and now that I have all the equipment the dragoneface pipefish tank is also definitely a GO. So I'll be up to three tanks, plus an occasional QT setup...I think that's enough for me. I bow to your aquatic prowess sir.
 
al&burke

al&burke

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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///forum/thread/385214/seahorse-tank-build#post_3377946
Heheheh, Oh, so WE"RE not social enuff for ya? I get it. (sniff...)
When I was running the full system, I had my 37g, my 110, a 12g and a 5.5 g running at the same time....and I thought *I* was bad! Now I see I'm just a rank amateur compared to some!
Hopefully when I make this move I'll be able to re-start the 110g tank. The seahorse tank is of course a requirement, and now that I have all the equipment the dragoneface pipefish tank is also definitely a GO. So I'll be up to three tanks, plus an occasional QT setup...I think that's enough for me. I bow to your aquatic prowess sir.
Thats funny, lately I've been saying gotta leave my computer at work on this site too much, it is an addiction, along with this hobby
 
novahobbies

novahobbies

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My wife calls this site "fish porn." She laughs every time she turns the computer on and this site is still up on screen...
 
al&burke

al&burke

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It is amazing how you come to rely on this site, it has helped me out huge. Thanks for the laughs Nova
 
flower

flower

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Quote:
Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///forum/thread/385214/seahorse-tank-build#post_3378010
My wife calls this site "fish porn." She laughs every time she turns the computer on and this site is still up on screen...
This site is my home page.
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Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/385214/seahorse-tank-build#post_3378111
It is amazing how you come to rely on this site, it has helped me out huge. Thanks for the laughs Nova
There are other sites??? JK
This site is the #1 biggest help, and a great place to hang out to talk SWF I have ever found. Al, you and quite a few others on this site are some of the greatest folks I have ever had the privilege to know.
 
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