Seahorse Tank Substrate

[Doctorgori]

I like having Nassarius snails and they need sand

Yeah I thought that also until someone told me to try....So I got plenty in every tank, no sand ..they will simply hang out then drop down or come out as soon as food hits the water

Low flow seahorse tanks are/should be YEARS in the past. In fact, you want a MINIMUM of ten times flow but many of us long term keepers are closer to 20X or higher.

I got an Apex and simply set my powerheads to Max around midday; the. Seahorses simply get in a rhythm and rest/escape during high flow periods...also helps to point a few directly towards the bottom assuming you got no substrate ,,
I use a clam shell for feeding ...it helps a lot, esp with training

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Great discussion!

 

[Paulie069]

Hi All!

I am looking at a 1/2" sand bed in my new tank. Is oolite too find? What is the best particle size for the ponies? I know large is bad (or so I've heard), but what are your thoughts on this?

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Thanks for the help!
Cassi

I have done an inch inch and a half bed for a while now but it was mostly crushed coral and fake colored pebbles I just moved to all Sand and crushed Coral I’m doing an inch and a half all seems fine so far

 

[deetu]

Yeah I thought that also until someone told me to try....So I got plenty in every tank, no sand ..they will simply hang out then drop down or come out as soon as food hits the water

So they hide in the rock? I only have some small lava rocks in the dwarf tank and a couple nice size macros... think that would be enough?