Let's see some of those pony tanks

panmanmatt · 02-19-2007, 01:08 PM

Here's a few pics of my most recent pony tanks. Please excuse the HA, it does make a great breeding ground for pods which the horses love to hunt for though.

The tank is an Oceanic 30 cube that currently houses 2 pairs of H. erectus of the northern variety. I run a 96w 50/50 PC bulb for lighting, an Odyssea canister filter along with a Microjet PH for circulation.

panmanmatt · 02-19-2007, 01:11 PM

Here's some of the horses while they were in QT.

lcstorc · 02-19-2007, 01:25 PM

They are beautiful.
I can't wait till I have them again. Perhaps sometime soon.

panmanmatt · 02-19-2007, 01:41 PM

Thanks Lynn. I'll se if I can dig up some pics of the ones I used to have. So far I have kept kuda, erectus, barbouri and zostrae. Unfortunately I lost everything last summer to temp spikes in the tanks resulting to a vibrio outbreak.

I collected these guys locally at the end of last summer and am trying to re-establish my herd. I will be buying some from the site I told you about in the near future hopefully.

billyr98 · 03-03-2007, 11:26 PM

oh boy.. I might need another seahorse tank again!

panmanmatt · 03-04-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by billyr98

oh boy.. I might need another seahorse tank again!

Sounds like a great excuse for some more acrylic work.

lgerold · 03-04-2007, 11:09 AM

Neat thread! More pictures anyone?

billyr98 · 03-04-2007, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panmanmatt

Sounds like a great excuse for some more acrylic work.

ahh Man Matt.. you are killing me!!!

panmanmatt · 03-04-2007, 11:25 AM

Yeah I know. But you got skillz!!

J/K, you got other priorities to deal with. Just let me know when you're ready and if you need any help.

lcstorc · 03-04-2007, 11:55 AM

Beautiful ponies. I love them. I am so excited about my new little girls. I'll have to have a photo session with them again today and post some pics.

panmanmatt · 03-04-2007, 12:01 PM

Lynn, you're new girls are gorgeous.

I'll post some pics of my others a little later today. Have to go run some erands for bit.

Feel free to post pics of your other horses too.

lcstorc · 03-04-2007, 12:56 PM

Those are the only ones I have. I was ponyless for the last month or so. My kudas unfortunately are all gone. I had one for about a year but he got some sort of infection and passed away. Everyone on seahorse.org said it was because of my temp, so I recently added a chiller to the system. I am hoping they were right and this time I can have them for years.
It is great having you at RS now. There are also several old members who have ponies as well as several new, so if I have a problem I have great resources this time right at my home site.

panmanmatt · 03-04-2007, 04:13 PM

Sorry to hear of the loss, but feel free to post pics of the kuda anyway.

I lost all my other horses last year due to a temp spike which resulted in a Vibrio outbreak. 2 tanks of horses lost.

I'll post pics of them when I get a chance.

lcstorc · 03-04-2007, 04:49 PM

That really stinks.
What temp do you keep your tanks? I am having trouble balancing my desired temps. I have my reef and my pony tank sharing a system so I need to find a compromise temp between the reef and the ponies. I have a chiller so I can make it what I want. I'm just not sure what I should make it. I think I am at 77 right now. I turned it down yesterday when I got the ponies. Should I go lower?

panmanmatt · 03-04-2007, 05:02 PM

I would say lower. 77 doesn't really allow you any room for a spike in temp.

I keep my ponies in the 72-74 range. In the summer I try not to let them get above 76-77, and even those temps I try to bring down with extra fans and ice bottles.

02-19-2007, 01:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Let's see some of those pony tanks Here's a few pics of my most recent pony tanks. Please excuse the HA, it does make a great breeding ground for pods which the horses love to hunt for though. The tank is an Oceanic 30 cube that currently houses 2 pairs of H. erectus of the northern variety. I run a 96w 50/50 PC bulb for lighting, an Odyssea canister filter along with a Microjet PH for circulation.

02-19-2007, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Here's some of the horses while they were in QT.

02-19-2007, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks They are beautiful. I can't wait till I have them again. Perhaps sometime soon. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

02-19-2007, 01:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Thanks Lynn. I'll se if I can dig up some pics of the ones I used to have. So far I have kept kuda, erectus, barbouri and zostrae. Unfortunately I lost everything last summer to temp spikes in the tanks resulting to a vibrio outbreak. I collected these guys locally at the end of last summer and am trying to re-establish my herd. I will be buying some from the site I told you about in the near future hopefully.

03-03-2007, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,400 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks oh boy.. I might need another seahorse tank again! __________________ Billyr98 -=NJRC Treasurer=- My 450g Reef Tank ~~~ Its HERE!!!

03-04-2007, 11:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Neat thread! More pictures anyone? __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

03-04-2007, 11:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Yeah I know. But you got skillz!! J/K, you got other priorities to deal with. Just let me know when you're ready and if you need any help.

03-04-2007, 11:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Beautiful ponies. I love them. I am so excited about my new little girls. I'll have to have a photo session with them again today and post some pics. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

03-04-2007, 12:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Lynn, you're new girls are gorgeous. I'll post some pics of my others a little later today. Have to go run some erands for bit. Feel free to post pics of your other horses too.

03-04-2007, 12:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Those are the only ones I have. I was ponyless for the last month or so. My kudas unfortunately are all gone. I had one for about a year but he got some sort of infection and passed away. Everyone on seahorse.org said it was because of my temp, so I recently added a chiller to the system. I am hoping they were right and this time I can have them for years. It is great having you at RS now. There are also several old members who have ponies as well as several new, so if I have a problem I have great resources this time right at my home site. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

03-04-2007, 04:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks Sorry to hear of the loss, but feel free to post pics of the kuda anyway. I lost all my other horses last year due to a temp spike which resulted in a Vibrio outbreak. 2 tanks of horses lost. I'll post pics of them when I get a chance.

03-04-2007, 04:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks That really stinks. What temp do you keep your tanks? I am having trouble balancing my desired temps. I have my reef and my pony tank sharing a system so I need to find a compromise temp between the reef and the ponies. I have a chiller so I can make it what I want. I'm just not sure what I should make it. I think I am at 77 right now. I turned it down yesterday when I got the ponies. Should I go lower? __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

03-04-2007, 05:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Let's see some of those pony tanks I would say lower. 77 doesn't really allow you any room for a spike in temp. I keep my ponies in the 72-74 range. In the summer I try not to let them get above 76-77, and even those temps I try to bring down with extra fans and ice bottles.

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