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One of My favorite Tank...
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Do you separate the unhatched cysts from the live artemias? Or just let the bottle flow? I like to strain mine out as the unopened shells can damage fish gastro tracts
Do you separate the unhatched cysts from the live artemias? Or just let the bottle flow? I like to strain mine out as the unopened shells can damage fish gastro tracts
This is one awesome system Glenn...
Do you not decapsulate the aggs before you hatch them?
for now i don't.
i like to keep things simple.
To decapsulate i need to prepare them with chlorine and put them into the cooler.
much more work (chlorine treatment and rinsing), more room taken up in the fridge, more handling from frigde to culture (occassionaly rinsing the decapsulated stock)
Wow!! What a fantastic tank! Would love to feed like that! Keep up great work.
One of My favorite Tank...
I make my own food for fish and corals and freeze it in ice cubes and used to add freshly hatched brine before feeding, you think it would be fine if I just add the eggs to the food and freeze?
Non hatched Eggs are no good as food.
for now i don't.
i like to keep things simple.
To decapsulate i need to prepare them with chlorine and put them into the cooler.
much more work (chlorine treatment and rinsing), more room taken up in the fridge, more handling from frigde to culture (occassionaly rinsing the decapsulated stock)
I find by decapsulating BBS you reduce the risk of deseases that the eggs can sometimes carry. I do it as a precaution but it also increases the hatch rate & reduces hatching time too.
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What procedure do you use for decapsulating ?
I never close myself for new toughts.
Don't try this at home ....
That is my advice for anyone who don't have full control over his water quality.
i have manage to control my water parameters in such a way i can afford to do this.
Not any tank can take this kind of feeding without consequence.
Amazing tank you have and thank you for sharing it with us. I am curious how you maintain your water quality with this much food. How do you manage your nutrient export?
I find by decapsulating BBS you reduce the risk of deseases that the eggs can sometimes carry. I do it as a precaution but it also increases the hatch rate & reduces hatching time too.
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What procedure do you use for decapsulating ?
I never close myself for new toughts.
Use cup with 1/3 of RO add a teaspoon or more of eggs let it soak for an hour or so then add 2/3 of regular unscented bleach, stir for aprox 30 secs or until the eggs turn orangey pink then pour eggs into a fine net (I use an old silk screen) rinse well until you can't smell the bleach anymore. Then add it to some tank water in a container with airstone with light over it then aprox 6-8 hrs they'll hatch. Not alot of work to reduce the risk of deseases especially for ponies & pipes...
Thank you! for your nice comments.
Would you believe it when i told you that i haven't done any substantial waterchanges form the start of this tank since Q4/2004 )?
To skip WC and maintain water quality to suite SPS corals, i started developing my own method at the beginning of 2012.
Now i am proud to say "I got my so long desired results".
Nutrient export is managed with my own blend iron solution and carbon source.
Beside that i use a skimmer only when neccesary and use filter wool on the intake of my main pump.
That's pretty cool Glenn the only WC I do is when I topup & every 3 days I'll add some salt to the topup to keep my salinity in check.
For this purpose and for more control over water parameters i initialy developed my own salt composition.