My 60 Gallon Seahorse Cube -Completed :)

[KDC]

Your tank is gorgeous! It's great incentive for those of us still in the planning stages to really think outside the box and see just what we can come up with. I hope you don't mind if we borrow some of your ideas! :-D
Have you figured out why your yellow macro turned orange? I really like orange, but if you could get some to stay yellow, it would be out of this world! The macro you have already make it look fake at first glance since it is so colorful.

[jeepin_girl4ya]

Im guessing the mangroves dont need to be in the substrate since their suspended? May be something ill consider, thanks for the idea.

[TKE659]

The mangroves do a better job of filtering water if they are suspended vs in the sand. Beautiful tank BTW.

Originally Posted by jeepin_girl4ya

Im guessing the mangroves dont need to be in the substrate since their suspended? May be something ill consider, thanks for the idea.

[reefknight]

First off I have to say that this is an absolutely beautiful display for seahorses! Job well done!!

I do have a question; I'm assisting a friend in setting up a Marineland 60 cube w/ that same stand,what I've been unable to find are the internal dimensions of the stand. Can you help me with that info, please? We're attempting to plan everything and its rather difficult to start thinking about sumps & skimmers when you don't have those dimensions.

Thank you for your assistance and again, great looking display!

[euromomtx]

Thanks. I totally understand about the need for inside dimensions. I even called Marineland to find out about them (they gave me the wrong info by the way) so I could get my sump made etc.
You have about 31" height inside the stand and close to 23" by 23" inside foot print. The back is all the way open but has a 5" board on top (in other words the largest thing you could push in there would be about 22" wide and 25" tall.
I had a custom sump made for it that's 22x15x15 and that was just about perfect for the stand IMO.

[reefknight]

Thank you so much, that is all really helpful!

[mess7777]

wow nice move on the shadowbox. Is this just the gel sheet with a light near the top or is there an actual box. Are you using white or blue LEDs? I love the idea, it does give that illusion of depth as opposed to a static background.

[euromomtx]

just the gel sheet with regular white LED sticks. No box at all
(I find it easier to get a color I like if I get the sheet colored and the LEDs plain white because there are so many more choices in sheets and LEDs

[pscott99]

Stunningly creative

More pics !! That horse pic could win an award !!

[samiamisme]

Thanks for the detailed pictures of your set up. This is just what I had been considering, but I'm complete novice and was unsure if I could do a 'proper' tank without a refugium. I have a million questions, as I am getting ready to start a seahorse research project for my grad thesis and have zero experience, but a whole lotta love. I may be picking your ears (everyone) very soon. Thanks again, it's beautiful.

[needyreefer]

Great looking tank! I found the Apollo Gel Sheets you used (awesome idea!) but don't know which color to choose. Any help?

FWIW here's a link http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...llo+Gel+Sheets

[euromomtx]

Thanks. I preselected online but then was lucky to be able to get them locally.
I ended up choosing a much lighter color than what I had had in mind first. It's good to see them in person. Tough to predict how it will look with your lighting from just a screen picture. They were cheap enough to where I got two in my original choice and 2 in that lighter color that I ended up going with.
Do you have a local theater supply store that carries them so you can see them?

[BigFeesh]

I like the suspending mangroves !! gives kind of a forest like apperance!! seahorses <3

[needyreefer]

Originally Posted by euromomtx

Thanks. I preselected online but then was lucky to be able to get them locally.
I ended up choosing a much lighter color than what I had had in mind first. It's good to see them in person. Tough to predict how it will look with your lighting from just a screen picture. They were cheap enough to where I got two in my original choice and 2 in that lighter color that I ended up going with.
Do you have a local theater supply store that carries them so you can see them?

Im sure there's one somewhere in my area, but I honestly dont have a clue! Looks like I need to get on that. If worse comes to worse I'll just buy a few different flavors from that website and go from there. . .

Thanks for your input!

[curlykid]

Update plz!

[pledosophy]

I would love to see how all the macro turned out and what it looks like now.

[wdt2000]

Looks great, I bet they loves the roots from the mangroves once they reach the substrate. Do you notice them using the roots much?

[8220]

what a great tank, I really like the way u in cooperated the mangroves.. Makes me wanna have a tank like that ;=)

[smoney]

Truely a beautiful Seahorse tank, love the way you incorporated the magroves. I've always wanted a seahorse tank but could never figure out how to go about it in a way I like. Your tank really planted a seed for me on how to go about a seahorse tank.

[LCP136]

One of the nicest seahorse tanks I've ever seen. Makes me miss my seahorse tank more than I already do.

[Gill_bucket]

Originally Posted by jeepin_girl4ya

Im guessing the mangroves dont need to be in the substrate since their suspended? May be something ill consider, thanks for the idea.

That's how you get awesome mangrove roots.

[Circleofdocs]

Very nice sh tank. Whatsbyour favorite macro?

[snorvich]

Awesome! Absolutely great job with some wonderful ideas. Did you figure out the color change in the yellow macro? I think it looks great AFTER the change, however.

[euromomtx]

because it's all grown over and messy now! lol

[RJT]

Where did you get the spray bars? I am having a hard time finding them.