Attempting to breed clownfish - log

[sandyc]

I have a question. I have individual tanks right now for grow out. I have thought about putting them on one system, like you have described, however, I worry that may be putting all my eggs in one basket. Is my worry unfounded? It is more work to keep separate tanks for sure. But this way, if I have a disaster, it will only affect one tank.

Maybe I worry too much. Any thoughts?

 

[FB]

More stupidity in my life.

It must be the lack of sleep from the new baby.

Got all the plumbing done yesterday and layed it all on top of the tanks. Did not hook it up but it is ready to do so. I come down this morning to find a female dead in one tank and a male dead in another. Somehow all the air stopped flowing to the tanks and they probably died of oxygen depletion. I scoured my house looking for a maxi-jet and found one. Now thier are pumps in both of the two remaining pairs. I moved the single male into the tank with the single female. The male is MUCH smaller than the female so hopefully they will take to each other immediately.

Anyway I will have pics soon.

Later

FB

 

[FB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13688567#post13688567 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sandyc
I have a question. I have individual tanks right now for grow out. I have thought about putting them on one system, like you have described, however, I worry that may be putting all my eggs in one basket. Is my worry unfounded? It is more work to keep separate tanks for sure. But this way, if I have a disaster, it will only affect one tank.

Maybe I worry too much. Any thoughts?

There are definate advantages and disadvantages

Ad
Central system can allow for better water quality and stabiliity.
Easier water changes
Individual tanks can be taken off and brought back online as need (if done properly)
Less equipment required. (Sort of)

Dis
One problem can affect all tanks.
complexity

I'm sure there are more in both categories but you get the idea.

FB

 

[subman719]

FB- do you know why you lost air? I've been finding that my air flow seems to decrease somehow over time on my Rot tanks. I'm not sure if it's from crud build up on the hose outlet or increase in resistance as I add water to the tanks for water changes and dilution. I didn't imagine this whole process could ever get so complicated.

I'm also getting worried about the "lack of sleep" thing. My little guy will be here in a couple of weeks so I'll be in your boat!

 

[dazed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13692348#post13692348 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FB
More stupidity in my life.

It must be the lack of sleep from the new baby.

Got all the plumbing done yesterday and layed it all on top of the tanks. Did not hook it up but it is ready to do so. I come down this morning to find a female dead in one tank and a male dead in another. Somehow all the air stopped flowing to the tanks and they probably died of oxygen depletion. I scoured my house looking for a maxi-jet and found one. Now thier are pumps in both of the two remaining pairs. I moved the single male into the tank with the single female. The male is MUCH smaller than the female so hopefully they will take to each other immediately.

Anyway I will have pics soon.

Later

FB

Fb; sorry to hear about the ups/downs but anxiously waiting for the pictures of the new system, as i am thinking of setting up something as well.

"It must be the lack of sleep from the new baby."
You mean to tell us that after a couple of weeks you don't have her on bbs & oto by now and sleeping through the night? :lol:
I remember adjusting as well when my second daughter was born my wife and i are glad that they sleep through the night most of the time now.

 

[FB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13692496#post13692496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by subman719
FB- do you know why you lost air? I've been finding that my air flow seems to decrease somehow over time on my Rot tanks. I'm not sure if it's from crud build up on the hose outlet or increase in resistance as I add water to the tanks for water changes and dilution. I didn't imagine this whole process could ever get so complicated.

I'm also getting worried about the "lack of sleep" thing. My little guy will be here in a couple of weeks so I'll be in your boat!

The main airline got bumped loose. Probably slowly came off as the night went on!

 

[Sullyman]

FB, I've got 20-30 baby percs that are 12 days old, when does the morph occur?
I have to thank you for this thread, has helped a lot.

 

[FB]

All mine are occelaris. Mine go thru meta between day 6-9 but percs take much longer. Better question for Dazed.

