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Bgrae001

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Hello guys,

I'm new to RC and I'm just starting my new Sea Horse tank. I thought that I might start a diary here. I had one on SWF but it got deleted.

I started with a used 160ltr tank and stand. I obtained 2 canister filters and I had an old Sea Clone 150 sitting in the closet. So I figured why not use it all for a horse tank. My kids are very excited.

I also have a 150w MH and 2X65w PC combo that I'm going to use.

I want to put some of my Kenya trees in it and I was thinking about putting in a few clams. I think that the light will be adequate for the calms since the tank isn't too deep.

I'll post a few pics of my progress so far.
 
Hey. I was at a LFS recently & they had horses in a tank with clams. The reason I mention this is that I saw a calm almost shut on one of the horses.

I would be really careful with that. The clam has no idea it is a seahorse & not food & seahorses love to hitch.

I would hate to see you add clams to a SH setup & end up with dead horsies.

=) Heather
 
BTW, if you really want a dedicated horse tank, you do not need to run MH lighting. (And if you are setting up a horse tank, it HAS to be dedicated)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11729946#post11729946 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by krazeekiddie
BTW, if you really want a dedicated horse tank, you do not need to run MH lighting. (And if you are setting up a horse tank, it HAS to be dedicated)

I know that the MH is overkill but It's all I have. I'm on a limited budget and I have to use parts that I have left over from old tanks.
 
Not to sure on this, as I have never put MH on a horse tank, but maybe someone else can chime in as well.

I know if I put some corals under MH, or to close to them, they will bleach & die.

I would assume that MH is to much for a horse unless you have an extremely deep tank. Maybe a way around your budget problem would be to use really old bulbs??

You can get a really cheap light at Walmart, just a strip light for about 10 bucks.


Also, horses are expensive if you want quality, healthy ones. Keep in mind, a great pair will cost you at least $200, plus shipping. And that is AT LEAST. Not to add in the fact that the care for them when something goes wrong is also costly, including meds etc etc.

Don't want to be a buzz kill & I could really be wrong, but I just wouldn't put my seahorses under MH lighting. I wouldn't take the risk! lol, sunburn hurts!
 
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