I have a 30 gallon tank, with about 30-35 lbs of live rock and a sand bottom. There's a small power head installed toward the bottom of the tank, plus a HOB filter and a protein skimmer. All of my water parmeters seem to test pretty ok with a liquid test kit (only the nitrates are ever a little high [10-20]).
In the tank, I have a pair of erectus seahorses (which have been in there for about 6 months), along with a blenny and a cardinal. Everyone seems to be doing great.
So, here are my questions:
1. Is it possible to add a second pair of seahorses to a tank like this? I have seen some sources that say only 1 pair, but others that say 2 are ok. I assume that I would need to get rid of the cardinal and the blenny to avoid overstocking (yes?).
2. I have several varieties of coral, and have recently added a brain coral - which some sources seem to suggest could sting my sh's, and others express no reservations at all about. Does anyone have any opinions on the Brain Corals? So far, I don't see any problems (a week or so), but the conflicting information makes me wonder.
OK, thanks!
In the tank, I have a pair of erectus seahorses (which have been in there for about 6 months), along with a blenny and a cardinal. Everyone seems to be doing great.
So, here are my questions:
1. Is it possible to add a second pair of seahorses to a tank like this? I have seen some sources that say only 1 pair, but others that say 2 are ok. I assume that I would need to get rid of the cardinal and the blenny to avoid overstocking (yes?).
2. I have several varieties of coral, and have recently added a brain coral - which some sources seem to suggest could sting my sh's, and others express no reservations at all about. Does anyone have any opinions on the Brain Corals? So far, I don't see any problems (a week or so), but the conflicting information makes me wonder.
OK, thanks!