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Unread 09/04/2013, 11:57 PM   #26
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beautiful new addition!
Thank you! She's settling in really well


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Unread 09/05/2013, 01:19 PM   #27
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been wanting to do a setup like this for years...man you are really inspiring me
1 day if I get more settled...

I am curious to see the the SH change in color over the next few months. it is my understanding that they can and often will based on the mood etc.


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Unread 09/05/2013, 04:03 PM   #28
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been wanting to do a setup like this for years...man you are really inspiring me
1 day if I get more settled...

I am curious to see the the SH change in color over the next few months. it is my understanding that they can and often will based on the mood etc.
So far mine will change shade a tad bit throughout the day. Sometimes they're a brighter lemon yellow and other times they're more a golden yellow. But other than that, they haven't changed colors so far. I have a friend that got seahorses from the same source back in May and his yellow seahorses have always stayed yellow for the 4+ months he's had them. His just change shade a tad bit within the yellow range the way mine do.


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Unread 09/06/2013, 01:15 AM   #29
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I just wanted to post and update with some photos from tonight.

The newest seahorse.




The biggest seahorse.


Yellow sea whip


Besides the 3 female H. Erectus, there is a mated pair of yellowhead jawfish in the tank. Here are some photos of one of them hanging out in the entrance to their burrow.





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Unread 09/06/2013, 02:24 AM   #30
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Love this tank of yours!


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Unread 09/06/2013, 05:12 PM   #31
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so very nice! thanks for sharing the new pics


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Unread 09/07/2013, 06:07 AM   #32
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They are very cute!


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Unread 09/22/2013, 07:49 AM   #33
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I will soon be placeing an order with KP Aquatics and was wondering if you quarantined your jawfish.Do you have a lid on your tank.Looking to get a pair of rusty gobys for my seahorse tank
P.S. The tank looks great.Here's my three ladies



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Unread 09/22/2013, 04:46 PM   #34
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So awesome. A few more fts shots? Sump?


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Unread 09/30/2013, 03:21 AM   #35
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Sorry about not posting for a bit! I had a hectic last couple of weeks.

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I will soon be placeing an order with KP Aquatics and was wondering if you quarantined your jawfish.Do you have a lid on your tank.Looking to get a pair of rusty gobys for my seahorse tank
P.S. The tank looks great.Here's my three ladies
I did quarantine my jawfish since they were wild caught and I did not want to introduce any parasites or diseases into the seahorse tank. I quarantined them for about 6 weeks and treated them with prazipro for internal parasites and then gave them a freshwater + methylene blue dip before introducing them to make sure they didn't introduce any external parasites. The tank I quarantined them in had sand so they they wouldn't be super stressed out during quarantine.

Thanks! Your seahorses and gorgs look great!

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So awesome. A few more fts shots? Sump?
I've got some new photos to post momentarily There is no sump on this tank as I set it up as an AIO system. If you go back to my earlier posts there is a video of how the AIO system works.


















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Unread 09/30/2013, 03:24 AM   #36
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Unread 09/30/2013, 05:54 AM   #37
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Wow! Your tanks looks excellent and the seahorses have really kept their amazing color. Good work!


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Unread 09/30/2013, 12:02 PM   #38
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Wow! Your tanks looks excellent and the seahorses have really kept their amazing color. Good work!
Thank you! They have definitely been keeping their bright colors. They vary a bit in shade from day to day, but not by much.


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glad everything to doing great, keep up the good work!


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glad everything to doing great, keep up the good work!
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Unread 10/01/2013, 07:57 AM   #41
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Thank you everyone! So far they are doing very well and have settled nicely into their new home. They're also eating great!


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Yes I do! Here's a schematic of the design:
Looks very cool indeed. So... what is the tank? Is this a Solana and you added the rear compartment? If so what did you make it out of - black acrylic pieces glued?

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Looks very cool indeed. So... what is the tank? Is this a Solana and you added the rear compartment? If so what did you make it out of - black acrylic pieces glued?

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The tank is a 30 gallon Oceanic Cube that I purchased used from a member of the local reef club. I cleaned it all up and redid all the silicone. The rear chambers are made with pieces of black acrylic that I had cut at a local acrylic store. I bonded the pieces of acrylic to each other with Weld-On (specifically made for bonding acrylic) and then I sealed the acrylic to the glass of the tank with silicone. It functions just like the back compartments on a Biocube or Nanocube, etc.


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Unread 10/01/2013, 11:48 PM   #43
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Time for some more photos!

They really love the red tree sponge






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Jawfish burrow. You can see the tail of the second jawfish.



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Your tank looks great.
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Unread 10/04/2013, 12:44 AM   #45
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Here's a new video of my seahorse tank:
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Unread 10/04/2013, 06:33 PM   #46
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So I guess you would recommend Southwatch Seahorse? Anyone else have experience with them?
Great looking tank and horses.


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Unread 10/04/2013, 08:21 PM   #47
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So I guess you would recommend Southwatch Seahorse? Anyone else have experience with them?
Great looking tank and horses.
Thank you! And yes, I would highly recommend Southwatch Seahorse. Their prices are on par with seahorsesource, but for colored seahorses. All of mine have been maintaining their gorgeous colors, so Southwatch sure knows how to breed some colorful seahorses. They're very healthy and all of them arrived in great shape after shipping all the way from Florida to California. The customer service at Southwatch is great and Jon (the owner) has been very helpful with answering my questions and helping me pick out my seahorses.


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Unread 10/05/2013, 07:38 PM   #48
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Very nice. I did not know that bright surrounding would keep horses brighter, but it makes sense.


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Unread 10/06/2013, 10:42 AM   #49
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WOW! That tank looks incredible I have been planning a very similar build and I think you just made up my mind for sure. Do you have 3 or 4 seahorses in there now?


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Unread 10/06/2013, 02:52 PM   #50
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Very nice. I did not know that bright surrounding would keep horses brighter, but it makes sense.
Thank you! Yep, they change colors based on their environment, so usually a brighter environment will result in brighter colored seahorses. Like I said though, mine don't change color drastically, they just change shade a bit from day to day. They really do maintain their yellow coloring!


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