seagrass habitat ?'s

one of the tanks i am interested in setting up at some point is a 33 gallon seagrass habitat but i can t find much info i would like it to be a nice peaceful tank with seahorses and such i saw some pics of one on the net but cant find much info on setting one up i.e. how much liverock what corals i want to run it on straight flourescents something thats not gonna cost me a fortune in hardware to setup

any info guys

edit: i may be able to run this off my main reef tank also so if that would work better it a possibility

 

I looked into this a while ago as there is some coastal seagrass near me.. not sure what variety.. but from what I recall for aquariums, most you will hear about is Turtle grass - (thalassia?). It's not as easy to acquire sea grass as it is say mangroves. Not sure why. I am pretty sure it's harder to maintain.

From my research back then I seem to recall it was recommended to have a mature deep sand bed, intense lighting, and supplements - Iron and Magnesium.

I bet you could find info on seahorse.org.

Whatever you find out, please keep me posted. I always thought that would be a cool and natural habitat for seahorses.

matt

 

I have a link to a place here in Florida that grows Red Mangrove, Manatee Grass, and Turtle Grass. Their prices do not appear to be too outrageous. Maybe someone there can help answer your question? I emailed them once and had a quick reply to my question. I hope this will help you.
http://www.liveplants.gulf-coast.net/macroalgae.htm

Jim the newb

 

Great link Jim, that's awesome! Good to know a place to get the hard to find stuff. 8)

Great ID page too.

 

wow great link thank u very much [smiley=2thumbsup.gif] i have sent them an email

 

Awesome! Some of that stuff costs about $25 for a small portion around here! Thanks for the link [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]