Looking for input on starting a seahorse tank.

[tim the toolman]

As the title suggests I am looking to start a seahorse tank build in an old floor model television which I had a freshwater aquarium built into previously. I guess the main questions would be
1. Tank size requirements
2. Need for a protein skimmer?
3. Suitable tank mates
4. Is a refugium necessary (i have read they need a pod colony)
Any other comments would be appreciated, as well as info on your own successes.
And yes I will show a build thread as the T.V. Tank comes to life

[Nano]

I have heard low flow, tall tanks, with lots of branchy rock/coral to hold onto

[tim the toolman]

The tank would be about 20" tall with just cheap led lighting, maybe just enough to grow softies. I guess that would mean I would need some fake branching stuff.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

The tank would be about 20" tall with just cheap led lighting, maybe just enough to grow softies. I guess that would mean I would need some fake branching stuff.

even skeletons of sps is probably fine. If i did a sea horse tank, it would be all ricordea and zoo's with some dead sps

[tim the toolman]

Thnx for the response, I know we talked about pipefish before. Do you think they would be a compatible tank mate. I know they are from the same family. How r urs making out. (I hope I have the right guy)

[Nano]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

(I hope I have the right guy)

lol nope wrong guy but I'm sure some one will pipe in with the answer! I'm too much of a newb to advise on a lot of stuff still

[tim the toolman]

Lol my bad. I must be on here too often.

[fishoholic]

Pipefish and seahorses can be kept together. Other suitable tankmates are very small gobies and blenny's.

[tim the toolman]

Do I need a refugium or will live rock and pod supplementing from my 180g be enough to keep them happy? I ask because a fuge will be hard to fit into the tv concept.

[intarsiabox]

Buy captive bred only and they will be eating frozen foods.