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longristra · 05-26-2007, 10:08 AM

hi everyone, im new to reef sanctuary. i have 3 reef tanks, an 80, a 39 and a 6 and am currently building a 15 gallon garden eel tank, along with a sump/refugium for the 80, 39 and 15. if anyone has ideas for the sumps, i would be happy to hear.

lcstorc · 05-26-2007, 10:11 AM

Welcome to RS! Glad you joined us.
Got pics of those tanks? Post some when you can.

boozeman · 05-26-2007, 11:09 AM

Dentoid · 05-26-2007, 11:13 AM

I love the garden eels! I'm thinking about a tank for them too! Keep us posted, I'm most interested in hearing how you do it.

longristra · 05-26-2007, 02:04 PM

what i have built is a 24x24x6 inch acryllic tank with a 1/2 inch bulkhead in the bottom for the overflow. i will have two 1/4 inch bulkheads in the upper rear corners for the return. im going to have an 8 inch sandbed for the eels as well as some grasses and a rock or two. im thinking of having eventually as many as 6 eels in the tank, they seem to do a lot better in groups. im also going to have a banded pipefish and a seahorse or two.

Dentoid · 05-26-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by longristra

what i have built is a 24x24x6 inch acryllic tank with a 1/2 inch bulkhead in the bottom for the overflow.

Come again! Do you mean 24x24x16?

lcstorc · 05-26-2007, 02:38 PM

Pipefish and seahorses in with eels? I would think that is a recepie for disaster. The seahorses move so slowly I would be afraid for them.

cioutlaw · 05-26-2007, 02:54 PM

Garden Eels are pretty much harmless & feed on brine I would assume, you might have seen them ...they burrow into the sand & stick out vertically when feeding. Nothing like a Snowflake ect.

longristra · 05-26-2007, 03:24 PM

nope, i mean 24x24x6, and yes, the garden eels are completely harmless, feed on the same things as the horses and pipe, i do however have a snowflake moray in my 80 who is everyones best friend, he and the fish cuddle.

vdituri · 05-26-2007, 04:51 PM

Welcome aboard!

longristra · 06-03-2007, 08:51 PM

my tank is built, the returns and overflows are now installed, everything is plumbed and ive built my sump as well now, all i need is to build my stand and my tank will be ready to run, pics up soon!

lcstorc · 06-03-2007, 10:20 PM

Sounds like you are well on your way. Good job.

BTW we love pics even if they are of empty tanks. Then we get to share the excitement as things progress.

05-26-2007, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
longristra Tunicate Join Date: May 2007 Location: new mexico Posts: 4 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	new member hi everyone, im new to reef sanctuary. i have 3 reef tanks, an 80, a 39 and a 6 and am currently building a 15 gallon garden eel tank, along with a sump/refugium for the 80, 39 and 15. if anyone has ideas for the sumps, i would be happy to hear.

05-26-2007, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,902 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member Welcome to RS! Glad you joined us. Got pics of those tanks? Post some when you can. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: new member I love the garden eels! I'm thinking about a tank for them too! Keep us posted, I'm most interested in hearing how you do it. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-26-2007, 02:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
longristra Tunicate Join Date: May 2007 Location: new mexico Posts: 4 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member what i have built is a 24x24x6 inch acryllic tank with a 1/2 inch bulkhead in the bottom for the overflow. i will have two 1/4 inch bulkheads in the upper rear corners for the return. im going to have an 8 inch sandbed for the eels as well as some grasses and a rock or two. im thinking of having eventually as many as 6 eels in the tank, they seem to do a lot better in groups. im also going to have a banded pipefish and a seahorse or two.

05-26-2007, 02:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,902 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member Pipefish and seahorses in with eels? I would think that is a recepie for disaster. The seahorses move so slowly I would be afraid for them. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-26-2007, 02:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 958 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: new member Garden Eels are pretty much harmless & feed on brine I would assume, you might have seen them ...they burrow into the sand & stick out vertically when feeding. Nothing like a Snowflake ect. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

05-26-2007, 03:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
longristra Tunicate Join Date: May 2007 Location: new mexico Posts: 4 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member nope, i mean 24x24x6, and yes, the garden eels are completely harmless, feed on the same things as the horses and pipe, i do however have a snowflake moray in my 80 who is everyones best friend, he and the fish cuddle.

05-26-2007, 04:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
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06-03-2007, 08:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
longristra Tunicate Join Date: May 2007 Location: new mexico Posts: 4 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member my tank is built, the returns and overflows are now installed, everything is plumbed and ive built my sump as well now, all i need is to build my stand and my tank will be ready to run, pics up soon!

06-03-2007, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,902 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: new member Sounds like you are well on your way. Good job. BTW we love pics even if they are of empty tanks. Then we get to share the excitement as things progress. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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