My soon to be breeding room!
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john68camaro
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+ 1 to what others said. parasites and diesese spread this way. Some of your broodstock will have some form of something. Even if it is not appearent.
When stressed these sicknesses usually show themselves as the fishes immune system is weakened. These can speard to your babies and wipe them out. Especially since they are tank raised, they have no real immune system buildup to what may be introduced into their water from the broodstock.
When stressed these sicknesses usually show themselves as the fishes immune system is weakened. These can speard to your babies and wipe them out. Especially since they are tank raised, they have no real immune system buildup to what may be introduced into their water from the broodstock.
jhawkor
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Alright, that's what I'll do then. That will give me more room for broodstock anyway. Another question, is there any real cons to using a clean rubbermaid container as a sump? Thanks for all the help so far guys.
john68camaro
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I can not think of a con for it. I know alot of reefers use the rubbermaid stock tanks for sumps... I happened to have a 55G sump handy, so that is what I used. Already had the baffles and everything in it!
jhawkor
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Cool. I think I'll most likely just use a rubbermaid container and keep it simple. Now I'm just not sure what size hole to drill into the tanks and where exactly to drill them...I could drill them in the top front corner and just use an elbow and a strainer or I could drill in the lower end of the front and use a stand pipe with a strainer. Opinions?
Mattik
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I would drill toward the top near a corner, and preferably in the rear of the tank. I think 2inches from any edge is the rule of thumb to use.
The reason is that if you have a standpipe inside the tank, and happen to bump it while working, it really torques the glass and will almost certainly break it....I tried that approach twice myself before learning my lesson.
If the standpipe is external and toward the rear of the tank, it is less likely for you to knock it around while working. That lowers the risk of a break in the tank.
The reason is that if you have a standpipe inside the tank, and happen to bump it while working, it really torques the glass and will almost certainly break it....I tried that approach twice myself before learning my lesson.
If the standpipe is external and toward the rear of the tank, it is less likely for you to knock it around while working. That lowers the risk of a break in the tank.
jhawkor
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Good point, thanks.
Alright, that's what I'll do then. That will give me more room for broodstock anyway. Another question, is there any real cons to using a clean rubbermaid container as a sump? Thanks for all the help so far guys.
I don't want to spread internet lore - but I want to say that anything other than the rubbermaid brute brand has *supposedly* been shown to increase the change of a bust at the seam. So I apologize - I just spread more lore. :hammer:
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