Fletch Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Should be good then. Basically same setup I had in foam box with the bottles, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Yeah, pretty much. I'm going to have to do your foam box setup for when I jar fry over winter. Will get some plastic tubs that will fit into foam box. Foam should insulate and keep warmth in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Forget the tubs mate. Get some black plastic to line the foam box. Water will hold it in shape. Cheaper and better I think. I have some spare tanks for growout don't forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Got it all setup with a couple of inhabitants. If they are anything to go by, I've done a good job - they seem very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Great fish......LOL. Sorry couldn't help myself. Looks good mate. Glad it's up and running. Save you lots of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wait till the tank is full Still planning on planting out the BIG growout tank. Still deciding on substrate and plants (Thinking java fern, corkscrew val and something else...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl13 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Nice job Jarrod, well done. If I didn't firmly believe that Husband would shoot/divorce me (or both and probably in that order! ) that set-up would have me running around town on a rescue mission!! A local plumber has a lovely (but sad) VT in vase and one of the local publicans keeps one behind the bar in a BEER JUG The receptionist in the plumbers told me "Oh, its OK, its only for decoration". My response was "So are you apparently!" whereupon Husband gave her a copy of the Betta care sheet and removed me from the premises before I really strained her brain for her . NannaJo B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thanks Jo! The only thing keeping me from mounting a betta rescue mission is the knowledge that I have 4 pairs of fish arriving to fill those empty barracks... The receptionist is probably lucky that your hubby stepped in or she'd need her own rescue mission There is a coffee shop I used to go to that had a sad looking VT in a small container of no more than 500mls of water also being used as a tip jar. I said something to the manager about it and she said she had no idea that bettas couldn't be kept like that and would look into it. I went back the following week and the container was still there with a new sad looking VT in it. There was another new addition - a sign next to the fish that read: "Fish and tank proudly supplied and maintained by ______ pet store." I walked out and I have not been back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlz0r Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Looks awesome!! Good work on the mini sump sorta system, for my mini tanks I just bought a hang on filter for each one while I was on holidays. Dirt cheap in Malaysia, something like $3 each. Figured out what/how you'll set up the 5 ft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanger Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Can't wait to see the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 4 months on and I am happy with the job I did. I did away with the individual polytube outlet pipes, as they keep getting blocked. I have the airline tubing poked under the gaps into the gravel in each individual barrack. The water seems to be circulating properly and the waste is being sucked down through the gravel, under the partition and into the sump. I lost my pair of red rocket crowntails to dropsy this week, so stripped everything back and sterilized the lot. I replaced the gravel. All other fish in the tank seem happy and healthy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Looks good mate. Not so happy that I swore out loud when I saw that #%£€ CT. Lol. Do any of the yellow fry have any of the brilliant blue the parents have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 One does. But none of the fry have the brilliant yellow of the dad I still love them and have chosen 2 males to keep back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 This is a great insight! (how did I not see this in march??) Nice one Jarrod. -Ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I will be revising the design once again next month. I'll be doing away with the gravel and inserting a piece of sponge in each gap at the bottom of each barracks to prevent the fish swimming under the divider into the sump and to add a little bio filtration. Why? The plastic mesh I have to keep the gravel being sucked into the sump is constantly coming loose and floating to the top and the gravel gets sucked into the sump. I want the individual barracks to be bare bottomed for easier cleaning - I'm getting sick of cleaning gravel - by the time I vac the gravel in half the containers, I need to top up to be able vac the rest, then do another waterchange, making the entire job harder than it should be... Also it will look more minimalistic. I'm into minimalism at the moment and these fish must be zen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 OK, here comes the idiot questions. Water pumps out of the airline into each section right? What causes the water and waste to be drawn in to the back compartment? By doing away with the plastic mesh, won't that stop waste being drawn in to the back sump section? Could you not have a one long piece of plastic mesh that runs behind the rear glass panel at the bottom and make a couple of little slots at each end for it the slide in to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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