Mini Project

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Just ordered 6 of these off of Amazon. 2" diameter.

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Full write-up to come when they arrive....

Any ideas? I'm sure someone knows what they're to be used for.
 

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Could be used for making...

1) Really sturdy prophylactics;
2) Jolly big draughts of tea;
3) Alien Halloween eyes;
4) Goth/MadMax Motorcycle goggles;
5) Same as above but rather a brassiere;
6) Your own sand;
7) A Doo-Wop disco belt;
8) Psi-meson traps;
9) Amulets against door-to-door proselytizers;
10) A dysfunctional anemometer.

Did I win?
 

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Alright, I guess it was pretty easy. I got inspired by Spookyfish's video. Mine is going to only have 10-12 cups - as opposed to his 20 bay deal he has setup. Going to try to squeeze them all into a 5 gallon tank.

Sam - I love you.

For air delivery, I'm thinking of using a micro jet powerhead with a hydor rotating head on it and a single airstone blowing in front of the stream. I think this should create for some nice random water movement in the tank without having to build an underwater manifold. The flow should be enough to toss the eggs, but not so much as to keep them pinned in a corner. Thoughts?
 

fischfan13

Banned
Atlantis...

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There are small valves attached to the PVC, this way you can control the force of the water shooting up to the eggs.
 

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Aw shucks...

...explain (or link) to me how this is supposed to work. Fungused/moldy eggs are the bane of my fishkeeping existence and with expectations high for the success of EWUPPA 2 (see yesterday's Marketplace post on 'WTB 6 15 gallon tanks') it's something I need to countenance. I know that oxygen is a big key but don't know why and without that there's no real knowledge, or hence, 'evolutionary potential'. Do tell/link.
 

hurtmypony

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1) Really sturdy prophylactics;
2) Jolly big draughts of tea;
3) Alien Halloween eyes;
4) Goth/MadMax Motorcycle goggles;
5) Same as above but rather a brassiere;
6) Your own sand;
7) A Doo-Wop disco belt;
8) Psi-meson traps;
9) Amulets against door-to-door proselytizers;
10) A dysfunctional anemometer.

Did I win?

All awesome! Tony is apparently using them for something else, but I will be ordering some and doing items numbered 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9.

We'll see who looks the most dapper at the next meeting!
 

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Yeah, I'm all about the mad max goggles. Now that's style.

As for the egg tumbler tank, conventional egg tumblers use a clear tube, with screen on the ends. The eggs go in here. An airline tube is inserted in the top, above the top screen. The bubbles blowing out of the top pull water through the compartment with the eggs, tossing them. This keeps a constant flow of freshwater moving across them, reducing the likelihood of fungus.

This setup has a piece of styro across the top of the tank with holes cut in it. The holes are the size of the outside diameter of the strainer. Because it is styrofoam, it will always be sitting atop the water, no matter how much evaporation occurs.

The mainifold in the tank is just like a manifold you're use for your air system, but has the valves directly underneath each of the baskets above. Air pumped into this manifold results in a fine stream of bubbles coming up under each basket.. making the hoppers hop.

I was thinking of perhaps replacing the manifold with a powerhead, fittted with a rotating flow device, pointing towards the bottom pane of glass. While this isn't as adjustable as the manifold, it will be much cheaper and easier to construct....
 

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Since many molds/fungus vector through the air...

...isn't having the eggs at the surface tempting fate, or is the increased water circulation enough to compensate for this?
 

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Good point...

...isn't having the eggs at the surface tempting fate, or is the increased water circulation enough to compensate for this?

It's a good point and to be honest, I'm not exactly sure. I think that this is how most large scale breeders operate (including Atlantis).. it's much more convenient and cost effective than multiple conventional egg tumblers.
 

Tony

Alligator Snapping Turtle/Past Pres
Also, had the same problem the two times I tried separating cory eggs.... rarely have a fungus issue with cichlids. Go figure.

Next time I pull cory eggs, I'm going to up the dosage of meth blue.
 
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