So I'm starting yet another build. Looking to keep a pair of Hippocampus erectus seahorses in a planted setup (ideally with live Eelgrass, but if it doesn't survive, then I will switch to macroalgae. The goal is to get them breeding in here, and tankmates will be minimal (probably just snails and hermits), possibly some blue stripe pipefish and a tiger jawfish. I am also hoping to grow a few gorgonians and sponges in this setup as hitching posts for the ponies.
Since this setup will be kept cooler around 70-72F, I will have no heater. I will be using a knock off reef LED light I got used with this setup that was growing some softies and LPS pretty well. I will be running a canister filter to help moderate flow and to help with dissolved organics from the live plants yellowing the water. I also have an older Prizm protein skimmer that should work perfectly for this setup.
This setup will be started with dry rock, biospira, and Microbacter7 like my other tanks, and will have a deep (6") sandbed for the eelgrass. I am also debating on adding a planted substrate underneath the live sand, or just scraping the muck in my 75 gallon tank's refugium and using that under the sand.
I will also be seeding this tank with copepods from my 75 gallon, and will regularly add live phytoplankton to keep their population high. I will probably also supplement the eelgrass with freshwater plant root tabs, as an additional slow release fertilizer source.
Since this setup will be kept cooler around 70-72F, I will have no heater. I will be using a knock off reef LED light I got used with this setup that was growing some softies and LPS pretty well. I will be running a canister filter to help moderate flow and to help with dissolved organics from the live plants yellowing the water. I also have an older Prizm protein skimmer that should work perfectly for this setup.
This setup will be started with dry rock, biospira, and Microbacter7 like my other tanks, and will have a deep (6") sandbed for the eelgrass. I am also debating on adding a planted substrate underneath the live sand, or just scraping the muck in my 75 gallon tank's refugium and using that under the sand.
I will also be seeding this tank with copepods from my 75 gallon, and will regularly add live phytoplankton to keep their population high. I will probably also supplement the eelgrass with freshwater plant root tabs, as an additional slow release fertilizer source.