What do I need to dwarf seahorses?

rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
Is there LR in there? It doesnt look like it... how did the aiptasia get in there?


Unfortunately, Aiptasia get a free ride into your tank via LR and/or LS. While on a 2 week vacation I lost 80% of my pony family to these evil pests. The family now consists of Titan, the father, and 4 babies. I am killing the LS and LR in another tank. When the process is done, it will be sterile and void of Aiptasia or any other threats to horses.
So, for now I am leaving the tank bare, with only the minimal of pony comforts.
There are VERY few, if any tank mates that can be kept with ponies. So besides decorative dead coral or dead rock hitching posts and dead substrate of your choice, that's about it. Also for health safety and water quality purposes, that's about all a 10 gallon can support when it comes to seahorses.
 
daayda3

daayda3

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Originally Posted by Rykna
Unfortunately, Aiptasia get a free ride into your tank via LR and/or LS. While on a 2 week vacation I lost 80% of my pony family to these evil pests. The family now consists of Titan, the father, and 4 babies.[/COLOR] I am killing the LS and LR in another tank. When the process is done, it will be sterile and void of Aiptasia or any other threats to horses.
So, for now I am leaving the tank bare, with only the minimal of pony comforts.
There are VERY few, if any tank mates that can be kept with ponies. So besides decorative dead coral or dead rock hitching posts and dead substrate of your choice, that's about it. Also for health safety and water quality purposes, that's about all a 10 gallon can support when it comes to seahorses.

How do you kill LS?
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
So its not good to use the 24gals water? And it wont work to kill the rock?
Can I use another rock?
Anything that has been bleached and rinsed. I plan to set up any future seahorse tanks like this too.
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
so... what are you doing to kill your LS and LR? you said it was in a separate tank?
I'm using my 90 gallon. After a week or so, I'm going to take it all out and start construction this

 
daayda3

daayda3

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neat!!
So, should I start cycling this tank? Maybe Ill get it pretty established and then start from there...
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
neat!!
So, should I start cycling this tank? Maybe Ill get it pretty established and then start from there...

The more established the better. six months at least
 
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smartorl

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Ok, stupid question. I am decapping my eggs which is a pain in the butt and can be hit or miss. Where are you guys getting decapped eggs and what are they called? I went to my lfs and then called another and they acted as if there was no such thing. The one over the phone said that they had "instant hatching brine shrimp eggs", is this it?
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
I got some play sand... I am setting is up in a few minutes
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by smartorl
Ok, stupid question. I am decapping my eggs which is a pain in the butt and can be hit or miss. Where are you guys getting decapped eggs and what are they called? I went to my lfs and then called another and they acted as if there was no such thing. The one over the phone said that they had "instant hatching brine shrimp eggs", is this it?
I got mine from Luke~
Decapsulated Artemia Cysts
Small Strain.
I'm guessing you could do a web search for it.
 
daayda3

daayda3

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Originally Posted by Rykna
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
mosr places on the internet uses play sand... I can allways change it... I havent done anything yet
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by daayda3
mosr places on the internet uses play sand... I can allways change it... I havent done anything yet

It has all sorts of contaniments & chemicals that will kill youfish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT USE
RULE #1
DO NOT TRUST ANY WEB SITE SOURCE
 
bronco300

bronco300

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agree no to play sand...
as for decapped eggs, you'll have to look online, the place i works at carries them...but of course i no longer have a need for them
Oh and dont forget you'll need a BBS net...its much finer than a reg fish net...that way you can rinse off your bbs a lot easier.
 
daayda3

daayda3

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OK, I get 10 "yeses" to play sand, and one "no" lol
I think Ill go with "no"

OK then... what substrate do you suggest?
 
bronco300

bronco300

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you can go ahead with a dead sand like tropic eden or carib sea,etc
tropic eden is supposed to be a really nice and clean sand.
 
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