Seagrass Aquarium

There are a lot of times here in FL that the winters are brutal ( yeah I know right) and a lot of the local horses die from the cold. Some folks save a few and release them back when the water warms back up. That's the only WC I know of and it helps the local population come back.

 

now that I was looking at these kinds of tanks i kinda want one lol cant wait to see a build thread

 

To be honest, I've always used LR in my SH setups...never had any trouble with it. Then again, I don't mind BW's and the like in my tanx. Sure, an appie may show up here and there, but you kill them and move on.

You can indeed use "dead rock" and let it become live, and lots of folks do this, but I've never done so, because I prefer having all the fun little things (like pods) pop up. It's all about diversity...

Here's a little inspiration...not exactly a seagrass setup, but it does feature lots of live macro, which IMHO is the best thing you can have in a Syngnathid setup:

 

I've been keeping seagrass-dominated aquaria for a few years now and while seagrass will obviously work with seahorses, they will not grow particularly quickly at temps acceptable for seahorses. The grasses will grow faster and do better overall with higher temps--above 75* F in my experience. I keep mine around 80* F and higher (summertime maxima ~84* F).