My Goldentail arrived today

ezhawk

ezhawk

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Hey all, I just wanted to tell all of you that helped me with my questions regarding eel keeping and selection what eel I ended up with. Everything is going great so far. But I still have yet another question....how much water movement do morays prefer? I currently have 4 powerheads running, would that be excessive? I will try to post a better pic once he comes out a little more. My camera doesnt do him justice, the gold on him is very bright and his tail is completly golden.
 
ezhawk

ezhawk

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This is my setup:
50 Gal
45 lbs LR
~100 lbs LS
Remora Skimmer w/ overflow box
Fluval canister ( the LFS suggested it before i knew better )
PC Lighting (started as a reek tank)
4 160 Gph powerheads
 
midwest reefer

midwest reefer

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Flow doesnt matter, and by the looks of the hair algae(if thats what I see on the rocks) I would definatly leave the power heads in to prevent more build, more algae and bad water conditions. Might want to test the water to see whats feeding that algae, if its PO4, that wont hurt the eel, but if its NO2/3 you might want to get on trying to take care of that. (more water changes, RO/DI water etc...)
The eel looks awesome BTW, Im jelous of your new addition. I have a zebra, but he's boring and hides all day..:rolleyes:
 
moto757

moto757

Member
that sounds like plenty my sfe rolls around the tank just fine i have two maxi jets 900 and 2 aquaclear 300's and a prizm skimmer in my 55 so i don't see any problems we have a similar setup. oh yeah he is about 6inches how big was yours when you got it?
 
ezhawk

ezhawk

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Yes unfortunately that is hair algae. I didnt want to shell out the 200 bucks for a RO/DI unit so i use distilled water. I tested the water the day before my eel arrived and the water conditions were perfect. Any suggestions on how to get it under control?
He is about 12" maybe 14"
 
ezhawk

ezhawk

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Oh yeah and Ive read that some people have trouble gettin a new eel to eat....He already started taking krill today
 
moto757

moto757

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good the eel is eating he looks great i use hermits and snails/conches to get rid of that my live rock was covered by that stuff after the first month my eel doesn't bother inverts i think some do though
 
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