Marina breeding box

[Warlock]

There are two size grates on this, a wide spread one and a fine. I'm guessing neither would work but I have a small piece of sponge on the outside of the fine grate.

For me, the whole point of the box is to control which two breed, whether the shrimplets get back into the tank is not a problem since it's my CRS tank.

duh.. LOL>> i guess your right.. lol

i guess.. i was thinking maybe this would be good way to isolate some shrimp if i need more space if i got some shrimp in.. or when changing tanks..

[R_sustaita]

yeah in your case everything is good. but if a tiny fry gets the the main tank it will be a good snack. but i shall give it a try.

[algarciajr]

Thanks for sharing.

1. Is there a strainer on the intake pipe?

2. Without the sponge, are the openings large enough for large shrimp to escape back into main tank?

There are two size grates on this, a wide spread one and a fine. I'm guessing neither would work but I have a small piece of sponge on the outside of the fine grate.

[R_sustaita]

duh.. LOL>> i guess your right.. lol

i guess.. i was thinking maybe this would be good way to isolate some shrimp if i need more space if i got some shrimp in.. or when changing tanks..

im sure there are ways to modify it to fit everyones needs. you can super glue a grid on it and it wont let the fry / shrimp go by.

[Warlock]

either way.. i like it!!!

[R_sustaita]

+1

[eklikewhoa]

duh.. LOL>> i guess your right.. lol

i guess.. i was thinking maybe this would be good way to isolate some shrimp if i need more space if i got some shrimp in.. or when changing tanks..

It would work if you put mesh on the box to cover the output and the emergency overflow.

but I wouldn't chance it since a lot of Sp. cross.

Thanks for sharing.

1. Is there a strainer on the intake pipe?

2. Without the sponge, are the openings large enough for large shrimp to escape back into main tank?

There is a strainer on the on intake pipe right where the air tube mounts to create the lift.

without the sponge, if you use the smaller grate out of the two supplied the peewee/juvi/adult shrimp can not escape.

[rmalford]

Dang it I NEED one of these now.

[eklikewhoa]

Well worth it!

[thebaoster]

If you want to go dead silence go the baller way!

[eklikewhoa]

I've gotten my air driven one to be almost un-noticeable but I agree! want more flow and silence, go with a fountain pump and no better way than with an eheim.

[madehtsobi]

what model eheim pump is it?

so i picked one of these up and my crs dropped God knows how many in there but there is also alot of waste in there.

how do i go about siphoning up the poop w/o getting the babies????

[TexSun]

what model eheim pump is it?

so i picked one of these up and my crs dropped God knows how many in there but there is also alot of waste in there.

how do i go about siphoning up the poop w/o getting the babies????

Do you have substrate in there with the babies?

[madehtsobi]

Do you have substrate in there with the babies?

theres mamas and babies in there and no bare bottom. just the bamboo charcoal tube and some fissiden moss....

just picked up a molted shell...is that good when their berried?

[eklikewhoa]

I have aquasoil in mine but just a thin layer for this reason, I hate seeing the film build up on the bottom. Plus it gives them something to feed off.

Molted shell is normal when berried, just make sure she molts right and doesn't drop the eggs with them.

For cleaning I would use a small dia. airline tubing and just shoo the shrimplets away where you are cleaning.


thebaoster is using the small eheim fountain pump... equivalent to the Mini-jet 404