need help Now"please"

[seahorse-rider]

hi
theres this new tank on sale at my lfs and its 65L,undergravle fillter,flro light and its the last day of sale should i get it?

 

[Eardison]

It dependson what your going to use it for... If its just for FW fish, cool.. If its for SW, reef then the UG filter and flo lighting is probably not going to do you much good. That is unless you are going fish only, the the lighting is cool.

 

[seahorse-rider]

im going to use it for sea horses only

 

[Eardison]

Then you would be keeping plants too? Hmm.. A little outta my league. I think the lighting is insufficient for healthy plant growth though.. Any other views?

 

[seahorse-rider]

well i would like to if i cen

 

[seahorse-rider]

what salts and additves do i need

 

[Fredfish]

A 65 gallon tank is a great size for seahorses. It will give you a lot of flexibility in tankmates, creating refugium areas inside the tank, aquascaping ...

Fluorescent light is just fine for macro algae. Seagrasses need a lot more light.

Not sure what you mean by salts. Do you mean to ask what is needed to make salt water?

Fred

 

[panmanmatt]

The tank in question is 65 LITERS not gallons. That translates into roughly 17 gallons which IMHO is too small for a seahorse tank.

 

[seas_inside]

I was thinking the same thing, panmanmatt. If I understood seahorse-rider correctly, 65 LITERS is not sufficient also IMO.

 

[Fredfish]

Oops, missed that. Yes, definately too small for horses. You should be looking as something around 120 L.

Fred

 

[seahorse-rider]

the one im geting only need 50L and the lights are 2 times 11w pl light what cen i grow with taht if any think

 

[Fredfish]

? Too many typing mistakes makes it hard to understand what you are writing.

Fred

 

[pledosophy]

What species are you getting that nly needs 50L?

 

[seahorse-rider]

Chargers â€"œ Hippocampus barbouri, (zebra-nosed seahorse)

 

[seahorse-rider]

the lights are "2 times 11w pl light" thats what it says on the box
what cen i grow?
thanks

 

[ReefNutPA]

seahorse-rider, with all due respect, the company you are dealing with in Australia gives bad advice on tank sizes for their seahorses.

I wish you the best of luck following their advice.

Tom