AIO Seahorse tank?

[bolling]

I have a JBJ 30 rimless all in one I am setting up for a seahorse tank. It has returns on both sides. I am wondering if I will have problems with them getting stuck to the returns. There are two 266 gallon accella pumps and one runs through a chiller on the floor so I assume it is less. The flow rate seems to be what's recommended but I was wondering if I would have to do something to the returns. I am only planning on have two or four at the most?
Thanks

 

[rayjay]

Recommendation for tank size for seahorses is 29/30g for the first pair, with an additional 15g for each added pair after the first.
A thirty is only good enough then for one pair.
I'm not familiar with the tank (or pumps) as all I use are standard aquariums, but as long as the output doesn't blast the seahorses against anything to damage them, you should be OK.
You DO however, need to protect the intake side of the pumps to keep the seahorses from being drawn up against them or into them.

 

[bolling]

Recommendation for tank size for seahorses is 29/30g for the first pair, with an additional 15g for each added pair after the first.
A thirty is only good enough then for one pair.
I'm not familiar with the tank (or pumps) as all I use are standard aquariums, but as long as the output doesn't blast the seahorses against anything to damage them, you should be OK.
You DO however, need to protect the intake side of the pumps to keep the seahorses from being drawn up against them or into them.

There are no pumps at all in the display side, I was talking about the overflows which are in the upper right and left corners. There is a gridwork on them so nothing could get through them I was jusr concerned about a seahorse being sucked up againt it and not being able to get off of it. I am sure someone has had a seahorse tank that is an all in one with the pumps and filters in the back section. Even if it had a sump underneath it would still has an overflow.

 

[rayjay]

OK, you are concerned about the overflows, not the returns as you first mentioned. You could say the overflow is on the intake side of the pump.
You can construct a cage further out from the overflows that diminishes the effect of the draw through the overflow.
For me, I made a large screened piece that limits the amount of draw at any given point for each of my DIY overflows.
The returns probably don't have enough flow to blast a seahorse against anything as I suspect the pump that powers them is pretty small in an all in one tank.
Flow rates normally recommended would be 10X to 15X at least, but some seahorse tanks have totals like 200X, with the strongest flows diffused to prevent damage.

 

[bolling]

Yes the returns are two 266 gph accella pumps and one of those is running though a chiller. I plan on putting shutoffs in line with each pump in cash I want to decrease flow. Sorry about saying returns when I meant overflows. Thanks for the tip on the overflow.

 

[rayjay]

I would guess that with all factors involved, you won't be much over the minimum recommendation for flow so you shouldn't need shut offs.

 

[Planet Q]

I double stacked that egg crate stuffed people use for frag racks stagered over my overflow and zip tied in place i have 4 seahorses and 2 pipe fish in my mixed 100 g reef ,now for a power head i have a small propeller type and all the seahorses go to it and hang out at times and when i feed they sometimes release and float across the tank to get food

 

[Fudz Cwerner]

I have a JBJ 30 rimless all in one I am setting up for a seahorse tank. It has returns on both sides. I am wondering if I will have problems with them getting stuck to the returns. There are two 266 gallon accella pumps and one runs through a chiller on the floor so I assume it is less. The flow rate seems to be what's recommended but I was wondering if I would have to do something to the returns. I am only planning on have two or four at the most?
Thanks

Your JBJ should be fine without modification as long as you get near adult size ponies. I have a JBJ 28g and don't have any issues. I use the wave maker that came wit it to alternate the pumps every 2 min and have never seen them get trapped near the overflow. I run both pumps for 30 min prior to a water change and have never seen an issue. I also run an MP10 with the foam guard over it. It stays on reef crest mode at 100% (so it varies flow automatically) an I have never had any issues. My horses stay pretty active and swim around when there's a current in the tank. I usually turn the MP10 down to 50% at night when I can remember.

 

[Fretfreak13]

I know the exact tank you're talking about. If you have healthy horses, the overflow shouldn't be a problem at all. I also run a covered MP10 with some horses and they are fine with it. If you don't know what we're talking about, MP10's are pretty heavy duty stuff compaired to some of the other powerheads around.