My horse tank... ready to become a stable :-)

[WarDaddy]

Here is the tank that I will be putting 4 Erectus in on Saturday Evening :-)

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Real simple setup:

Remora Skimmer, XP3 Canister, Artica 1/10hp chiller, and soon to add Small AquaFuge for pod grow out.

XP3 is filled with rubble, levels are nice and steady. Whoot.

I think I am going to add a Catalina Goby and a Blue Spotted Jawfish.

Should be a fun tank.

[dodgerblew]

Very nice tank.

I didn't think they were bringing in those jawfish from Mexico, but if they are "definitely" pass without a tight fitting lid. Carpet surfing will be a guarantee!

[WarDaddy]

Will Egg Crate be ok to keep them in?

[dodgerblew]

I had one that would repeatedly get thru overflow slats, anything where there was space until I finally just let him live in the sump/fuge for about 6 months until he finally got sucked into return. Bottom line- they jump. they are fun fish and beautiful but they will also undermine your aquascaping. Good luck. Again, I didn't think they were available but that was awhile back.

[sharkdude]

should be a cool tank.
how big are the erectus? I once read that seahorses need a tall (vertical height) tank to successfully transfer egss and sperm during their mating dance?
did you go with captive bred?
what do you plan to feed them?

[russ49merc]

that's some nice rock and sand. :)

[drake66]

very natural look, excellent!

[NicoleC]

Very nice! They might appreciate more "easy" hitching spots, especially at first. No doubt your caulerpa will grow and provide an abundance of hitching posts, but it looks a little thin right now. Maybe a fake finger sponge or some such item can be picked up cheaply as a temporary addition.

What are you going to use for a feeding station?

[drake66]

some tonga branch would be a good addition for hitching spots as nicole mentioned...

[SirLight1337]

If you want more macro and greens in the tank, i just unpacked the coral shipment for Jeffs Exotic fish orange location yesterday. They got in quite a few large macro algae rocks. this stuff is all bushy and resembles mini palm tree stocks.

Good looking tank. Snap some pics when you get the horses in there.

[dodgerblew]

Also, you can go to your local LFS and see if they have some expired or on the way out Gorgonions pieces. They look great too and are a natural hitching spot for them. I did that at Aquatic Outlet and they gave me two and then gorgs came back to life.

[WarDaddy]

I plan on getting a few fake corals in the next day or 2, I keep adding algae types, to see what I like, as I find them.

I am going with Captive Breed Erectus, they get to about 6". The tank is 20" tall, so I should be ok with space.

Jumpers, huh, I have glass top I can cut and modify, I think. Maybe I will go to HD and get some cheap acrylic and make a top.

Feeding station is my mission for lunch, I want Scallop shell, maybe small Abalone, suction cups and some epoxy. I am planning on 2 feeding stations for them. They have been raised on Frozen Mysis, and that is what they will continue to get :-)

hom much undermining do I have to worry about? Should I place base rock down to the bottom and build up from there? That might not be fun to do now.

[dodgerblew]

they like to dig burrows under rock work

[WarDaddy]

Got some good looking fake corals for hitching posts for the early stages of the tank. Also picked up some nice scallop shells and suction cups.

Now I have to figure out how to get me a blue spotted goby, my LFS is getting Catalina Gobies today. Humm, what else will I need?

[sharkdude]

diy seahorse feeder?
http://www.masla.com/invert/seahorsefeeder.html