It begins... 345-gallon Starphire in-wall system

[mrcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9168750#post9168750 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by danoreef
nature at its finest

Your avatar is creepy :eek1:

 

[jnarowe]

How much beer have you had Barry? I think she's hot!

 

[mrcrab]

The question is...how much have YOU had?

 

[wiszmaster]

For what its worth, and as far as i understand ... as long as the fishes are eating .. ick isn't a major concern. but don't hold me to that ...

my PBT has had ick for the past 3 months ... hes healthy as can be ... i always mix garlic extreme in with their food.

 

[mrcrab]

Yeah I do garlic too. I agree with the eating thing, he's still eating like a pig but his breathing seems labored. I'm afraid his gill tissue is infested.

 

[jnarowe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9168926#post9168926 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mrcrab
The question is...how much have YOU had?

today? none...still loaded from yesterday.

If its breathing is labored, you might have to pull him out and treat him in a QT.

 

[mrcrab]

Yeah, I know, just not sure how to get him out. Any suggestions?

 

[jnarowe]

nope. when I tried to trap mine, he was the ONLY fish that didn't go into the trap. The cleaner shrimp can get to some of the cysts in the gills so I guess watching it closely to see which way it's going is about it. Do you have a trap?

 

[mrcrab]

unfortunately not.

 

[jnarowe]

lots of them available now. I built my own but they can be found for around $20 - $30. Some clubs keep one also.

 

[Sparkss]

we built our own using this design :

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6200425#post6200425

the feeder tube is the trick.. it works great for us.

 

[jnarowe]

that's an interesting trap but is there some way to seal off the feeding tube? When you lift it out of the tank, won't the water pour out the tube?

 

[Sparkss]

I guess if you tipped/turned it upside down it would.

 

[mrcrab]

Don't think the water will pour out the tube as it's above the box. It'll run out the box as it's not water tight.

Thanks for the link Tom. That's a neat looking contraption, I've just never made anything out of acrylic although it doesn't look that hard.

Do they sell a glue for the kind of acrylic you can buy at Lowe's and HD? If so, what's it called?

 

[Sparkss]

weldon is the glue you need/want, we use Weldon 4 and 16 for our projects. The #s are just a matter of how thick the glue is and how fast it dries/sets up. The lower the # the faster/thinner IIRC.. although I have not seen it at Lowes/HD. We get ours from Tap Plastics locally, along with plenty of acrylic from the scrap bin for our little projects (our sumps and prop tanks were another story ).

 

[mrcrab]

Thanks,

I'll look in te phone book and see if there's a plastics place that sells it.

It like to get him in QT, as I've had good luck treating ick with hyposalinity at 1.010. The only problem is I need to keep him in there for 45 days to make sure the cycle is broken and the QT is only 20 gallons.

 

[jnarowe]

change a gallon of water every day.

lots of places online to buy Weld-On glue too. I use #4, #16, and #40.

My trap is a holding container too, with a spin door. When I lift it out of the tank, it will hold the fish fine without leaking.

 

[mrcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9172592#post9172592 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
change a gallon of water every day.

lots of places online to buy Weld-On glue too. I use #4, #16, and #40.

My trap is a holding container too, with a spin door. When I lift it out of the tank, it will hold the fish fine without leaking.

Why a gallon of water a day? I spill that much! Oh, are you talking about on the QT?

I was hoping to get it local to get this thing built today.

How do you spin it closed when it's 30" deep? Got a picture?

 

[mrcrab]

located weldon and scrap acrylic locally.

 

[mrcrab]

Tom, what are the dimensions of that thing?