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DIY Do It Yourself Seahorse Tank

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DIY Seahorse Tank

Hippocampus erectus - Atlantic Ocean species seahorse

The wide-ranging Atlantic Ocean Hippocampus erectus seahorse is at the top of the list with H. kuda from the Indo-Pacific region as one of the most common species of seahorses seen in aquariums.

Photo by Debbie and Stan Hauter
A customer wanted to buy a small (3") pair of Seahorses from Animal Jungle and asked us to set up a tank to put them in. The customer wanted to put a few more things in the tank with the Seahorses with the option of adding a few soft corals in the future.

Seahorses seem to greatly prefer a tall tank rather than the "normal" short rectangular aquariums that you see on the market. Not being aggressive feeders, they also prefer an environment with little competition for food and not a lot of current. Not seeing anything on the market that fit these parameters, we decided to design and build our own Seahorse tank.

We started with the dimensions of a standard 10g tank (10" X 12" X 20"), turned it on its end and expanded it to 12" X 12" X 20", making it a tall 12g tank. This size seemed perfect for holding a power filter, heater and the 12" Coralife PC Aqualight.

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