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Old 05-21-2007, 03:33 AM
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i curently have a 55 gallon reef with a 38 gallon sump and im considering setting up another tank beside it specificaly for an eel preferably a snowflake what would be the minimum size i should go for and im going to be linking these sytems together any help woudl be apreicated thank you
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Old 05-21-2007, 03:51 AM
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http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=131&N=0

Liveaquaria recommends 50g min. but these eels can grow to 2' long & the bigger the better.

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Old 05-21-2007, 05:01 AM
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so do you think if i got another 55 and linked it to my system that woudl be good enough? it would be the only thing in the tank well and a cleaning crew. thanks for the link ive been looking at a couple young ones only 12 inch's long
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Old 05-21-2007, 06:24 PM
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yeah i think another 55gal tank would do just fine for a snowflake. be sure you got a really good lid on it.
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Old 05-21-2007, 09:43 PM
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ya thats what ive been reading that they are escape artists il have to make my pipes with a bafel in the midle or soemthign so he cant transfer into my reef haha
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Careful what kind of cleaning crew you have. My brother had one and it picked off his hermits one by one.
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Old 05-22-2007, 06:02 AM
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alright thanks for the adivce ya im not ready to jump into it i want to get a bigger skimmer first ive been reading i should have a very good skimmer and id be pushing it with my current one
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