Seahorse reef

locito277 · Mar 24, 2022

PokeFish said:
nvm how big is that tank?

320 gallons Plus 2 sumps. Upgrading the sump soon. Hopefully next week.

Devaji · Apr 10, 2022

locito277 said:
320 gallons Plus 2 sumps. Upgrading the sump soon. Hopefully next week.

nice tank! I was wondering how big it was 320 wowers I was counting all the SH and thinking it was in the 125ish mark.

i am gonna do the same some day.

locito277 · Apr 18, 2022

Devaji said:
nice tank! I was wondering how big it was 320 wowers I was counting all the SH and thinking it was in the 125ish mark.

i am gonna do the same some day.

I have two other systems in the house but this one has my attention. Upgrading the sump as my Acans are suffering due to elevated phosphates. Adding a fleece roller, ATS or two and an additional Nyos 220 To my existing skimmer and 40 gallon fuge full of macro

locito277 · Apr 18, 2022

BirdFish5000 · Apr 21, 2022

Unreal tank. Absolute stunner.

locito277 · Apr 21, 2022

BirdFish5000 said:
Unreal tank. Absolute stunner.

Thx

it’s addicting

BirdFish5000 · Apr 21, 2022

locito277 said:
Thx it’s addicting

Despite being an SPS guy myself, I really am so much more impressed by tanks like yours than acro dominated.

locito277 · Apr 22, 2022

BirdFish5000 said:
Despite being an SPS guy myself, I really am so much more impressed by tanks like yours than acro dominated.

I can’t keep and SPS alive for the life of me but my other tank is setting up to be SPS

Devaji · May 14, 2022

well I finally did it! Seahorse build under way! here is my build thread would love any suggestions or feed back you have. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/teton-mustang-ranch-rs-300-g2-seahorse-build.911054/

mine will also be a reef style with softies, gorgs, sponges, Zoas etc. what corals are you finding dont do so well in a SH tank?

cpbartak · May 14, 2022

What are the dimensions of the tank? Seems like it's got some nice depth.

locito277 · May 28, 2022

Devaji said:
well I finally did it! Seahorse build under way! here is my build thread would love any suggestions or feed back you have. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/teton-mustang-ranch-rs-300-g2-seahorse-build.911054/

mine will also be a reef style with softies, gorgs, sponges, Zoas etc. what corals are you finding dont do so well in a SH tank?

Blastos and zoas have a hard time with elevated nutrients. My serpent stars collapsed out of nowhere which was weird. Upgraded the filtration today so let’s see how quick we get phosphate and nitrate down

locito277 · May 28, 2022

cpbartak said:
What are the dimensions of the tank? Seems like it's got some nice depth.

It’s 36 by 36 by 36 more or less as we customized it slightly to be rush with the wall. They get lost in there

locito277 · May 28, 2022

locito277 · May 28, 2022

Phosphates be danged

JoJosReef · May 28, 2022

Wow, you have garden eels!? Not to draw attention from the horsies, but that is quite impressive. I read that they were almost completely unfit for hobbyist aquaria (perhaps a Jay Hemdal post?). How did you do it? Where did you get them? I think your tank is one of those that make people want to join the hobby--and make those arleady in it to start thinking about their next tank...

Devaji · May 28, 2022

JoJosReef said:
Wow, you have garden eels!? Not to draw attention from the horsies, but that is quite impressive. I read that they were almost completely unfit for hobbyist aquaria (perhaps a Jay Hemdal post?). How did you do it? Where did you get them? I think your tank is one of those that make people want to join the hobby--and make those arleady in it to start thinking about their next tank...

I cant speak for the OP but I believe there is a tank at WWC that has them as well.
100% agree with you tho about his tank such an inspiration!

@locito277 dude your sump in amazing nice upgrade! I love ATS too. keep us posted how it does.

locito277 · May 29, 2022

JoJosReef said:
Wow, you have garden eels!? Not to draw attention from the horsies, but that is quite impressive. I read that they were almost completely unfit for hobbyist aquaria (perhaps a Jay Hemdal post?). How did you do it? Where did you get them? I think your tank is one of those that make people want to join the hobby--and make those arleady in it to start thinking about their next tank...

Thanks tbh the ones that survive a few days and accept food do well. im Sure they wouldn’t fare as well with larger faster moving fish. They really do eat anything they can fit in their mouths. Thanks

locito277 · May 29, 2022

Devaji said:
I cant speak for the OP but I believe there is a tank at WWC that has them as well.
100% agree with you tho about his tank such an inspiration!

@locito277 dude your sump in amazing nice upgrade! I love ATS too. keep us posted how it does.

Thanks. Seems every step forward in this hobby takes you one back. Appears that my UV wasn’t working which explains the bacterial bloom. Took one pony out to my buddy’s place to go through a Diamox treatment. Insane how quickly things can turn on one when anything is left to chance. well Get him feeling better and the rest of the tank is active and eating. Fixed the UV issue as it was the Apex power supply. I’ll post a video now with the tank cloudy. Should clear up by AM