Trying to get SPS corals to live w/ Seahorses

whatnot45

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I have a 29 gallon tank w/ 3 erectus seahorses. I have a rio wave maker the one that you put on a power head and its goes in a circle for water movment and a 130 watt coralife lighting fixture. I have an Aqua C remora protien skimmer and a refugium for my filtration. The water movement is not exactly very strong, but it is enough to keep colored tip acropora, and " Purple " stag acropora from Live aquaria going healthy. Is there anything I can do to have more SPS corals in the tank without bothering the seahorses?
 
Nope. If you choose to mix, one of them is going to be unhappy (either the horses or the SPS). And your lighting is marginal for acros.
 
I really think SPS does better under MH, but that is just my opinion. In the ocean reidi are sometimes found hitching to the acro's so it is possible. The acro's will be more distubed by the seahorses then the seahorses will be bothered by the acro's.

IME acro's need higher flows to really thrive then seahorses can handel. It is doable with careful planning.
 
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