BaboonScience wrote:
Aeration is another point where I went big to keep overall costs down. Rather than several diaphragm pumps working constantly, I recently went to a piston style pump and a large air cylinder. It requires a good deal of electricity when it is on but that is 2 minutes out of every thirty and drives all of my algae, zooplankton and larval systems. The air tank is set at 40 - 70 psi and the air supply is set at 5 psi.
BaboonScience wrote:Thanks for the "buy in quantity" suggestions. That should help those that know ahead of time exactly what they need for specific projects.
PaulG wrote:BaboonScience wrote:Aeration is another point where I went big to keep overall costs down. Rather than several diaphragm pumps working constantly, I recently went to a piston style pump and a large air cylinder. It requires a good deal of electricity when it is on but that is 2 minutes out of every thirty and drives all of my algae, zooplankton and larval systems. The air tank is set at 40 - 70 psi and the air supply is set at 5 psi.
John,
Some more information of the system your using if you please? details on the pump & where you sourced teh air cylinder from?
onsan wrote:i rely more now on bacteria to culture rots, cheaper than instant algae concentrates and easier than maintaining live algae blooms, all i use is a carbon source (sugar) and an airstone.
Midnight Angel wrote:And like Kathy we are seeing fish stores close left and right. And the ones that are left are not doing well.
onsan wrote:http://glassbox-design.com/2010/study-finds-probiotics-boost-size-in-captive-bred-juvenile-clownfish/
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/conte ... 298/2/R359
http://content.karger.com/produktedb/pr ... 89&typ=pdf
google... l.rhamnosus clownfish ... or... l.rhamnosus fish larvae diet ... it'll give you plenty of links.
i've only bred occies so can't give any info on other species. worked well growth was on par if not better, rots go berkers on it.
i would think a co-culture of both l.rhamnosus and algae fed to rots would be the ultimate, nutrition-wise, ensures a varied and more complete diet for the larvae.
Scottt wrote: -Gas Heaters. Electric heaters are so temperamental, and expensive to run. So instead, I got a natural gas hotwater heater, temperature controllers, circulator pumps, and pex. I've used this design before with great success. A nice way to cost effectively heat the tanks. (we heat the air with wood, water with natural gas)
Scottt wrote:I'd like to learn how to use less salt though. Any tips on water-refurbishing?
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