Pico Seahorse Tank?

[jpeggerling]

Im going to be setting up a pico tank. Its only hold about 2 gal. Im trying to think of what I can put in it. Seahorses came to mind. I really dont know much about them. Do the see small seahorse that are suitable for this size tank? The tank is a glass block that has the top cut off. The dimensions of the tank 11x11x4. Im thinking of making a hood so I can put a 50/50 pico retro light in it. Here are some pics of the lighting im thinking of and the tank.

Pics alittle dark

 

[ReefNutPA]

Unfortunately, that would not be suitable for any of the seahorse species. Perhaps dwarf seahorses, but personally I'd never try it in such a "tank".

Tom

 

[jpeggerling]

I knew it. Oh well. I think im just going to have too stick to my plan. Just doing a pico reef tank.. Small corals. What do you think I could put in there?

 

[yardboy]

Whenever I find a piece of glass like that I immediately think "PICO". I set one up and had it going for about six months before I finally got frustrated with not being able to see well into it because of distortion of the glass, so I built a 1 gallon with plate glass and now am much happier. I noticed from the photo that your piece has a good amount of distortion. Hopefully you won't experience the same thing I did.

 

[jpeggerling]

I was thinking the same thing about the distortion. The sides of the glass are the only part that is distorted. The front and the back a real clear. I will be putting a MJ mini powerhead in there.

 

[JennyL]

I would not put any species of seahorse in there, even H zosterae (dwarf). It's just not suitable for them.

 

[pledosophy]

I think you could do a DSH tank with that but it would be challenging. It depends on your level of dedication.

Personally I think a mini reef would be more enjoyable.