Cami Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 My plans for using a 5.5 plastic tank I had lying around as a fuge seem to have been nixed by the boss (wife). It was just too unsightly for her tastes, and being the fine boss she is , for V day she bought me a brand new 7 gal mini bow to put beside the one I already have. (Got to love the woman!) My Question is, Do I need to set it up solo or can I still connect them together? It has the NO 14 watt 50/50 bulb. It will be awhile before I can retro them. I have live sand and rock in that 5.5 that came from my other tank. It has had constant water flow for 3 weeks though no heater or light. The temp has stayed about 72-74. Is this live rock still alive? Will it cycle again? Even with no lights it's growing coraline. My current setup: 7 gal aga mini bow 28 watt pc 50/50 small HOB for flow appr 20-25 lbs LR shallow LS bed - want to add argonite to increase depth 79 degrees 1 clown fish (staying) 4 damsels (going to LFS as soon as I catch the little boogers.) 1 banded coral shrimp 1 hermit crab 4 Astrea snails 1 leather coral 1 white bubble coral 1 candy cane blue mushrooms (popping up all over tank) 1 slipper/tongue coral Having a brand new mini bow sitting empty on the floor is driving me nuts. This hobby teaches me something new everyday, todays lesson, bubble coral will sting the hand that feeds it. Cami Link to comment
Crakeur Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 double bow fronts. mmmmm. would look like a woman's chest. Why not put them side by side and have one side be a fuge? Perhaps set them up so one is for high light animals and the other is for lower light animals. Perhaps a seahorse tank next to a reef. oh the many different things one could do with a double tank set-up. I'm jealous. Link to comment
Cami Posted February 18, 2003 Author Share Posted February 18, 2003 Hmmm, have you been talking to my wife? She suggested the exact same thing. How hard are seahorses? Can I have low light coral with it? They will be side by side. I have a PH to pump from one to the other 1/2" pvc and natural syphon 3/4" pvc back. I bought the pvc yesterday but haven't worked out the details yet. Cami Link to comment
Crakeur Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I never did seahorses so I can't tell you how hard it is. Link to comment
Wigguh Noony Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I breed seahorses.. The larger species are harder and more expensive, check out OceanRider.com The smaller species (dwarf seahorse- hippocampus zosterae) are pretty easy and breed like guppies. The also eat live baby brine shrimp. But you have to watch out for the dwarfs.. Hermit Crabs, stars, and other tank mates might snack on them..Since they are only 2". You could probably keep about 10 dwarf seahores in a 5 gallon. check out seahorse.org and SeahorseWorld.com Link to comment
Cami Posted February 18, 2003 Author Share Posted February 18, 2003 Thanks, I will. Cami Link to comment
JDNels Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Hmmm. dual tanks I think I would stack them rather than side by side,perhaps a custom stand and use some kind of overflow to the bottom and return pump....I got to draw this out on paper ...Laterz Link to comment
Cami Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 I just tested my syhpon setup and didn't like the results. I trimed the blade on a 402 PH until I got about 110 gph on the highest setting and about 70 gph on the lowest. Using 3/4" pvc for two return syphons my level in the tank I was pumping into rose only 1/4 ", that was good. But when I removed one return syphon the level rose another half inch, cutting it very close to overflowing. On the 70 gph setting the rise was only 1/8" when I pulled one syphon. Is 70 to 80 gph between the two tanks enough? Both will have LR and LS but only one will have a heater. Should I go to a larger size pvc? Thanks Cami Link to comment
JDNels Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Even on a 10 gal 80 GPH is what....8times am hour. IMO thats enuff for the 2 minibows ya got. Unless your ambiant temp is like 35f. and for the return I would mount the return pump upside down at the surface so if ya did suffer a siphon break your flooding would be minimized, All you would loose would be a pump;) Link to comment
Cami Posted February 21, 2003 Author Share Posted February 21, 2003 Well I set up the second mini bow and plumbed it to the first, side by side. I added a second syphon because in the tanks had an inch and a half difference in water level. With the second syphon it dropped to about half an inch, and I feel better having a back up. I set the new tank up with a 3 to 4 inch argonite sand bed. Is that enough for a DSB? And I put in 4 pieces of LR I had in my other tank. I do believe we will put a seahorse or two in the new tank once we catch the damsels in the other tank. By the way, is there any way to catch them short of tearing the tank down? When I borrow a digital camera I'll post pictures of the twins. Cami Link to comment
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