Eel Tank/Aquarium Pump

[Goose]

You should consider a tank that has good easy drainage. Eels need air and clean water after 36 hours.

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Night prowler I use a 55 gallon live well,I use a Whisper 700 w/ a 4"air stone and a Aqua clear power head 702 with the foam filter attachment.I change the water every 2 week's or so depends on the death rate.
I clean the foam filter every so often,like when it gets cloged w/ dead skin and other goodies these slimy bastards leave behind.
I do need to get some more bait saver.

If the water stays cool there doin alright!I would like to get my hands on a water tank cooler(office space type) That would be cheaper than a chiller.

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[cheferson]

Nice, whats the temp stay around with the tank buried in the ground? How do you change the water???? i have thought about using a cold plate for soda/beer in a cooler filled with ice to to chill the water.

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Originally Posted by cheferson

Nice, whats the temp stay around with the tank buried in the ground? How do you change the water???? i have thought about using a cold plate for soda/beer in a cooler filled with ice to to chill the water.

A cold plate would be nice but you'll have to change the Co2 every so often,unless you can get it for free

I have a submersible pump that I drop in for a water change,it has a 1/2" hose and drains it fairly quick,I'll do a 60/40 water change when I need to.
Heres a pic I took last week during the semi heat wave,it was 89 outside and 62 in the tank!The tank get's zero sun light which is a big plus.

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[nightprowler]

wow
that is impressive 5/0
if i owned I would consider doing that. I never thought of actually buryig the tank to keep it cooler, thats a great idea.
I have an old trash can that I drilled a spigot into the bottom to drain with about 6 ft of tubing to keep it away from the house. I have a hose attached to the top for easy filling. I run the two pumps, which is 4 tubes with air stones on the end. I think it is a bit much, but as I said, I had a pump fail on me while at work and don't want that to happen again.
I keep it on my back deck, which gets minimal sunlight. When I first built the tank, I had a small space under a deck that was an ideal location. It was similar to where you have yours. The water never got above 65 degrees even in the hottest weather. That was before I started buying eels by the pound also, I probably only had about 2 dozen at the most at any given time. The required changing the water every 3-4 days.
Depending on how much water I put in and the amount of eels I have I don't have to change as frequently.
On really hot days I will throw in a bunch of ice before I leave for work in the am.