Lighting, gorgonians, seahorses.

[squeezix]

I cross posted this on Seahorse.Org:

I've built my seahorse tank, the plumbing works well. I posted before about my 4' hex with refugium. I'll be ready to add sand, liverock and water in the next few days. I would like to keep a few gorgonians and a few corralimorphs in with my seahorses. I am also thinking of stony corals.


Does anyone have experience with a deep tank? This is a 4' tall, 14 inch wide hex. It's the Sharper Image tank, modified with a refugium/sump.

My thinking is either to load the hood with small Power Compacts or get a 250W MH Pendant. Will MH bother a Seahorse? If I use MH I am going with 20,000K Radium and forgoing actinic.

Will a 250 Penetrate to the sandbed (about 4 feet)?

 

[PeeJ]

mmmm...4 feet..thats pretty deep. if it were me i would go with MH. i dont think youll be able to fit very much PC lighting into a 14 wide, six sided area.

 

[JennM]

It will be a devil to clean.

Not a good idea to keep stinging corals with seahorses. They will hitch on them and get stung or eaten.

I've kept Xenia, leathers, sponges and gorgs with my horses.

Jenn

 

[squeezix]

do all branching stonies sting? what about zoos?

 

[JennM]

Zoos might be OK. I think I had a few brown button polyps.

Most stonies sting... anything that can hurt the horses should be kept out - they aren't smart enough to avoid things like Euphyllia sp., and will hitch on them.

Jenn