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[cMidd]

moved my two female H. Erectus ponies into a new (larger) 30g earlier today. had it cycling with live rock from my other systems for a week prior to the move as to make sure nothing spiked. everything is great, the horses are doing good.

here's a FTS and the two ponies, lemme know what you think.

fts:

Edited by JamesL, 05 August 2011 - 06:31 AM.

[Brooks]

WOOHH!!! Looks great Collin!!

[cMidd]

its okay....i am picking up dragons breath tomorrow....then going to get a red macro eventually. how's your new male? you split up a pair?

[Brooks]

Sounds good!

The new male is fine... my god, he is HUGE! They are all in there together, actually. There might be some competition for mating, but that shouldn't be a big issue. They are not violent.

[Jlloyd123]

Looks great man. How long was tank cycling before adding seahorses?

[cMidd]

Brooks - true. I am looking forward to adding to my "herd"!

Jlloyd - this tank didn't "cycle" in the sense you are thinking. Everything in that tank except for 20g of water is from my other systems including the filtration. I let it sit with sand-filter and some rocks for 5 days before adding them.

[cMidd]

Also-if anyone has any non-green colorful macro that isn't invasive- PLEASE PM me!

[Laura]

Collin...the tank looks awesome!!! NICE liverock and aquascaping...they have many places to hitch on.

Did you check with viet-tin at River City to see if he has any macro?

[cMidd]

Yes Laura, i am picking up some cuttings of Dragon Breath from Francis tomorrow AM! he has helped me a TON.

i am also looking for decorative red and possibly other colors.

thanks for your help and support!

[Brooks]

I am looking up some red macro algae that isn't invasive. I'll text you when I find something.

[cMidd]

I know the red "caluerpa" but it isn't caluerpa it's just sold as that. Not sure where to get any but online. I Wouldve loved to try a planted but that's gonna have to wait. Having a 8" deep SB and planting sea grass would be to cool though.

[Brooks]

I know the red "caluerpa" but it isn't caluerpa it's just sold as that. Not sure where to get any but online. I Wouldve loved to try a planted but that's gonna have to wait. Having a 8" deep SB and planting sea grass would be to cool though.

Very cool. However, I think you'd eventually grow tired of seeing 8" of sand on your front glass.

[cMidd]

True that. But - the tank would have to be PRETTY deep to even consider it. So I doubt 8-14" would make a difference. However-I need nice macro! If anyone has any I will buy!

[Jlloyd123]

i want some dragons breath too...i ll bring chop sticks and rubberbands for trade

[Viet-tin]

reefcleaners usually has a good selection of macro algae and theyre a sponsor as well.

[cMidd]

Awesome-will check it out! Just PM me when is good for you Jlloyd

[cMidd]

[Will]

gorgonia's may also be a good choice

[cMidd]

I am actually looking for some will! When a nice one comes along that is affordable I'll be grabbing it!

[JamesL]

The Dome normally have some gorgonians in stock. The last two I have gotten were from them. Though, both of mine are photosyn' types, so you might need to make sure you have enough light.

I guess the gorgonian polys don't deliver enough sting to hurt the seahorses, and that the occasional hitching does not irritate the gorgonian?

This is my favorite one I got a while back from the Dome:



BTW, those are some great pictures of your ponies.