phyto culture/brine hatching vessel

[hobogato]

well, i am going to start growing my own green water and hatching brine for my tank - as well as setting up rotifer, brine, and mysid shrimp cultures in preparation for baby cuttles (whether my current eggs hatch or not - i will be breeding them in the future).

i decided to start with the green water and brine shrimp hatching. i am going to run a total of 7 green water cultures - 2 liters each and i will have four tubes for hatching brine so i can have a continuous supply of baby brine as well.

here is how i am building them.....

it is best to use a cylinder that has a conical bottom to prevent dead spots in the bottom. i also wanted to have a drain in the bottom for dispensing and air injection.

first, i took flat 5"x5" clear acrylic and heated it in the oven to soften it up.

here it is before
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02184.jpg
here it is if you leave it in the oven too long :D
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02188.jpg
here it is being bent into the conical shape. i used a short piece of acrylic tube underneath to control the depth of the cone and another piece on top to preserve the flat ring for attachment while pushing down the center with 1/2" PVC (this is the size PVC i will use for the drain.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02185.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02186.jpg
here are all 11 cones
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02189.jpg
next, i fabricated the inside bezel out of a coupling and glued it to a short piece of 1/2" pipe. notice, i have also refined the outside circular shape, cut the hole for the drain pipe and flattened both gluing surfaces using a belt sander
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02190.jpg
here is the drain assembly glued together
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02191.jpg
here is the finished tube - the wall mount is attached at the water fill level for 2 liters.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02192.jpg
i will be assembling the other 10 in the next few days, updates along the way :)

[ErikH]

Umm, Ace... Do you sleep? You need to be voted in for the DiY ninja!

[aquasport24]

You can do more than brine hatching with that thing...just saying.

[BIGBIRD123]

You can do more than brine hatching with that thing...just saying.


So what ARE you trying to say, Giau...?

S

[ismvel]

Umm, Ace... Do you sleep? You need to be voted in for the DiY ninja!Yeah what he said........
:ph34r::ph34r::ph34r::ph34r::ph34r:

[ErikH]

beerbong!

[drgnbttrfly]

Hmm beer bong would make a nice birthday gift for the hubby...do you take commissions...

**snicker**

[SoLiD]

Nice. I'd like about 3 of those. One for Brine Shrimp, Phyto, and Rotifers... :D

[javi]

wow those are awesome. would ya be willing to sell them. would like two for brine.

[hobogato]

finished the other 6 (7 total) phyto tubes, 4 brine hatching tubes and three 6" tubes for rotifers, cilliates and brine growout (as well as a skimmer i built for someone else) today.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02272.jpg
i was trying to figure out how to make the tops of the phyto, rotifer and cilliate tubes so they would not allow contamination but would allow for the air to escape when my beer brewing wife had the genius idea of using fermentation air locks
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/airlock.jpg
here is my phyto farmer helper and one finished phyto chamber
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02273.jpg

[DrMark]

very impressive, Ace.
i love my wife, but i wish she loved the hobby as much as your's......
mark

[Texreefer]

I see clownfish in our future!:wink_smile:

[joelb]

thats like a clone lab

[sharkboy]

Ace...always full of suprises. Nice work as usual...

[apedroza]

WOW Ace awesome job. Nice seeing Zack start in the hobby to!!!

[ErikH]

Awesome work Ace.... :)

[hobogato]

finally got a chance to start setting up my culture wall....

here is where it will be, in the pantry
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02477.jpg
got all of em hanging
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02478.jpg
lights installed
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02482.jpg
here it is with the lights on
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC02484.jpg

[RayAllen]

Umm, WoW! Thats impressive Ace.

[DrMark]

first the closet, now the pantry..........now thats impressive.

[reefer man]

pretty cool

[dustint21]

any updates on this? ACE if the cops ever show up at your house you are so screwed! LOL!

[jrodriguez]

lots of work...:applause: