Is my 29g. tall enough

[awestruck]

Hi all. From what I have read an aquarium should be 3 x the height of the seahorse. After calculating in the sandbed, there are about 15 inches in the water column of my 29g. With the exeption of dwarf horses, is my tank too short for any other, easy-to-begin-with horses?

One more question--how do you keep enough carbon dioxide in the tank to help live plants grow yet keep enough oxygen in the tank for the horses. And, what type of macro algae do seahorses like. Sorry, can't use the question mark button 'cuz it won't work!

TIA

 

[Duddly01]

Most 29 gal tanks should be tall enough for Reidi, Erectus etc. I usually go for 20" or higher as a limit. How deep is your sandbed? They really don't need sand at all, I would reduce it if necessary, 1" or so. It sounds like your thinking in freshwater terms, plants needing a lot of co2. I have never supplemented co2 and my macro grow well. Unless you are growing seagrass, which will require alot of light too. Macro Algae is not a plant, not exactly any way. A good skimmer will keep the water well airated, or you can add a supplemental pump, just be careful of the bubble size.

 

[awestruck]

Thanks for your help!

 

[whatnot45]

You can keep them in a 29 gallon, just dont expect them to breed successfully. I keep erectus in mine, and have been for a long time, but i want them to breed so im going to upgrade to a 40 gallon tall soon, it has the same footprint.

 

[ReefNutPA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10656480#post10656480 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by whatnot45
You can keep them in a 29 gallon, just dont expect them to breed successfully.

My Kuda and Erectus breed in 29 gal tanks. The Erectus are HUGE and still have successful transfers. You'll have no issues using a 29 gal tank. Where there is a will, there is a way

Tom

 

[AquaKnight]

I think you have it straight, but just for FYI, macro algae are not plants, they don't intake co2 the way plants 'breathe.' They live off photosynetsis from light and nutrients from the water.

 

[seastar12]

I think it's tall enough

 

[bristle]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10685218#post10685218 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaKnight407
I think you have it straight, but just for FYI, macro algae are not plants, they don't intake co2 the way plants 'breathe.' They live off photosynetsis from light and nutrients from the water.

Macro algae are from the Kingdom plantum...and photosynthesis requires:

6 CO2 + 6 H20 ---> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

This is why a fuge running at a reverse light schedule will not drop your pH because when lights are in their cell breathing state, they release CO2 into the water, which will reduce your pH.

The nutrients is correct, a big part of why they are so beneficial. I hope I'm right :lol: