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    Seahorses born!!!

    The father from yesterday is already chasing a female around with his pouch open. They don't waste any time!
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    Seahorses born!!!

    At day 27, I only have 3 left but they are very thick and maturing. The newly hatched brine shrimp no longer get their attention, probably too small, but they don't seem to aggressively go after the live pods in the tank (the next food size up). I have seen them snick at them a little bit, but...
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    dehumidifiers

    I would second the suggestion above to really consider the amp draw on your circuits. Those can pull as much power as an air conditioner, and kill a circuit when you least want it to. With all my tank lighting, chillers, HD TV systems, subwoofer, portable air conditioner, lights, etc I had to...
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    Seahorses born!!!

    My Reidi fry are still doing great. Yesterday (Friday) was their 3-week birthday, and I still have 3 left. They are finally starting to snick at the 'pods in their nursery but are still a little slow at it. Their growth and deepening of color in just the last 3-4 days has been dramatic so they...
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    Seahorses born!!!

    Well, my Ringo beat you by a day! He (H. Reidi) surprised my Saturday morning with about 30 new fry, only two weeks after giving birth to about 50. Survivability is very low or zero, I am trying both frozen and freeze-dried Cyclopeeze but they seem to only eat newly hatched brine shrimp. Of...
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    Which pump??

    I had an Iwaki 55 that pumped great but was so noisy I replaced it with a Velocity T4 titanium. They changed the company name on those but I think they are the same pump. It also pumped great, was virtually silent, but heated up the water fiercely. So, I pulled out my wallet again and bought...
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    RO/DI Question

    I also see great flow improvement by inching my kitchen faucet a little toward the hot in order to get warmer, but still room temperature, water. However, a while back I left for an hour and came back to find my cat had been up there and hit the lever all the way to hot. The whole RO unit was...
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    seahorse forum

    Reef Supply: Everybody is doing fine, and getting bigger! The black ones are getting lots of white on them, while the yellow ones are turning black! Go fig'r. All are very beautiful. My recent births are from other, older ones I already had, but I am sure your younger ones are getting the...
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    seahorse forum

    Just an announcement that two of my Reidi seahorses gave birth last week, and for the first time I am getting confident that I may actually be able to raise the fry up to adulthood. This time I first established a 5gal stand-alone refugium nursery (bare-bottom, stuffed full of macroalgae and...
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    Let's Talk About ~Pests~

    Can I go back to flatworms? I have lots of them in my seahorse tank. Seahorses are such sloppy eaters that I am sure I have lots of organics that fuel the flatworms. My seahorses love to wiggle into the Gracilaria weedbeds and other tight spots, and so frequently get flatworms all over their...
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    bristle worm

    About 3 years ago I was in a LFS looking at their only reef tank, and a big boy like you described came out from under a rock and wolfed down 2 zoo polyps right in front of me. He was quick, just bam bam, and slipped back under the rock. His mouth, or jaw rather, had 3 parts, and I wouldn't...
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    Olympia frag trade/buy/sell interest?

    Count me in. I was thinking about tearing down my 120 gal reef tank and concentrate on seahorses anyway. I have 3 tanks in a 1 BR apartment, a little overboard I think. Oh, and I don't need much excuse to show up at the Fishbowl for any reason...... Geoff McNaughton
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    seahorse forum

    Sounds great. I find myself "popping the hood" on my tank just like a car to show off the 'engine" to my friends. We all underestimate the importance and display potential for our sumps etc....Maybe being relegated to the lower tank would increase the cute factor, kinda like living out back in...
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    seahorse forum

    Put ponies in a refugium? I would proudly display them, not keep them in a cage so to speak. Judging by my friends, the "cute factor" is much higher than with any fish or corals, and I suspect your diners would agree. I would even advertise the feeding times (at least twice a day) to draw...
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    seahorse forum

    I too am a breeder wanna be. Just when I got my nice seahorse tank setup, the new CITES permiting requirements kicked in, and I only had 2 male old timers to put in there. That is good since they are in trouble worldwide, but really increase the price and reduced the availability captive bred...
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    seahorse forum

    I know that there is seahorse.org and other forums for seahorse lovers out there, but do we have enough interest here for one (at least informal?). Afterall, this is the definative source for all questions/answers, right :) ??? I have 11 seahorses in a species-"only" tank (okay, a few gobies...
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    Can You View Your Tank While You Are Surfin Reef Frontiers?

    No, my computer is in the bedroom, and all 3 of my tanks are out in the living room. It would be hard to turn around anyway, with my 17.6 pound cat Oscar always in my lap when at the computer.....
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    Good Chiller

    I recently returned a Teclima CA200 chiller for my new 60 gal (plus 20 gal sump) 400w MH seahorse tank. It was a toy that ran all the time and didn't do much, but the company (Fritz) gave me a full refund just because I wasn't satisfied. That was very surprising- they are a really great...
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    Rowaphos user:Ever killed your coral?

    I bought a large jar of Rowaphos a long time ago, but have not gotten around to using it. I thought I might try it in my old Rainbow Lifeguard fluidized bed filter, replacing the sand normally used with this unit. I have either a Rio 200 or Rio 600 to power it. The Rio 600 was too strong for...
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    Possibly the end

    This is the true spirit of having a great club like this, pitching in to help. Hang in there!
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