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Old 08-19-2007, 06:39 PM   #1
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Slowly raising the salinity to about 10ppt will help. Raising the temp also helps, but I don't know if I'd do that with eels.
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Old 08-19-2007, 07:30 PM   #2
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Just gonna fire up my other barrel and use up this batch of eels. I released all the smaller eels to the saltwater this afternoon. And hopefully feed the rest to some cows the next few nights.Gonna toss some bleach in the barrel and let it run for a day to disenfect. Then iam going to start adding some aquarium salt to the barrel from now on too.
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Old 08-19-2007, 07:41 PM   #3
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Chef after you bleech yur tank make sure you douche it good or you might regret it down the road also when you're ready to put eels back into it put some pond water a 30/70 mix,the pond water will have good bacteria in it which will be beneficial when starting a new cycle.


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Old 08-19-2007, 07:52 PM   #4
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Wouldnt the pond water possibly introduce some new nasty critters??
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chef cycle your new tank with a few goldfish for a few days they'll help establish healthy bacteria.
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Old 08-20-2007, 07:59 AM   #6
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Sure you didn't spill some marsala in there?

Seriously, I use tap water in my eels and have never had much loss. Last week I had the foundation sprayed for ants and the exterminator unplugged my aerator to access the foundation. Needless to say, he didn’t plug it back in. When I went home for a PM dump and noticed this potentially devastating situation unraveling I acted quickly, saving nearly 36 lives. Lost one good one though and fed him to the squirrels. They love eels for some reason. Sorry.Carry on.
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Sure you didn't spill some marsala in there?

Seriously, I use tap water in my eels and have never had much loss. Last week I had the foundation sprayed for ants and the exterminator unplugged my aerator to access the foundation. Needless to say, he didn’t plug it back in. When I went home for a PM dump and noticed this potentially devastating situation unraveling I acted quickly, saving nearly 36 lives. Lost one good one though and fed him to the squirrels. They love eels for some reason. Sorry.Carry on.

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Old 08-20-2007, 09:52 AM   #8
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When I went home for a PM dump and noticed this potentially devastating situation unraveling
Mike thanks for the heads up on your Bowel Movement situation... I know it kept me up at night wondering

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