Looking for input on starting a seahorse tank.

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Originally Posted by tim the toolman

As the title suggests I am looking to start a seahorse tank build in an old floor model television which I had a freshwater aquarium built into previously. I guess the main questions would be
1. Tank size requirements
2. Need for a protein skimmer?
3. Suitable tank mates
4. Is a refugium necessary (i have read they need a pod colony)
Any other comments would be appreciated, as well as info on your own successes.
And yes I will show a build thread as the T.V. Tank comes to life

Min 30 gallons for a pair
No but it allows you to easily feed more and not worry about it as much, ponies are painfully slow eaters
I have mine with Mandarins, most small well mannered fish would work, but I advise putting much of anything in as they will compete for food.
I stuff my tank with calupera macro algae and it keeps enough food for 2 Mandarins and 2 seahorses and supplement with vitamin enrinched brine.
Keep it low flow and the tank needs to be cool water anything over 72-74 and you wont have any bacteria issues. Cant keep them with corals that will sting them as they have very sensitive skin. I keep them in a 50 gallon cube with a Deltec mce600 skimmer and aqua clear 70, with that low flow they still get blown around.