My new 55 tall seahorse tank

[Bruce]

Hardware

55 arcylic 36 x 15 x 24tall
cpr HO overflow with Cyclone bio-filter/ RIO 2100 return ( low flow for seahorses)
Current Nova extreme 4 x 39watt T5 lights
Ebo 100watt heater

35 lbs LR 50 sand + 20 lbs bio-active sand
6 Hippocampus erectus( 4th generation from my own stock)
3 pep shrimp
8 assorted snails
Various macros and some fake hitches.

Bruce

[Bruce]

My two favorite horses.

[impreza619]

nice! i always wanted seahorse... would you reccomend one in a 12 gallon tank? just curious.

[SDguy]

Beautiful tank. I love the "frilly" seahorses. Will these types change color to match their surroundings (ie throw in some orange/red corals)?

[coral diver]

Nice horsey great tank

[Chanas4]

Do you have a chiller?

[Nick_Kun]

love the thorny sea horse.

[Bruce]

I chose these for their yellow base colors and the cirri ( frills). They can change colors but they seem to be limited to the brownish yellow range. Red and orange are rare in H. erectus. These are big horses 8 inches + when full grown. Too big for nano tanks, 30 gallon minimum for one pair. As the horse in the center of the first pic shows they will swim around if given the space.

I live in the mountains at 5300 foot elevation so I don't need a chiller 9 months out of the year. I have airconditioning to keep temps down in the summer. H. erectus likes low 70's.