pledosophy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 SO I've been out of seahorses for a bit over a year now, had a few deals go bad, never received horses. I'm getting two female barbs in the morning. I have my QT setup. It's a 20g long, 10g sump, 24w UV, Remora Protein Skimmer, plastic chain hitches, taxifloria, all bare bottom. Heater set to 69F. Return pump is a MJ 1200 so about 10x tank volume turn over per hour. Using a clip on lamp, nothing fancy just a QT tank, thought about using my spare T5's but decided not to. Took 20 lbs ish of LR out of two different refugiums. Took a cycled sponge out of two different tanks as well. Thinking tank should be able to handle the bioload with ease. Bottle of Amquel and extra salt water on hand just in case. Have a shell for a feeding dish. PE and Hikari Mysis in the freezer. Beta Glucan on the shelf. Turkey baister still works. I was able to put alomost all of this together minus a 10g tank and some hose just out of spare parts lying around. I feel like a true fish keeper now. Did I forget anything? What did I miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 A male for those girls to dance with!! Post some pictures of your new arrivals when you get a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 You don't like watching girls dance together huh? :lol: I'm sure I might have a chance to take a photo or two tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 too funny. Better than watchin two males compare pouches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 (laugh)(laugh) All the seahorse keepers are laughing, everyone else is groaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 QT tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Are your sea horses part of the "chain gang"? Looks like you have everything "locked down tight" When you put up your picture, you could have just posted a "link" dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Looks like your ready for something there. Looks good....diddnt know you had to quaranteen seahorses. I guess they are a fish...what type diseases do they carry? I wouldnt think they would get ick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 I QT everything. Dip corals. Seahorses can get ich, it presents in there gills most of the time. They can also carry various other parasites. Bacterial infections like vibrio are most common. I'm really happy I setup the QT opened the box and one of the girls is dead, which means the other has been in a bag with ammonia and exposed to who knows what else. At least now I am fully setup to give the surivivor the best chance I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Sorry to hear that Kevin, that sucks. At least one made it and it looks like you have a pretty sweet QT setup for her there. Hope she makes it and thrives for you! Can't wait to get seahorses someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Sorry to hear!! Qt looks awesome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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