My seahorse condominium

[Paulie069]

Guys let's please keep this thread on track and if you don't have anything nice to say please just skip over responding.

Thank you

 

[Paulie069]

While the team understands that seahorse husbandry is something that some members, including myself, feel extremely passionate about, the staff has removed several posts. The reason for this is that some of the posts were attacking the OP for his husbandry choices. This thread was not asking for advice, but the OP is sharing his build thread. If anyone has questions, please reach out to any member of the mod team.

Thank you

 

[Paulie069]

Thank you

Just real quick some pics of tank after adding more live rock in it

 

[matchmakersmagic]

Tank is coming along nicely Paulie. I think your clean up crew is just fine. The sailfin is one of my faves, I just never had luck with them and seahorses myself, but I've seen it done. I had a small bristle tooth at one point but he was so good at picking at algae I found him packing at the seahorses who had a little bit growing on their bodies too. That was the end of that. He was small and very docile, didnt swim around crazy but his grazing habits would have hurt the horses eventually. Luckily I didnt have an injury but it could of happened.

I know your very protective of your ponies and will keep a good eye out for stress or too much bullying. Good luck.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Just real quick some pics of tank after adding more live rock in it

looking nice. Do you have any corals in there? And maybe I missed this but what kind of filtration do you have also what temp is your tank at?

 

[Paulie069]

looking nice. Do you have any corals in there? And maybe I missed this but what kind of filtration do you have also what temp is your tank at?

Have 5 frags going running a sump 20gal temp 72 to 73 ( I personally don’t like it that warm) but as long as horses are happy n healthy it’s all good

 

[Paulie069]

Have 5 frags going running a sump 20gal temp 72 to 73 ( I personally don’t like it that warm) but as long as horses are happy n healthy it’s all good

A lot has changed in my tank recently, if u go back n look at pics of tank when first set it up you’ll see it was 95 percent fake stuff. Well it only took one come t from a buddy and all he said was ( nice n colorful but I prefer the real thing)
That’s all I heard and next thing I know I’m taking out fake stuff , added lots beautiful live rock with so many natural caves in it it unreal
Then I started getting lots of frags from my friend because his tank was blooming and full so he had to make room, altogether he gave me
Purple Gorgonian
Green Sinulara
A 6 head zoa ( Don’t know name) that now has 9 heads
Superman Cryptonight
A patch of GSP ( beautiful light green)
And a plug with 4 mushrooms on it
Then his father gave me a bunch of flaked coroline from off rocks witch I crushed up and sprinkled it over my rocks to hopefully boost growth. He also gave me
Three plugs of different kinds of zoas all with awesome colors ( zoas are turning out to be my favorite)
Large leather mushroom ( least 4 inches across)
And a bunch of GSP frags ( another favorite of mine) thinking can’t get any better
buddy gives me a
Rainbow Rodatics all in same day

Still not done,, Today I got two Macros a nice red one ( forgot name) a da ice blue one Blue Ochtodes Thinking I was done I swung by my buddies house to show him Macros on my way home, he gives me three more Zoa frags to take home all because I commented on the colors
Well I think I covered it all just couple pics
( Today’s stuff is in refugium at moment I’ll put in DT tomorrow

 

[MombasaLionfish]

I’m taking out fake stuff , added lots beautiful live rock with so many natural caves in it it unreal

Yay.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

What kind of coral is this it is really cool.

 

[Paulie069]

What kind of coral is this it is really cool.

Live figie rock

 

[motortrendz]

What kind of coral is this it is really cool.

It's a clown leather, with white polyps.

 

[matchmakersmagic]

Very nice Paulie! Coming along beautifully. Congrats!

 

[Paulie069]

Live figie rock

Sorry thought you were talking about something else. That is a leather mushroom!!

 

[Paulie069]

Very nice Paulie! Coming along beautifully. Congrats!

Thank u MMM,, ur tank is popping also

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Sorry thought you were talking about something else. That is a leather mushroom!!

No problem. Beautiful coral.

 

[Paulie069]

No problem. Beautiful coral.

Thank u I’m trying

 

[Paulie069]

Thank u I’m trying

Today went to a frag meet and got 11 new corals will post pic when I get em settled into tank and they pump up to how they should look,, some great pieces

 

[Paulie069]

Today went to a frag meet and got 11 new corals will post pic when I get em settled into tank and they pump up to how they should look,, some great pieces

Ok here’s my tank now,, so much different than when I first set it up with all fake stuff
Those of you that have followed along will be able to see the transformation of what it was,, also have one more frag in sump that I haven’t decided where I wanna put it

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Lookin great. I like the GSP in the front

 

[Paulie069]

Lookin great. I like the GSP in the front

I’m going for a front yard look ( but don’t have to mow the lawn)