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I've had fire shrimp before too, in my experience, they almost never come out unless you're feeding them. I would say the skunk is the best shrimp you can get as far as appearance, visibility, value, and potential usefulness (as an actual cleaner). just my 2 cents.

I had a skunk cleaner tear a smaller boxer shrimp apart in my 24-gallon aquapod before. I was pretty surprised, but apparently it's possible for there to be conflict. It happened after the shrimp were in the same tank together for a couple weeks if I recall correctly. So...hard to tell exactly why, hopefully you'll have no problems!

I bought a cheap yoga mat and cut it up. It worked great for exactly what you're talking about.

Seems I can't sell this stuff. Free for the first person to come get it out of my house. Stand built for Aquapod-24 (not sure dimensions, probably ~20"x20"x3') random stuff including: some food, a few supplements (strontium, iodine), ~6ft of 3/4" braided PVC, a reef fanatic ATO topoff controller (no probes included), and a CSL 32-watt CF ballast. Whoever comes must take everything, I don't care if you don't want it, I don't either. PM me for address

last bump...

$60 for tank, stand, and extras...

Bump for price drop. $75 for everything (except the overflow). Must be picked up in the next 2 days.

No interest at all? I thought $100 was a pretty good deal...am I asking too much?

I also have a screen top that I made and a glass top that I can throw in. Price drop to $100 for the tank, stand, and all extras. Please PM me if interested.

This is the contents of the miscellaneous bag of stuff: some food, a few supplements (strontium, iodine), ~6ft of 3/4" braided PVC, a reef fanatic ATO topoff controller (no probes included), and a CSL 32-watt CF ballast. The overflow is tentatively sold. Asking $120 OBO for the tank, stand, and everything else. Thanks, Nick

I thought I was going to keep this and move it, but my wife informed me that she HATES the stand. Since I built the stand specifically for this tank, there's really not much point in keeping the tank. The stand is pretty overbuilt, and it was designed to fit a 10-gallon sump underneath. There is a tile top...ummm, not much else exciting about it. The paint on the door is chipping and it could use a good sand, but it still looks okay. I've had this tank running for a little over 2 years and just took everything out recently. The tank is in great shape, no scratches. The rear false wall is not connected, so if you want to use it you need to silicon it back in place. Tank comes with a return pump, an extra pump that I used for circulation, and a little fuge light that I connected to the back. I'll also throw in a bag of miscellaneous stuff that I don't feel like moving including an ATO controller that needs some sensors, some random tubing, a few supplements...some other stuff. I'd like $120 for the stand, tank, and other misc. stuff. Oh, and I want to try and sell the Eshopps 1800 overflow (with flexible PVC tubing) that I pretty much just bought from another WAMAS member. I'm hoping to get $25 for that, which is exactly what I spent.

Wow, your tank and stand are really stunning. I think you've inspired me to start building something new. Awesome job man!

Nothing is worse than eels as far as jumping. It's pretty scary seeing a 2 ft long fish writhing around on the floor too...at least they're meaty enough to survive most falls. Sorry about your jumpers Jan, I had a red firefish for a long time that sure darted, but never actually jumped.

I love reading stories about your tank Paul, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for having the courage to share this with everyone Bob. It's really fantastic that you could take such an awful situation and turn it into a great lesson for everyone to learn from. You're obviously a very strong person and I hope the rest of your recovery is quick too!