Macro algae and seahorse

[gman3009]

Slowly working on setting up seahorse aquarium planning on having plenty of macro algae so what kind of lights would you recommend and I will be window shopping for seahorses while tank is cycling so if anyone knows a reputable place that can ship please let me know!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Macro algae doesn't need strong lighting. In fact I use an indoor plant light for my macro algae and it grows. With that said, cannot really make any suggestions for lights without knowing the tank size.

 

[gman3009]

Macro algae doesn't need strong lighting. In fact I use an indoor plant light for my macro algae and it grows. With that said, cannot really make any suggestions for lights without knowing the tank size.

Tank size is 35gallon hexagon

 

[zwalter38]

I have an AI prime reef on my 35g cube macro display. It works pretty well. I got the reef version so i had the ability to use it for a reef tank in the future. I just have the settings high on white and red.

 

[vlangel]

Slowly working on setting up seahorse aquarium planning on having plenty of macro algae so what kind of lights would you recommend and I will be window shopping for seahorses while tank is cycling so if anyone knows a reputable place that can ship please let me know!

I had seahorses for years. The healthiest seahorse tank I had was only for seahorses and pipefish. Both were captive bred from Ocean Rider or Seahorse Source. The tank was bare bottom but outside of the bottom was painted sand color. This was so I could see detritus easily so I could siphon it out. My last pony passed around 2020 and I decided to keep a less demanding reef after that.

 

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Red is best for macro growth, but if nothing will be eating the macro then you don't need to grow it that fast.