Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

Fin · Apr 7, 2019

Musovski said:
are eels a dumb idea in a reef tank?

They also tend to not want to stay in the tank, unless you have heavy glass tops on the tank. I had one in my old 200 FO tank years ago. He was in there a couple of years and then one day he was absent at feeding time. Found him a couple of weeks later - on the other side of the living room - under the television stand, stiff as a board.

12gallonsofhex · Apr 7, 2019

Hemmdog said:
All is takes is that one time your snail knocks your frags off, your trying to grab the frags on the sandbed, your eel with horrible eye sight happens to be extra hungry and mistakes your fingers for shrimp, bites you with super bacteria filled teeth, you jerk your arm back, knock down your live rock structure, breaking corals, cracking the back of your tank, flooding your house, killing all your livestock. Now I gotta ask.., was it worth it?

Haha, that's a real 'glass half full' outlook on eels!

Hemmdog · Apr 7, 2019

12gallonsofhex said:
Haha, that's a real 'glass half full' outlook on eels!

Hahah ;Hilarious

Katrina71 · Apr 7, 2019

Our get together will be epic!

Katrina71 · Apr 7, 2019

@Fin I see Kratom is legal where you live. Get your wife some. The kind sold in a gold foil pack. It's a shame they banned it here. I have taken it 4 or 5 times and it does make the pain go away.

fabutahoun · Apr 7, 2019

sfin52 said:
@fabutahoun may have another YouTube follower. There was a puddle of drool after seeing your YouTube video.

sfin52 said:

Thanks sfin and everybody for following!!

And congratulations on your new tank inhabitants.

SashimiTurtle · Apr 7, 2019

Musovski said:
are eels a dumb idea in a reef tank?

Depends on the type of eel, the size of your tank, your rock scape, other inhabitants...

It's not so cut and dry as yes or no

dantimdad · Apr 7, 2019

When will this block party be?

Seriously, I was going to have you all come down when we open the store. We could do it early before opening and have a blast. That way we don't invade Katrina's house. This will be the @Katrina71 squad invitation party.

What do you guys think?

SashimiTurtle · Apr 7, 2019

dantimdad said:
When will this block party be?

Seriously, I was going to have you all come down when we open the store. We could do it early before opening and have a blast. That way we don't invade Katrina's house. This will be the @Katrina71 squad invitation party.

What do you guys think?

Sounds like a trip to me...

SashimiTurtle · Apr 7, 2019

So, who else uses RODI for their coffee?

dantimdad · Apr 7, 2019

Robin Haselden said:
Depends on the type of eel, the size of your tank, your rock scape, other inhabitants...

It's not so cut and dry as yes or no

This.

I had a white cheek take a plug out of my thumb while cleaning.

I also had a huge snowflake in my 180 reef that I had to shove out of the way because he would want to rub on my hands and be fed. He was uber tame.

So it all depends.

SashimiTurtle · Apr 7, 2019

dantimdad said:
This.

I had a white cheek take a plug out of my thumb while cleaning.

I also had a huge snowflake in my 180 reef that I had to shove out of the way because he would want to rub on my hands and be fed. He was uber tame.

So it all depends.

Yea, I love tessalata eels. They are so pretty. They are completely 'reef safe' until they aren't, lol, then they eat everything in your tank seemingly overnight. Maybe one day I'll have a large tank dedicated to one.

Fin · Apr 7, 2019

Katrina71 said:
@Fin I see Kratom is legal where you live. Get your wife some. The kind sold in a gold foil pack. It's a shame they banned it here. I have taken it 4 or 5 times and it does make the pain go away.

Thanks. I have never heard of that. She is under the care of a pain management specialist and has a grocery list of drug allergies. I'll tell her, but she is reluctant to try different drugs. We have made a number of trips to the ER from introducing new prescription drugs.

sfin52 · Apr 7, 2019

Robin Haselden said:
So, who else uses RODI for their coffee?

Ro for all drinking and cooking

sfin52 · Apr 7, 2019

dantimdad · Apr 7, 2019

Robin Haselden said:
So, who else uses RODI for their coffee?

OK, just tried it.

Hmmm... I guess it's something you have to get used to.

Used tap for so long.

dantimdad · Apr 7, 2019

BTW, @Hemmdog is dead on about the bacteria from an eel. My thumb was touch and go for a month. They actually said at one point "Cut if off". There is only a small scar now and a rough patch of skin that is hardly noticeable. Glad I refused.