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happygirl65 · 12-10-2006, 05:18 PM

That is one beautiful eel! You might be able to make a neat cave for him up front with one end open to the glass. It could still be quite dark for him, it worked for my frogs who hid forever in the back caves until I made this little cave in the front right hand corner, now one of them is in there almost all of the time. It is very shady in there.

Lonewolfblue · 12-10-2006, 06:05 PM

Only thing, my eel prefers pitch black, lol. There's many caves in the tank, and a hollow log, but it's not dark enough.

Jchillin · 12-10-2006, 06:08 PM

Wow, looking really good. The darkness makes it resemble an amazon river tank. Nice job.

drobertson · 12-10-2006, 06:14 PM

Have you considered PVC pipe with gradual corners at both ends, If it was long enough it should be pretty dark in the middle of the pipe. Just a thought.

Lonewolfblue · 12-10-2006, 06:18 PM

That's what I was looking at getting this weekend. May go to Lowe's here shortly. Either that, or the black plastic rain gutters, with 90 degree turns on the ends, then have it upside-down and push the lips down into the Pool Filter Sand. That way it's not a hollow tube.

Another idea I had was cutting a small hole in the gutter as well, and put a 90 degree angle for a powerhead, and place a Rio 180 on it to give some current through the whole cave system.

drobertson · 12-10-2006, 06:22 PM

I was thinking more on the line of a couple of 45s on each end to make it easier for him to get in and out, but if he can make the 90 easy enough it would take less room.

Burks · 12-10-2006, 07:14 PM

He looks really cool!

Have future plans for him when he's 30+ inches? I'd love to have one but it would outgrow any of my future plans within a couple years.

Lonewolfblue · 12-10-2006, 07:27 PM

If I go with the rain gutter I'm thinking about, it's about 4 or 5 inches wide. He'll have plenty of room to get around corners. Even though they are 90's, it's not a true 90, and has lot's of room.

As for the future, looking at a 300G wide.

physicsdude · 12-10-2006, 09:00 PM

My complements wolf. That eel is is really a sweet looking fish. Ya know you should make a sign on your tank saying beware of eel!

Burks · 12-10-2006, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolfblue

As for the future, looking at a 300G wide.

That's awesome. I'm sure he'll love that.

12-10-2006, 06:05 PM	#22
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Only thing, my eel prefers pitch black, lol. There's many caves in the tank, and a hollow log, but it's not dark enough. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

12-10-2006, 06:08 PM	#23
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	Wow, looking really good. The darkness makes it resemble an amazon river tank. Nice job. __________________ _________________________________

12-10-2006, 06:14 PM	#24
drobertson Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 490	Have you considered PVC pipe with gradual corners at both ends, If it was long enough it should be pretty dark in the middle of the pipe. Just a thought. __________________ http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/...getdb&db_id=8]

12-10-2006, 06:18 PM	#25
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	That's what I was looking at getting this weekend. May go to Lowe's here shortly. Either that, or the black plastic rain gutters, with 90 degree turns on the ends, then have it upside-down and push the lips down into the Pool Filter Sand. That way it's not a hollow tube. Another idea I had was cutting a small hole in the gutter as well, and put a 90 degree angle for a powerhead, and place a Rio 180 on it to give some current through the whole cave system. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

12-10-2006, 06:22 PM	#26
drobertson Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 490	I was thinking more on the line of a couple of 45s on each end to make it easier for him to get in and out, but if he can make the 90 easy enough it would take less room. __________________ http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/...getdb&db_id=8]

12-10-2006, 05:18 PM	#21
happygirl65 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: DeBorgia, MT Posts: 838 Images: 7	That is one beautiful eel! You might be able to make a neat cave for him up front with one end open to the glass. It could still be quite dark for him, it worked for my frogs who hid forever in the back caves until I made this little cave in the front right hand corner, now one of them is in there almost all of the time. It is very shady in there.

12-10-2006, 07:14 PM	#27
Burks Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 556	He looks really cool! Have future plans for him when he's 30+ inches? I'd love to have one but it would outgrow any of my future plans within a couple years.

12-10-2006, 07:27 PM	#28
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	If I go with the rain gutter I'm thinking about, it's about 4 or 5 inches wide. He'll have plenty of room to get around corners. Even though they are 90's, it's not a true 90, and has lot's of room. As for the future, looking at a 300G wide. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

12-10-2006, 09:00 PM	#29
physicsdude Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York State Posts: 363 Images: 1	My complements wolf. That eel is is really a sweet looking fish. Ya know you should make a sign on your tank saying beware of eel!

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