Possible tank setup dose this sound good

[[17]shawn[17]]

im thinking if setting up a seahorse and pipe fish tank it will be drilled 60gal 48"X13"X24" is this a suitable size?

Equipment
Mag 9.5 return
20gal sump
A couple power heads
80lbs of LS
40lbs of LR
2x48" NO florescent lighting 10k
Skimmer will come in latter when I get the$
Lighting may be upgraded if or when I decide to keep photosynthetic corals

i hope to keep 2pairs of hippocampus kuda and 2-3 pipe fish, type unknown at this time

what do you think?

 

[ReefNutPA]

It is not advisable to mix wild pipes with captive bred seahorses due to illness issues. It's best to choose one or the other - pipes or seahorses, not both.

Tom

 

[[17]shawn[17]]

ok what if i were to go with just seahorese

 

[fishymann]

2 pairs would do fine, just be careful of to much current in the tank

 

[[17]shawn[17]]

so if I were to drop in a frozen cube of mysis shrimp before I go to school in the morning then maybe 2 cubes at night would that be enough food for them?

 

[fishymann]

how many? 2 pairs (4 horses)? If so you'd have to see how much they eat, set up either a feeding station OR target feed. they need to be fed multiple times a day, not just 2 a day with a lot of food (they have no stomach so the food is digested quickly). You could probably get a way with 2 feedings a day.

 

[[17]shawn[17]]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9887181#post9887181 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishymann
how many? 2 pairs (4 horses)? If so you'd have to see how much they eat, set up either a feeding station OR target feed. they need to be fed multiple times a day, not just 2 a day with a lot of food (they have no stomach so the food is digested quickly). You could probably get a way with 2 feedings a day.

i know that they might eat more or less i just went that as an example

 

[fishymann]

yea sounds like it will be okay. My two smaller erectus (only around 3") go through about one cube in about a day in a half.