Briareus hotel build

[Inkman]

Oh and I have to get a video of twitch she waits at the top of tank for me to stick my hand in and she climbs out of water the whole way and feels the hair on my arm lol kinda keeps the first time she did it lol

 

[Inkman]

"Keeps"

 

[DWhatley]

First touches and especially any kind of solid contact initiated by the octopus probably freaks out every keeper. This should (but doesn't) make us think about the opposite. If she is climbing I suspect you need to take double precautions with the lid security. Do make the effort to keep her beak away from your skin. Bites do happen and people with certain allergies can be seriously effected. Additionally, jerking away reactions to being bitten can accidental hurt the animal. We have not seen animals that have bitten once continue to bite but I worry this could happen. I don't know if we don't see it because the keepers are then more wary of the animal or if this pattern does not hold.

 

[Inkman]

Ya ive been nibbled on a couple times per say lol im used to it now

 

[Inkman]

Ya ive been nibbled on a couple times per say lol im used to it now

 

[Inkman]

 

[Inkman]

 

[Inkman]

We are plunbed waiting on another overflow because me and the old one had a discrepancy lol but we are running 365 gallons so far im getting excited now I just gotta get rid of my wifes zebra pillows eew.

 

[Inkman]

3/4 returns coming of 1 1/2 main pipe with ball valves on each return to adjust water pressure to each individual return pipe and 1 1/2 drain pipes to handle the 3200gph pump

 

[Inkman]

Im cycleing the water 7x per hour at wide open im alittle concerned thats two much

 

[Nancy]

Impressive series of tanks - you have a lot of room! Did you build the cabinet that supports them?

Nancy

 

[Inkman]

Thankyou yes I have built everything myself

 

[QueenB]

LOOKING GOOD!

 

[Inkman]

Aaahhh overflow broke lastnight spent all morning morning

 

[Inkman]

Mopping