SunRise's 55g Seahorse Reef

[AmberSunrise]

Ok its been exactly 1 year since I got my very first taste of salt life! About 6 months later I started my seahorse tank and now I have combined them into one. I am very excited and happy to share with you all my newest baby.

I cant pass up a sale, $1 gallon! :D

FTS (I am having major skimmer bubble issues right now I hope they go away soon)

All my new corals I just scored for $65!

Feather duster valley

And a few action shots:

Blenny photobomb!

She looks so sweet and innocent but she is mean and a hornet when its time to eat :mrgreen:

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[Washburn82]

wow, looks great Amber :)

 

[AmberSunrise]

Wow I really love my new light rig! Here are the moonlights on

(ugh I just noticed that smear on the glass) :grumble:

 

[NanoReefer]

jeeze, what a surprise to see this set up, not even a warning! awesome tank amber!!!!!

 

[AmberSunrise]

jeeze, what a surprise to see this set up, not even a warning! awesome tank amber!!!!!

I have mentioned it in a few other posts but I wanted the thread to start off with details and pictures and not 5 pages of comments before the first pics LOL

Thanks! I had to get rid of my 2 anemones and my lemonpeel angel fish but I am ready to get more seahorses and lots more corals now! :bounce:

 

[Smitty]

Beautiful tank you've setup...great job.

 

[beeguiles]

Awesome tank amber! Glad to see you back on here more often!

 

[AmberSunrise]

My clownfish loving his worm bed LOL

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R9wOhP6Ros&feature=g-upl&context=G2c4f985AUAAAAAAAAAA]Clown fish in feather duster bed - YouTube[/ame]

 

[AmberSunrise]

And here is my female seahorse holding down the male at dinner time, she is evil when its time to eat!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJryct-1Dq0&feature=plcp&context=C39c6c02UDOEgsToPDskILwjRSme9K7mQt6iBhZpaJ]Seahorse choke hold at dinner time - YouTube[/ame]

 

[little_fish]

looks good amber

 

[beeguiles]

Those seahorses are so awesome and the feather duster bed is a great idea!

 

[AmberSunrise]

New hammer

Shrooms

Green Slimer

Dozer and his new treasures

Green polyp toadstool

Anthelia and green star polyps

Candy canes and star polyps

Left side of the tank

Center

Right

Frogspawn

Duncans getting HUGE

My favorite girl

My male seahorse wearing his pinstripe suit this week

Even my female has put on some white stripes as well. I think its because the new sand

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[Washburn82]

Great looking tank Amber!

 

[beeguiles]

Do the hammer and frogspawn ever bother the seahorses? Do they try to hitch on it and get stung? Just curious.

 

[AmberSunrise]

Do the hammer and frogspawn ever bother the seahorses? Do they try to hitch on it and get stung? Just curious.

No the seahorses have never hitched on them, I think they have pretty good instincts on what to avoid. They hitch a lot to my candelabra gorgonian and the red macroalgae tree. They also like to hitch to the worm tubes and of course they have just a plain wood stick also.

 

[AmberSunrise]

New seahorses for anyone who gives a crap! LOL

With Ocean Riders I asked for 2 females and I really wanted them to have lots of cirri (spikes) and they sent me a male and a female with NO cirri.

This time I got exactly what I asked for I am very happy with my seahorse source purchase.

They are very curious of their new friends

Group pic!

This urchin is such a brat he totally broke my bubble algae tree

 

[little_fish]

Looks great Amber! I hope they do well. I think Im about to throw in the towel with the SPS reef, and copy your tank idea.

 

[AmberSunrise]

Looks great Amber! I hope they do well. I think Im about to throw in the towel with the SPS reef, and copy your tank idea.

Do both! I have friendly corals, blennies and gobies with my ponies and they all get along great!

 

[beeguiles]

I really love your seahorses. You make me want a seahorse tank...do you find it terribly difficult to take care of them? Also what do you feed them?

 

[FishyReef]

Your tank is amazing!! I'm thinking of using my smaller tank for small peaceful fish and corals, and seeing how your seahorses get along with your other species is very inspiring!