another 29/20 seahorse tank build :)

Love the setup. i had a similar setup with my 20L reef a couple years ago. what do you/are you going to use to keep the water noise to a minimum? i know from experience that a mag7 sitting on the bottom of a tank generates a decent amount of noise that would drive me nuts. also, how are you keeping overflow/splashing in sump noise down?
one more thing, have you thought of plumbing an inline heater? it would be really easy to put in on the return. i have a couple hydor ETH 300's on my 180g tank and love them.
 
well, let me say first that i had temp issues with the mag7. it was running at 79 without any lights on. and yes, it was quite noisy. ;)

i swapped it out for an eheim 1250, rated at only 317gph and 28w, as opposed to the 70w mag7. eheims are far superior pumps - i should have just used this pump to start with...and it's silent! temp is now running 76-77. i need to do more homework to see if this will be ok for the southern erectus. i know it is still on the warm side.

the skimmer pump - gen-x 2400 - is very loud and so is the venturi tube...i made a silencer for that.

with the reduced flow there is very little noise. i put caps on the up pipes and there is no gurgling. i extended the down pipes slightly so that they are under the water level inside the filter sock.

i'm just going to put a small heater in the sump, but i doubt it'll turn on much...maybe this winter. i may have to buy a chiller... :/

here's a picture since the water has cleared:

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you did pretty much what i figured you would. i had to extend the drain pipes into the water and cap the up pipes. i wound up keeping the mag7, i just insulated it against the bottom of the tank and it helped alot. i will look into the ehiems. i never hear anything about them.
good point about the heater, you probably wont need one anyway. good luck with the tank. looks great.
 
bought a 1/10 hp chiller...

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now i have to redo the plumbing...going to drill the sump and install an external panworld pump to supply the display, chiller, refugium, and fluidized reactors.
 
time for another update.

the system has finished cyclign and i've added 9 snails and 2 small peppermint shrimp to the tank. i've also added some corals...some australian lps pieces including a small brilliantly colored lord acan colony, a shamrock green scoly, an orange and an crush acan echinata frag. i've also added some frags - neon orange zoas, neon green zoas, an orange ricordia yuma, and a red mushroom.

this morning i ordered a pair of small true captive bred southern erectus horses from seahorsesource.com! they will ship on monday and should be here tuesday morning. i'm going to keep them in a bare bottom 10 gallon for at least a few days, per seahorsesource's recommendation. this will allow me to ensure they are eating and pooping as they should be. i'm super stoked!

here are some pictures of the corals:

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we have seahorses!!! they are southern erectus from seahorsesource.com - and i couldn't be happier!

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good news - they ate 5 minutes after being in the 10g holding tank! this holding tank is tied into the bigger system. they are being held in this tank because they have never seen liverock or sand before, so the transition will be easier for them in the small bare bottom tank they are accustomed to. i was instructed to make sure that they are eating (check) and pooping properly, then after a few days introduce them to the display.
 
thanks!

these guys should get to be about 6" (w/ tail uncurled).

i'm stoked - after i took the pictues last night, the darker of the two turned bright yellow. :)
 
sure! it's not the best, but here goes... *note that i still need to build the faux stand cover to hide the guts.

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Wow. Looks great! That back wall will look awesome once it gets some Coralline Growth. Are you planning on adding any Macro to the main tank for the Seahorses?
 
thanks...

this actually is the main seahorse tank... the 10g they are in at the moment is a temporary holding tank.
 
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