For those who keep seahorses etc...

I'm suggesting the following for a friend.

Aqua one AR620T (130L) Tank, with filter/light.

15kg live rock

coral sand

Would this work? I'm relying on the filter from the tank as well as the rock, given it's FO the nitrates aren't so major, and being 130L, water changes aren't hard to help keep the nitrates down anyway.

Thoughts?

what seahorses are you wanting to keep? Pots or Kudas?

Mate's after keeping Pots

I've had suggested a cheapish (~$100) skimmer, which is a good idea too.

UG filter might even be ok for this sort of tank if on the cheap?

wouldnt go UG filter as they (the seahorses)are really messy and it would not do the best job. I have a canister filter on mine and all is good, but i cant see why the inbuilt filter on the aqua one should not be sufficent. Coral rock is definately a bonus but remember seahorses dont like a lot of current so you can get dead spots under the rocks.A skimmers is a really good idea as the food you feed seahorses is quite oily and you have to feed them alot as they do not have a digestive system. You can run the tank without a skimmer but it is hard to keep it looking good without one. Misnoma if your friend wants they are welcome to come and check out my tank and i can show them the basic. Just PM me.

Cheers

Seahorsemad