New seahorse tank advice

[coolkidtr]

Hello everyone after much research I know the seahorses thrive in lower temperatures then we are accustomed to in our reefs. At the end of August I will be receiving my 96*30*30 reef with a 90 gallon sump and 90 gallon refugium from miracles. I wanted to plumb a 20 gallon seahorse tank off of my main system but a major consideration would obviously be the temperature of the main tank. Most likely my reef would be 77-79F. I know this is too hot for seahorses but i discovered this chiller for nano tanks. Do you guys think it will work to bring down the temperature of my 20 gallon seahorse tank.
Here is the link.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_chillers_coolworks_microchiller.asp?CartId=


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[BruceW]

If your seahorse tank is plumbed into your main system then the micro chiller would have no effect on the temp in the seahorse tank. I found out the hard way that a sustained temp in the upper 70's in an invitation to disease.

I don't know where you live but with the current heat wave in California I could not keep my temps below 80. I have recently purchased an AC unit to keep my house in the lower 70's.

Instead of running the horse tank off your reef why not set it up as a seperate system. If you want large seahorses I would go with a 30 gallon minimun and try for 20 inches in height. An aquarium of 20 gallons really limits what species you can keep long term.

Bruce

 

[hydroid]

What if you trickled the water into the sh tank from the main tank ... like 1/2 gph? Even a small chiller might be able to stay ahead of the warm trickled water enough to pull the sh tank down a couple degrees. At the same time it would turn 12 gallons of water a day (equivelent to a 100% water change every two days). Cooler temps and benefit from the large water volume.

A test is worth three expert opinons. Give it a try.

I agree with Bruce ... a little bigger and a little taller than a 20 gallon would be more suitable for most seahorse species.

HTH

 

[coolkidtr]

Once I set up my reef I will give it a try. If I cannot get a cooler temps I will just set up the tank on its own. Thanks for the advice. Anybody else have any opinions?

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