55 gallon pony tank

Leah · #1 12-10-2009, 01:08 AM

J&L sometimes has them. You could call and see if they could get some for you.

Leah · #2 12-10-2009, 01:18 AM

A sump is nice but it would be fine without one. I had Seahorses in a 25 gal with a hang-
on skimmer and I used a Aqua-clear (filter) And used the foam part off a Remora pro to
cover the intake. Can not say for sure how Pipefish would be with them, I only had Seahorses. They are a bit of work but worth it.

Leah

tgoeujon · #3 12-11-2009, 04:58 AM

Im kinda curious what people have for flow in there seahorse tanks? right now im just running a koralia nano, as well as the flow from the skimmer ( coralife super skimmer 65 ) it doesnt seem like enough but i dont want to go overboard. I want the end result to be as comfortable as possible for the ponies so any and all advice welcomed.

Trevor

Leah · #4 12-11-2009, 02:41 PM

You could always add an extra koralia nano and direct to the top of the tank. I used an airstone and pump as everything else was to much flow.

tgoeujon · #5 12-12-2009, 07:09 AM

out of curiousity after the tank cycles im thinking since im gonna wait quite awhile before adding anything other than snails i am going to add a few bottles of tigger pods and see if they reproduce enough to become a steady food source in the tank. has anyone tried that and if so is there anything in specific i should do to help make it work? or is it just a pointless idea? like i said before any advice helps and im planning on alot of questions before i get the livestock.

Leah · #6 12-12-2009, 12:31 PM

Never worked for me, I tried many times.

tgoeujon · #7 12-12-2009, 05:12 PM

thanks for telling me leah, it would suck to through a bunch of pods in just to have them die off or something. ill probably still try one bottle just for my own knowledge but i wont have high hopes.

Rotifer · #8 12-13-2009, 04:49 PM

The two biggest problems people run into with culturing Tigger-Pods is 1) they put them in a system where they get eaten faster than than they can reproduce, and 2) they don't add extra microalgae to feed them. Pods in reef systems are usually regulated by the amount of microalgae that is naturally produced by the system, and that's not very much. If you want a higher population of pods or are going to introduce more (from a bottle), add extra microalgae so they won't starve.

tgoeujon · #9 12-21-2009, 07:14 AM

ok so ive got a problem already and ive barely got this tank up and running yet. i switched the pos css 65 for the css 220 which is what i have on my other tank and really like. unfortunately the pump for the 220 must be screwed since its been running for just about a week and doesnt seem to have enough force to create the micro bubbles for the skimmer to work. so now i have to either find a used pump (i cant find a listing for the pumps on any sites) or get suggestions from canreefers on a different pump to replace it

imcosmokramer · #10 02-17-2010, 02:38 PM

any pics?
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