Anyway my system is setup and 3 tanks are online. I also broke three tanks during the process. 1 was an emergency as it broke right to the bottom and had two fish already in it. Good thing I had two more empty tanks running. 2 were very old and had been beaten to death. The other was newer. All were my fault. Those stupid genes kicking in again. Oh well. Didn't need all those tanks online yet anyway.

Pics will probably be tomorrow but I make no promises.

Later

FB

 

[rkelman]

Were you drilling holes with a hammer?

 

[billsreef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13692991#post13692991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dazed
"It must be the lack of sleep from the new baby."

Mine is a teenager now, and I'm still not getting a good nights sleep :lol:

 

[crazzy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13698536#post13698536 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by billsreef
Mine is a teenager now, and I'm still not getting a good nights sleep :lol:

Ah yes, but now it is because you WANT to hear her after she gets home late!

 

[FB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13698373#post13698373 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
Were you drilling holes with a hammer?

No all the tanks were drilled already.

FB

 

[FB]

Sorry these pics are not the greatest. The bright light threw my camera off.

So current setup is for 8 10 gallon tanks

Close up view of a tank.

Another closeup. You can see the piece of crap tank on the left that I broke.

Here is my ghetto sump --- It's a 65 gallon tank with a corner overflow. I then put another ~15 gallon sump inside the 65 which has baffles and a bulkhead. So the water flows into the 15 through the baffles and then out the bulkhead on the bottom and into the 65. It then travels the distance of the tank to the Mag 9.5 return. I placed my old countercurrent skimmer in the overflow for $$$$$ and giggles.

The return line coming from the mag 9.5 t'd off to the ball valve to control the flow into the tank.

Pump - MAG 9.5
3/4" pvc with 8 t's and 8 ball valves and 1 end cap
2" abs return plumping with 8 t's and 1 1/2" abs removable drain lines plug into the t's to the bulkheads. From the bulkhead we have 1" hose to the 1 1/2" abs drains.

I will be willing to answer and questions you may have.

More work is going to be done tomorrow to get more tanks online. Not sure if the Mag 9.5 will be strong enough but we shall see.

 

[rkelman]

It looks great FB. Good work

 

[dazed]

FB; very cool!
How do plan on heating all of the tanks? individual heaters in each 10g tank? or a central heater in the sump?
That is one of the things i am trying to figure out for my system because it gets so cold out in my garage.

 

[FB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13717579#post13717579 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dazed
FB; very cool!
How do plan on heating all of the tanks? individual heaters in each 10g tank? or a central heater in the sump?
That is one of the things i am trying to figure out for my system because it gets so cold out in my garage.

Central heater.

Currenlty one 300 watt heater has kept the temperature between 79.8 and 80.8.

 

[FB]

Two more tables have been built too hold the 4 larger tanks.

Plubming parts have been purchased but not assembled as of yet. I am really hoping that the mag 9.5 can handle the load of all the tanks.

I also drilled a larger tank about 25 gallons and filled it with about 8 inches of sand. I currently have a maxi-jet in it moving water and will hook it up to the system once the plumbing is finished

Pictures will be posted soon.

FB

 

[Phanman1]

I thought of doing the return plumbing like yours but dont you find that the pressure distribution is uneven? More flow at the ends of the line and low pressure in the tanks on the left (of your pics)?

 

[FB]

I have noticed that balancing the lines has been difficult. You turn one tank off and all the pressure goes to the other tanks. I currenlty only have 3 tanks running so this effect is magnified. Once all the tanks are online it should balance out. However you are correct the first tank will have more pressure than the last. I believe this is where the ball valves come into play. You would have the last one wide open and the first just open a little. We shall see when it is all done.

FB

 

[Phanman1]

Ok thats what i thought. Im going to do the same thing as you but incorporate a manifold system which I hope will balance out the flow.

something like this:

_______________________________________| |
|______________________________________|
| | | | | | <- lines to each tank
|
| <-return line