How Many Horses per gallon?

jwalters103 · 01/29/2006, 01:08 AM

i just added a new set of horses to my tank and i would like to add more if possible. the tank is a 37 tall. i just added 2 medium sized horses (H. reidi ??????) , 1 dragon faced pipefish, and 1 banded pipefish. what is the maximum amount of horses/pipes that i should have in here. i could have sworn that i had read somwhere that it could house in the neighborhood of 8, but this doesnt seem right to me.

pledosophy · 01/29/2006, 02:13 AM

Depends on filtration but IMHO you are close to full. If you have a good filter you might be able to get away with another pair of reidi if you watched your levels closely.

IME biological filtration has been best for me, although I love my UV filter. At this point I wouldn't run a tank without a UV.

It really kinda depends on your setup, what does it all intail?

jwalters103 · 01/29/2006, 03:53 PM

right now it is just the small hob ecosystem setup and i plan on adding a large skimmer soon.

luvabunny · 01/30/2006, 08:47 AM

I wouldn't add more than 1 more horse or 1 more pipe to your current setup, and not until you get better filtration. Probably 4 animals with the filtration you currently have is about at capacity.

jwalters103 · 01/30/2006, 02:51 PM

what filtration would you suggest? ive kept horses before, but they were never as good of eaters as these guys, so id like to keep them happy

pledosophy · 01/30/2006, 11:48 PM

The magnum HOB cannister is popular. I like my fluval 304. I am also a big fan of my UV sterilizer. I found my refugium to be very helpful and increase my water quality as well as volume.

Didn't have that great a luck with the Whispers IME.

01/29/2006, 01:08 AM	#1
jwalters103 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,488	How Many Horses per gallon? i just added a new set of horses to my tank and i would like to add more if possible. the tank is a 37 tall. i just added 2 medium sized horses (H. reidi ??????) , 1 dragon faced pipefish, and 1 banded pipefish. what is the maximum amount of horses/pipes that i should have in here. i could have sworn that i had read somwhere that it could house in the neighborhood of 8, but this doesnt seem right to me.

01/29/2006, 02:13 AM	#2
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Depends on filtration but IMHO you are close to full. If you have a good filter you might be able to get away with another pair of reidi if you watched your levels closely. IME biological filtration has been best for me, although I love my UV filter. At this point I wouldn't run a tank without a UV. It really kinda depends on your setup, what does it all intail? __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

01/30/2006, 08:47 AM	#4
luvabunny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 1,371	I wouldn't add more than 1 more horse or 1 more pipe to your current setup, and not until you get better filtration. Probably 4 animals with the filtration you currently have is about at capacity. __________________ April Current Tank Info: Current Tank Info: 75g bowfront

01/30/2006, 11:48 PM	#6
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	The magnum HOB cannister is popular. I like my fluval 304. I am also a big fan of my UV sterilizer. I found my refugium to be very helpful and increase my water quality as well as volume. Didn't have that great a luck with the Whispers IME. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

01/29/2006, 03:53 PM	#3
jwalters103 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,488	right now it is just the small hob ecosystem setup and i plan on adding a large skimmer soon.

01/30/2006, 02:51 PM	#5
jwalters103 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,488	what filtration would you suggest? ive kept horses before, but they were never as good of eaters as these guys, so id like to keep them happy