I’m bored — should I do something else?

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I have SPS-dominant, mixed reef, Carpet/RBTA, and frag tanks. They are pretty much on autopilot and I’m bored, quite honestly. Trading / fragging can be fun but gets old quickly.

Any ideas to try in this hobby? I’m thinking of converting my RS250 into a seahorse tank, which I’ve never done before.

Thoughts?
 
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bakbay said:
I have SPS-dominant, mixed reef, Carpet/RBTA, and frag tanks. They are pretty much on autopilot and I’m bored, quite honestly. Trading / fragging can be fun but gets old quickly.

Any ideas to try in this hobby? I’m thinking of converting my RS250 into a seahorse tank, which I’ve never done before.

Thoughts?
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Seahorse and garden eel tank. If you can get garden eels to thrive, you get to wear the crown.

I've seen one tank on another forum that had a great and stable seahorse/garden eel tank. It's mesmerizing.
 
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Seahorse and garden eel tank. If you can get garden eels to thrive, you get to wear the crown.

I've seen one tank on another forum that had a great and stable seahorse/garden eel tank. It's mesmerizing.
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Thanks - I’m researching seahorse tanks as we speak!

My wife is horrified of eels, worms, snakes, or mentioning of the word “eel”. I had a bunch of huge leopard & snowflake eels when she & I met — let’s just say I that those water eels had to go. I still get to keep my “eel” though. Ha
 
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bakbay said:
I have SPS-dominant, mixed reef, Carpet/RBTA, and frag tanks. They are pretty much on autopilot and I’m bored, quite honestly. Trading / fragging can be fun but gets old quickly.

Any ideas to try in this hobby? I’m thinking of converting my RS250 into a seahorse tank, which I’ve never done before.

Thoughts?
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Do the seahorse tank then make a thread build for me to follow
That’s my goal for the near future, not cus I’m bored but cus they’re such awesome beautiful creatures! I bought a purple gorgonian recently so that I can grow it out and have some ready for when I finally do that!


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Phyto, Pods, I have really been enjoying the cultruing side of stuff. Fun little side adventure. Ill send your kid some stls for bubbler caps for water bottles (y)
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lol - too much work tho. Perhaps I should get a 17 foot raceway from ya and farm like mad? :)
 
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Do the seahorse tank then make a thread build for me to follow
That’s my goal for the near future, not cus I’m bored but cus they’re such awesome beautiful creatures! I bought a purple gorgonian recently so that I can grow it out and have some ready for when I finally do that!


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Sounds very appealing yet challenging at the same time — esp the multiple feeding / day part! They are really cool creatures though.

If I go the route to convert the RS250, I have to find home for the current livestocks. Corals are easy - move to the 175g but I have to move the following fish: 3 tangs (Gem, Purple, and Sailfin), pair of clowns, 2 Klein butterfly, coral beauty angel, and a 6-line wrasse. Can’t move them to the 175g — one very expensive dinner for the carpet nems! So yeah, might have to plumb up another tank? Hmmm
 
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lol - too much work tho. Perhaps I should get a 17 foot raceway from ya and farm like mad? :)
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99% Sure its sold ;D
We are moving to different systems when we move to new location.

The raceway has been fun though, learning curve with not much info on a system of that size so just trial and error. Would do again for sure lol.
 
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Sounds very appealing yet challenging at the same time — esp the multiple feeding / day part! They are really cool creatures though.

If I go the route to convert the RS250, I have to find home for the current livestocks. Corals are easy - move to the 175g but I have to move the following fish: 3 tangs (Gem, Purple, and Sailfin), pair of clowns, 2 Klein butterfly, coral beauty angel, and a 6-line wrasse. Can’t move them to the 175g — one very expensive dinner for the carpet nems! So yeah, might have to plumb up another tank? Hmmm
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Lol if you have the means to plumb another tank and it is only cus you’re bored then make a tank for the sea horses! Would be less work than relocating and all that. Or maybe do a fish only tank? Lots of cool fish out there that aren’t reef safe but would be awesome to keep! Would love to have a tank big enough for some sharks one day


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Lol if you have the means to plumb another tank and it is only cus you’re bored then make a tank for the sea horses! Would be less work than relocating and all that. Or maybe do a fish only tank? Lots of cool fish out there that aren’t reef safe but would be awesome to keep! Would love to have a tank big enough for some sharks one day


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I’ve done FOWLR before getting into corals - had eels, triggers (clowntrigger being my fav), angels (lots of them), puffers, etc. Yes — very cool but again, got bored of fish-only.

I’ve never done sea horses and sharks/sting rays! The latter requires a ginormous tank!
 
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