Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
DIY simple fry rearing box
This is a very simple version, it's not 100% finnished as it needs floating support and something to ancor it to the glass like suction cups but otherwise it works. There are probably thousands of ways to do this, I simply went with what I had available.
What I used: plastic box, preferably with a lip at the top to hold some air, silicone, carpet knife, filter foam, and a spare small airlift filter:
I cut a hole at one end and sealed it with filter foam, attached with silicone. This will drain the box an keep the water level the same as in the tank it is in. The airdriven filter will pump in fresh water from the tank into the box.
Side view:
In tank:
From above:
Even though the box floats on it's own accord It needs something else as support. The last time I used cork attached to the sides but I might experience with something else this time.
As it is it's floating around the surface freely now I will attached some suction cups to the side to ancor the box to the glass.
It's also a good idea to add an air stone in the box for extra circulation.
Andreas
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Is it safe to say that polystyrene is aquarium safe?
Cheers,
Andreas
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This never even crossed my mind. I have all the makings of one so if u don't mind I be copping your idea
Something fishie going on here
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Very nice size great idea I been looking up bigger fry nets and guppy tanks
This never even crossed my mind. I have all the makings of one so if u don't mind I be copping your idea
Copy away but your not really copying me:)
There are plenty of version of the same idea on the net so I'm simply copying others.
I think one of the first might be the German; "Gert breeder box" but I'm not sure.
Andreas
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Newbie question here... Am I right in thinking that a Fry Box is basically a way of separating Fry from the rest of the tank, while basically keeping them in the tank, until they're big enough to look after themselves? So a 'tank within a tank' so to speak?
Thanks...
J.
That's it pretty much.
The benefit is that the fry is kept in the same water and parameters compared to if the fry was moved to a separate tank. It is also quite handy for feeding as you can target feed the fry in the small space.
On the downside it can be a bit of work to keep it clean compared to a separate tank. Uneaten food in the box goes of quickly and needs to be removed.
Andreas
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I done more/less the same thing before myself when I needed too. love them sponge filters too, have 1 I got in AV few years back and having the 90degree top has gotten me out of a few holes that I'd be reluctant to ever sell it
You could also use the same idea when dividing a tank, the division in the middle with sponge under it, the filter on 1 side filtering water into the other... a lenght of tight fitting tube will send the water anywhere ye want
Anyways well done!!
Below tank is for sale
my plywood tank build.
www.irishfishkeepers.com/index.php/forum...k-build-diary#137768
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I think I’ll try the cloth hanger trick to stabilize it, sounds like it would work well. It's always a nice feeling to use whats available rather than buying new stuff that usually works worse too.
@davey_c: Cheers! Agreed the sponges are just so versatile. I have one tank divided like you describe and it works wonders and it's just so easy to change around depending on needs.
Andreas
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