2.5g dwarf seahorse? What to do?

nawilson89 · 11/20/2015, 11:14 AM

As my 20g tank is now cycled and i'm waiting for it to come into its own with my macro algaes, I've decided to pull out my 2.5g tank and start a cycle for it.

I really wanted to try dwarf seahorses and work on that whilst getting ready for my 29g build (MTS is strong with me).

So pretty much I've decided on what I want to do with this tank and what i want to put in it; I've decided on my lighting, temperature is not a problem, the only thing that has stumped me is...

water movement?

The tank would need some sort of water movement or aeration for gas exchange (i know sea horses don't appreciate high water movement. I have spare air pumps lying around, but then what?

So seahorse adepts and experts, please advise me. What would I use to keep my little guys and gals?

rayjay · 11/20/2015, 11:43 AM

I used only open ended air lines in my dwarf tanks. Some people use air powered sponge filters.

nawilson89 · 11/20/2015, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rayjay

I used only open ended air lines in my dwarf tanks. Some people use air powered sponge filters.

I was thinking of using an air powered sponge, or something like a bubble wand.

Jeff4777 · 11/20/2015, 01:09 PM

A sponge filter would be good, their safe for small critters.

nawilson89 · 11/20/2015, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff4777

A sponge filter would be good, their safe for small critters.

When I go to my LFS today I'll search for a small enough sponge filter for the tank. For until then I'd probably go with an old diffuser that i had for a Co2 setup for my old freshwater tanks.

PfenWendt · 11/23/2015, 12:28 PM

In my DSH tank i'm using a stock filter that came with this CurrentUSA desktop 5 gallon tank. It creates enough movement but not too much. My thread i started about dwarf seahorses has a lot of information in it from RayJay, I'd recommend reading that a bit if your bored, and trust what rayjay has to say....He knows what he's doing :P

nawilson89 · 11/23/2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PfenWendt

In my DSH tank i'm using a stock filter that came with this CurrentUSA desktop 5 gallon tank. It creates enough movement but not too much. My thread i started about dwarf seahorses has a lot of information in it from RayJay, I'd recommend reading that a bit if your bored, and trust what rayjay has to say....He knows what he's doing

I'll check it out now! Thanks

11/20/2015, 11:14 AM	#1
nawilson89 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 481	2.5g dwarf seahorse? What to do? As my 20g tank is now cycled and i'm waiting for it to come into its own with my macro algaes, I've decided to pull out my 2.5g tank and start a cycle for it. I really wanted to try dwarf seahorses and work on that whilst getting ready for my 29g build (MTS is strong with me). So pretty much I've decided on what I want to do with this tank and what i want to put in it; I've decided on my lighting, temperature is not a problem, the only thing that has stumped me is... water movement? The tank would need some sort of water movement or aeration for gas exchange (i know sea horses don't appreciate high water movement. I have spare air pumps lying around, but then what? So seahorse adepts and experts, please advise me. What would I use to keep my little guys and gals? __________________ I'm a Goby-maniac! XD Current Tank Info: 29g Macro Algae tank

11/20/2015, 11:43 AM	#2
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	I used only open ended air lines in my dwarf tanks. Some people use air powered sponge filters. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

11/23/2015, 12:28 PM	#6
PfenWendt Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: MN Posts: 205	In my DSH tank i'm using a stock filter that came with this CurrentUSA desktop 5 gallon tank. It creates enough movement but not too much. My thread i started about dwarf seahorses has a lot of information in it from RayJay, I'd recommend reading that a bit if your bored, and trust what rayjay has to say....He knows what he's doing :P __________________ --Your neighborhood PfenWendt :D Current Tank Info: 55g reef tank, 65g red sea max c-250 reef, Innovative marine fusion 10 nano reef, And just getting into breeding clowns! :)

11/20/2015, 01:09 PM	#4
Jeff4777 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 518	A sponge filter would be good, their safe for small critters.