seahorse feeding station

rays2k · 05/09/2012, 09:50 AM

Does anyone know where to get one? I haven't been able to find anything.

timinnl · 05/09/2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rays2k

Does anyone know where to get one? I haven't been able to find anything.

Very easy to make one. I made the one for my erectus tank by gluing a small cleaning magnet to a long bird seed dish. I get the food to the dish by means of an one inch air lift tube.

Kind Regards,

Tim

Allmost · 05/09/2012, 10:00 AM

I got mine from the kitchen

btreyes · 05/09/2012, 10:07 AM

Here is one you can buy that is pretty cool http://www.mrcobscorals.com/magento/...y-box-258.html

Mine like this one, but I had to paint the bottom black for them to see the mysis better.

Psyops · 05/11/2012, 03:03 PM

Mine is a giant mushroom coral. OR toadstool coral? It serves as a dish and looks natural. If the food is uneaten, the coral gets it. Cool searhorse pics ALLmost.

Alex

novahobbies · 05/11/2012, 04:38 PM

I use a big clam shell I found, of all places, in the backyard of my Mom's house when I was digging in her garden. I put it right in the middle of the rock column, and it works great:

Psyops · 05/11/2012, 06:09 PM

I had a clam shell also. That worked just fine. I forgot about that. Novahobbies are your dragonettes eating live food or frozen mysis? I wanted to add a couple in my seahorse tank.

Alex

Molehs · 05/11/2012, 06:22 PM

Here is the first version of a trough I made and use:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuthe...9&feature=plcp

mtc1966 · 05/11/2012, 08:17 PM

very clever

edandsandy · 05/16/2012, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Molehs

Here is the first version of a trough I made and use:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuthe...9&feature=plcp

what a great idea!
Could you please say where you purchased all the pieces to make this? I have 27 seahorses and I'm always looking for something like this.

pyly220 · 05/16/2012, 07:21 AM

Does sea horses are beautiful

mtc1966 · 05/24/2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nanojj22

what exactly do they eat??

frozen mysis

edandsandy · 05/25/2012, 06:50 AM

Live mysis or live ghost shrimp.
It is amazing how fast they can swim, when chasing live food.

Molehs · 05/25/2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by edandsandy

what a great idea!
Could you please say where you purchased all the pieces to make this? I have 27 seahorses and I'm always looking for something like this.

Sorry, I missed your post. I cut all of the acrylic from 1/4" sheet and epoxied it to a glass cleaner magnet and got the shell from Michael's. I switched over to an abalone shell because it's deeper and holds the food better.

edandsandy · 05/27/2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Molehs

Sorry, I missed your post. I cut all of the acrylic from 1/4" sheet and epoxied it to a glass cleaner magnet and got the shell from Michael's. I switched over to an abalone shell because it's deeper and holds the food better.

How did you configure the mechanics, it looks like its on some kind of a hinge?

crabbygirl · 05/27/2012, 09:15 PM

I saw this online and decided to make my own. The seahorses often sit in the shell when they are hungry

Molehs · 05/28/2012, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by edandsandy

How did you configure the mechanics, it looks like its on some kind of a hinge?

Here's a thread where I show some better photos of it.

http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=46073&hl=

milkman55 · 05/28/2012, 07:25 AM

Great job! I definitely have this on my build list for my seahorse tank.

btreyes · 05/30/2012, 10:13 AM

Nice food troughs guys.

edandsandy · 05/31/2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Molehs

Here's a thread where I show some better photos of it.

http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=46073&hl=

Thanks for the link!

05/09/2012, 09:50 AM	#1
rays2k Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 57	seahorse feeding station Does anyone know where to get one? I haven't been able to find anything.

05/09/2012, 10:00 AM	#3
Allmost Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 6,345	I got mine from the kitchen __________________ Current tank : 200 Gallon SPS tank. ... Zeovit powered 35 G seahorse tank... bacterioplankton 60 G Cube NPS tank ..... bacterioplankton 65G soft coral tank.

05/11/2012, 03:03 PM	#5
Psyops Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 496	Mine is a giant mushroom coral. OR toadstool coral? It serves as a dish and looks natural. If the food is uneaten, the coral gets it. Cool searhorse pics ALLmost. Alex __________________ GOT REEF! Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon reef. Just starting to convert to mainly SPS.

05/11/2012, 06:09 PM	#7
Psyops Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Posts: 496	I had a clam shell also. That worked just fine. I forgot about that. Novahobbies are your dragonettes eating live food or frozen mysis? I wanted to add a couple in my seahorse tank. Alex __________________ GOT REEF! Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon reef. Just starting to convert to mainly SPS.

05/11/2012, 06:22 PM	#8
Molehs the H is silent Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Gurnee, IL Posts: 294	Here is the first version of a trough I made and use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuthe...9&feature=plcp __________________ "Do amphipods dream of underwater sheep?" Current fish: 4 adult & 4 juvenile H. Erectus Seahorses, Pink Spotted Shrimp Goby, Yellow Watchman Goby Current Tank Info: 150g system: 75g seahorse DT, 25g deep sand bed fuge and cheato tumbler, 55g sump and 40g fuge for pod production. Arduino based controller for dimmable LEDS and lights over fuges, heater/chiller, ATO and RO/DI production. Temps run between 70-73*F.

05/09/2012, 10:07 AM	#4
btreyes Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 93	Here is one you can buy that is pretty cool http://www.mrcobscorals.com/magento/...y-box-258.html Mine like this one, but I had to paint the bottom black for them to see the mysis better.

05/11/2012, 04:38 PM	#6
novahobbies Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Deerfield Beach Posts: 286	I use a big clam shell I found, of all places, in the backyard of my Mom's house when I was digging in her garden. I put it right in the middle of the rock column, and it works great:

05/11/2012, 08:17 PM	#9
mtc1966 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: middletown,ct Posts: 5,778	very clever __________________ 65g seahorse tank 20g sump with a reef octopus skimmer ,tlf 150 reactor, red sea ozone generator controller,cpr hob fuge with light and 2 China led lights one 42x1 w and one 24x3 w. occupied by 4 ecectus seahorses a couple small gobies and cuc. Current Tank Info: 58g main with 20g sump

05/16/2012, 07:21 AM	#11
pyly220 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New haven,CT Posts: 27	Does sea horses are beautiful

05/25/2012, 06:50 AM	#13
edandsandy Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,325 Blog Entries: 2	Live mysis or live ghost shrimp. It is amazing how fast they can swim, when chasing live food. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Lumen Bright, 4) Reeflux 400w MH, 4) Coralvue 400W Dimmable Ballast, 4) 36" 2 x 39w T5 HO, ACIII Pro, Deltec AP 902 Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Rea., GEO Kalk Rea., 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g Fugium 4) 6101 Tunze W/ 7095 Controll

05/28/2012, 07:25 AM	#18
milkman55 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Parkville, MO Posts: 843	Great job! I definitely have this on my build list for my seahorse tank.

05/30/2012, 10:13 AM	#19
btreyes Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 93	Nice food troughs guys.