SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 3ft tank (40g breeder) with 14" water colume Filter consist of macroalgae on 24/7 lighting and AquaC Remora Added macroalgae recently to main tank with 2x36w PL light Currently have a donkey dung sea cuke and 3 trochus snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 -AquaC Remora skimmer -Fan (managed to keep my temp at 29degreeC) -DIY light hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 The return from skimmer and sump are currently fed to a "betta" container to trap bubbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 DIY-ed hitching post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 DIY hitchpost consist of crush coral + liverock + rock bonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 My refug/sump (20g High tank) lots of pods and worms lighted on 36w at 24/7 photoperiod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 ugly DSB on refug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hopefully i'll be able to get CB seahorses when the diatom on my sandbed has cleared up meanwhile im trying to get the macroalgae to grow onto adjacent rock/sand.. thick growth of algae will be suitable "feeding station" for SH .. coz it should be able to hold on to the food that i'll be tossing in Finally please provide constructive comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hmm..diatoms won't really affect the health of seahorses but if you want to grow macroalgae diatoms might smother them. You can let the diatom episode pass by topping up with r/o or distilled water. Then for future water changes avoid using tapwater at all costs. Your macroalgae should be able to take off by then. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 i dont have access to RO/DI anyway ive started dosing iron suppliment.. hoping that that will bring a balace environment for the macro to outgrow the micro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Venezia Posted October 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 hey bro connect to a 11w uv-c and elimate diatoms and unwanted diseases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 11, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 11, 2005 the diatom will not be my biggest concern actaully... because im a newbie in SH keeping.. i wanna avoid diseases that they may contact.. UV is actaully a gd idea.. Thanks sis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedophin Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Hi, Actually there is no way to avoid disease even with UV. Previously, I only dip them in freshwater for 5 mins to get rid of parasite. Can see alot of organism dropping off the SH. I would advice to get a chiller if you can afford it (2nd hand, if possible). First, there is not much salinity fluctuaction(lesser top up) and disease is less likely to occur at lower temp(24°c-25°c). Seahorse was cheap(about $3/-) when I first started out but not now. So do serious thinking before commit. SH was also the first marine fish I started on. But sometimes food(hard to buy) and medication(hard to find, most of the time from website) really makes you want to give up. Focus on your landscape and hopefully it will grow like a jungle then move on to SH. Take a step by step approach, no use rush, else you are throwing $$ away. Read up on http://forum.seahorse.org/ for more info. Jump-start your experience, not learn it the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 12, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 12, 2005 ouch... does most ppl run their SH tank at 24-25°c ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aStRoBo| Posted October 14, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 14, 2005 yo bro, glad to see u back. It's better to maintain a <25c. Depending on the types of seahorses. Quote Everything's sold. Back in 2yrs time. If it's a WRX, it gotta be STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 15, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 15, 2005 Yea..back after 2 years of NS.. anyway.. the temp has dropped to 28c so aStRoBo|, when will u be serving the nation ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 16, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2005 Added artificial coral Added another DIY hitching post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 16, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 16, 2005 DIY hitching post consist of wooden chop stick tied to plastic rope (dont rem what u call them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aStRoBo| Posted October 17, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yea..back after 2 years of NS..anyway.. the temp has dropped to 28c so aStRoBo|, when will u be serving the nation ? going through my last sem in my sch. shld be early next yr. Quote Everything's sold. Back in 2yrs time. If it's a WRX, it gotta be STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 17, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 17, 2005 wooden chopsticks? y not use plastic ones? Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 17, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 17, 2005 coz i thought it'll look more natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted October 17, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted October 17, 2005 wun last lah.. get those white color plastic chopsticks, get some macro algae like calapura (spelling a bit off) to cover it... it is even more natural.. Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted October 17, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 17, 2005 hm.. yea..will keep a look out for white color plastic chopsticks ive the same idea as well, just that i'll prefer to tie some brown macroalgae onto it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Picture documentation continues.... Feather caulerpa prolifera wiped out completely by caulerpa eating slug (Volvatella vigourouxi) http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=7445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CKS Posted November 19, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 19, 2005 Volvatella vigourouxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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