Erastus' 55

[LCDRDATA]

Getting ready to start building; I have the tank/stand, overflow/fuge, about eight linear feet of 2" PVC plus a variety of elbows, and probably 70 pounds or so of dry rock. My wife will do the aquascape - it's actually something she looks forward to. Here are some initial shots:

 

Tank on stand w/overflow box, PVC pipe, bag with 5-10 pounds of coral rubble

 

 

Second shot, w/two pieces of PVC cut to yield 4x1 foot lengths (I'll only be using one of the overflows pictured, but haven't decided which one yet).

 

 

Older style (but apparently still working fine) sump and skimmer

 

 

First group of dry rock, about 40 pounds

 

 

Two shots of 30-40 pounds dry rock; let the aquascaping begin!

 

 

Erastus, for whom this thread is named --

 

 

Next Stop, Aquascape:

Edited August 21, 2012 by LCDRDATA

[MBVette]

2" PVC why do you need such a big piece of PVC?

[LCDRDATA]

2" PVC why do you need such a big piece of PVC?

We wanted to make sure the eel could use it as tunnels and have plenty of room to move; it's probably overkill but my wife had visions of the eel getting stuck.

[MBVette]

oh ok, I thought you were going to use that for plumbing.

[L8 2 RISE]

In my experience with my former snowflake and tesselata eels, they prefer pipes that fit their bodies more closely than ones that are too big.

[.OptimusPrime.]

Interested in seeing what you come up with. I have 1.5" pipe in my tank for my Skeletor Eel ( yellow spotted moray). Had him almost a month and he has yet to try the pvc housing. He has his own set of caves under the rockwork I put over the pipe he likes to hide in. Never see him unless its feeding time. Not that im complaining, to me it just means provided adequate aquascape for him to hide and feel safe. Hopefully he'll take to the pipe as he gets bigger.

 

Good luck with the build!