I am interested in getting a pair of seahorses and having been doing some reading, but have a few questions.
I currently have a 180 gal mixed reef with a separate 75 gallon oceanic tank that is my refugium. This is the tank I will have the two seahorses in. The tank is fed from my sump and stays about 1 degree cooler than my DT which is 76-79 range .The only other inhabitants will be snails, crabs and a starfish, in addition to 110 lbs LR and macro algea. My system is 6 weeks old and I plan on getting horses in a few weeks if all goes well. I already have tons of pods for them to feed on. I was looking at a pair of erectus from Seahorsesource.
In addition to any advice on my setup I have a few questions.
I notice micro bubbles in the refugium. I do not have an airstone, they are coming from the inlet fed from the sump/return pump. Is this going to be a problem ? If so I was thinking of having a set of baffles that the water will flow through before going to refugium, or a 5 gal bucket with live rock rubble or something.
I have a UV sterilizer that I am currently not using, but could setup in the refugium if it would help eliminate the horses from infections/pathogens. I realize I am running a risk having the tank plummed into my mixed reef. Not sure if it is worth the effort.
I currently have a 180 gal mixed reef with a separate 75 gallon oceanic tank that is my refugium. This is the tank I will have the two seahorses in. The tank is fed from my sump and stays about 1 degree cooler than my DT which is 76-79 range .The only other inhabitants will be snails, crabs and a starfish, in addition to 110 lbs LR and macro algea. My system is 6 weeks old and I plan on getting horses in a few weeks if all goes well. I already have tons of pods for them to feed on. I was looking at a pair of erectus from Seahorsesource.
In addition to any advice on my setup I have a few questions.
I notice micro bubbles in the refugium. I do not have an airstone, they are coming from the inlet fed from the sump/return pump. Is this going to be a problem ? If so I was thinking of having a set of baffles that the water will flow through before going to refugium, or a 5 gal bucket with live rock rubble or something.
I have a UV sterilizer that I am currently not using, but could setup in the refugium if it would help eliminate the horses from infections/pathogens. I realize I am running a risk having the tank plummed into my mixed reef. Not sure if it is worth the effort.