New to saltwater - looking for help with a seahorse tank

[fishguy242]

hi welcome,
be careful of sea fans and gorgos ,some will burn skin on tail causing death

 

[Redfoxtang]

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[TriggersAmuck]

Link to 6 part series

 

[fishguy242]

secondly ,i have a trio,was 2 pair lost 1 female to the burn on tail and seen the burn on gorgo,beyond all beleifs,i have had my trio for 7 years,lifespan 2-3 years,lol ,my secret is 15 gallon tall tank dim led 10-15# live rock no filtration ,because sucks in the babies,1 single air pump no stone do not want micro bubbles so only tube,no water changes,check salinity often small tank,no crabs,rubble on bottom,bristle worms and troucus snails ,all and any type of macro you can get,feed once a day 1 cube of frozen mysis ,thawed first shotglass,just take out handfuls of plant when ness,feed to tangs, thats it ..period,they are happy as can be ,single female impregnates both males immediately after birth bout 2 weeks apart,all winter long,tried for years to raise babies but unsuccesful ,any questions down the road look me up,also do recommend taller than 18"tank mine22" ,have fun!!

 

[fishguy242]

 

[fishguy242]

these are my pipes in 240 sps tank look close see the eggs

 

[fuelman]

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[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R and good luck!

 

[Murica]

Welcome!!

 

[KJ]

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[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

 

[BeejReef]

Welcome

 

[SPR1968]

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[P-Dub]

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[Ruben's Reef]

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[itgoeson]

Thanks, everyone! Am incorporating this advice!

 

[fishguy242]

hi that is why we are here

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

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[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[tdlawdo]

Welcome! Cool tank idea. Mine is in the works for seahorse also. Some good discussion at MACNA this year about them. I have heard more about bare bottom being better bc if the high amount of detritus. I will be following along. Good luck to you.