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04-24-2010, 01:42 PM
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How secure is your live rock? I have seen even fairly small eels cause a rock slide.
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04-24-2010, 09:16 PM
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Thanks for all the input, given me more to ponder.
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04-26-2010, 05:03 AM
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So i am running a glass top. I know, i know, tsk tsk, its only to keep things in the tank since i dont have a canopy. Next tank will be open top. But this is what the back looks like. Anything look like trouble for the eel getting out? Oh and please excuse the algae in the phosban reactor line thats the next project.
  Oh and the blue plastic is there to keep the skimmer level, from the factory it leans. Was told this was acceptable.
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04-26-2010, 05:32 AM
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I would say depends on the size. Bear in mind I have not kept a snowflake, but I have had golden dwarf morays. The first one I had, got out of a tank where there were similar gaps but even smaller. But that is a much smaller moray than a snowflake (unless it's a baby snowflake that is).
Think the issue is that they can push their way out too if they were curious enough. So I think what I would do, if this were my tank, is take some black electrical tape and tape along the edges of the back panel there so that it can't be bumped out of place easily. Then, maybe some filter batting jammed into the larger gaps (ie. around the skimmer pipe) might be the way to go to really make sure it's escape proof.
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04-26-2010, 05:52 AM
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Huh. Jeeze I dunno, Thats great advice, thank you. But hearing that they are really that good( to the point of pushing) , I think it would just be better to wait till I can have a proper canopy with high sides so theres no possibility. I dont want to make a poor decision just because I want one. Maybe a different fish that I would like to get in the future is better suited to the tank now. Thanks for all the help.
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04-26-2010, 06:14 AM
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It doesnt take too long for even a little one to grow close to 2'. Mine was probably in that range after about two years. After that it has mostly just gotten fatter. The biggest concern for me now is avalanche proofing the tank. At this size its pretty strong and can knock over small rocks and unattached coral easily.
Here is a good article on Morays A Serpent For Your Reef Tank: A Look at Fish-Safe Eels http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-12/fm/index.php
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04-26-2010, 07:16 PM
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I have a full grown snowflake in a 90g completely open top he has been in there for over a year and no problems at all. would I recommend it? Probably not, I just couldn't stand glass tops. I also have 2 golden dwarfs and they have shown no interest in the top of the tank. I have built an underground maze with 1/2 pipe for them and they rarely stray from that. my .02
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