Nice work on the fry system!!! I totally agree with your thoughts on putting it on a stand and making it more accessible from the top. Much easier to work on and observe the fry, etc. Well done!
Holy cow, Dean you saw this? I appreciate that comment! I couldn't do any of this without your genius idea so thank you for that and all the other tips and tricks you've given all of us. Yeah I know I'll keep it cleaner if I build the stand right. Thanks again 😊
Thank you so much! Haha I don't know about all that! I never expected the channel to grow this quickly, so it is truly a blessing and I appreciate all the support and tips you've been giving me!
Glad I found your channel. I’m currently working on a system similar to this except I’m using 5 1-gallon tanks on top of a 10 gallon. I had to stop and figure out a couple things before setting up and start breeding. In between my project I found your video and it motivated me to get it going again.
That sounds interesting! I would like to know how that works someday! Well thank you, I was inspired by others too so this is by no way a original idea but I had a lot of fun building it!
You and your big mouth with the giveaways!! 🤣🤣🤣 that was really fast! I'm really happy for you Dan, it is all well deserved!! You can just feel your excitement and enthusiasm for what you are doing which just makes watching so much better!! Keep moving forward my friend! 👍
Thanks Dave! I do really love making these videos. I cherish your comments and I'm extremely thankful for the support! Happy holidays to you and your family!
I live vicariously through people who actually have the room to do setups like this. I breed bettas and my whole fish room is probably a 6' x 6' ish space haha, maybe 7' x 7' i actually managed to fit a 40 gallon breeder, a 30, 26 bow front, 20 long, two 10s, four 5.5s and a 3.6 gallon tank, as well as a shelf that fits 76 small jars for my betta juvies in that tiny space with a bit of walking room. Tetras has served me well xD
Wow, that sounds like you've used every inch of space! Is it a pain to change water in all of those jars? I've thought about breeding Bettas but that sounds intimidating!
@@sydneysangels would have more space if i didn't have to keep boxes of equipment and stuff on the floor too haha. its a shared space so i'm pretty limited. and omg yes, when they can have well over 500 fry, ( i had over 550 once, it was a nightmare ) even half of those being individually changed manually is a ton of work and takes hours. would definitely benefit from setting up a betta barracks system for easier water changes. i definitely would myself if i had my own house, but i'm living with family. i used to take each jar to the bathroom and dump them into the sink and pour clean water in from a bucket, now i use a syphon hose to drain each jar between 50-90% into one bucket and then put my other bucket on the top shelf above the jars and put the water back in with a syphon without moving any of them, its way easier and way faster but still a lot of work since it has to be done every day or two. the fry also need to be fed 3-4 times a day for the first couple months or they don't grow so its not something you can do if you're not home all day. and if you feed them too much bbs they won't grow a swimbladder making them unable to swim properly and will need to be culled, but feeding too much worms early on makes them often not grow ventral fins so its both tedious and complicated haha. you really gotta feed small varied meals often to avoid these issues and actually get good growth. I still have to do the bathroom method at times, depends on how many fry i get, cause i end up having to put some jars on the floor and you can't really drain them into a bucket that's also on the floor lol there's a bit of room in front of my 40 gallon which is high enough off the floor where i can use the bucket but not a lot so if i get over 100 males i'll definitely have floor fish.
@@creaturecola3208 wow, I had no idea so much went into breeding Bettas! Thank you for sharing that with me I really appreciate it! So a lot of time and love goes into the process but I'm sure you love what you do!
I have a suggestion for the next fry rack. Set up two levels but set back the top rack buy 6 ". You will be able to work with no problem. I use a 20 br. And a 20 long. For mine. Small trays in top larger in the bottom. Your set up is awesome. Congratulations on all the fry. I have always wanted to do rainbows. What do you feed the first fry? I am a cat fish and Angel breader.
That is a brilliant idea, thank you for that. I might have to do that once I get more time! It sounds like you have a great setup. Thank you! Rainbowfish are actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I just feed the fry powder from sera until they're old enough to eat brine shrimp. Once they eat brine shrimp it's easy street. I would love to learn more on how to breed catfish
keeping the brine around longer i've read/heard after day 3 the nutritional quality goes down. it's nice to see your progress and hearing the plans. I plan to create a piece of what you've done with a small rack for fry and small fish. Nicely done!
Yes, I learned that as well and now I use the brine within 24 hours just to make sure my fish are getting the nutrition they need! Oh nice! What kind of fish are you planning on working with?
Someday Pygmy sunfish. Dario Dario, Scarlet Badis, if I can find any females. Badis badis Chameleon fish probably first and rice fish this summer. A small project of guppies, I have a bunch of females so I need to get some nice males when I have time. Lots of plans but I’m definitely doing the rice fish and some guppies this summer! Thanks for sharing your content.
You might want to put a jack studs under each of your horizontal brace. That way you will have support for each shelf from the floor all the way up. I don’t think just having king studs by themselves is good for long term use.
I drip acclimated the first few times I added cherry shrimp but I've done a quick temperature match just for a few minutes recently and then dropped them in and not had any losses or concerns
Oh sweet! I've often wondered if I could get away with that because I know they're rather hardy. I just plop and drop them when I know they're going from tank to tank but I'll still drip them when I get them in the mail just to be safe
I breed Red Rilli and Blue dream and have noted that many I have culled for light color have turned out to be the best colored. I think most of the color is lost during molt, and the culls have freshly molted.
Amazing content man this video was Awesome and inspiring! As a fellow fish keeper/TH-camr I love making videos with my fish but haven’t built the confidence to dive into DIY projects. Keep it up!
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate that comment 😊 I'll check out your channel! I would just go for it! I'm sure more people are interested in what you have to say than you think!
Nice set up. I have a 20 long and a 5½ and i was going to add 5 more 5 ½ and make a stand like yours, but i just dont want all the heaters. Trying to figure out how to run one pump and one heater to suppply all 7 tanks. But at least this is kinda what im looking for
Thank you so much 😊 Merry Christmas from the Chicagoland area! We'll have a white Christmas but I'm guessing you guys have some beautiful weather this time of year!
Thank you! 😊 Just so you know, I learned they lose most of their nutrition in 24-48 hours unless you feed the actual brine shrimp! So keep that in mind!
@@sydneysangels Oh I did not know that! Thank you ^.^ Do you feed them infusoria? And if so do you happen to have a nice "recipe" for it? Have a nice day!
@@Despote00 no problem! No I just try to use them within 24 hours, but sometimes they last as long as 48 hours. I just know that if I wait that long they won't be as nutritious as when they are first hatched 😊
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I want to start uploading more consistently again, it has been a little tough with a newborn at home, but I will do my best!
Good stuff bud. Really good stuff. I'm just starting to put a system together and I got ideas from you here. I was gonna buy shelves but after watching your video on stand builds I will be building my own. I've got everything from a forty to a 50 to a couple 30s and multiple 10s. A few will be hooked up to a large central sump system. I've gotta build stands for all of them.
Just discovered your channel…awesome build and fry success man! I suggest you cut fry tank water black pipes shorter then you will see if there is no flow into them! Btw would love to see your feeding regime for all that small mouth fry?!
Wow, Dan! You are growing quickly. We need to get you introduced to the fishfam, and you'll grow even more! Also, I like what you did with the brine shrimp. I was wondering if I could do something like that. I have the Ziss hatchery, but I also have another one that doesn't require air. That has had me so confused on how it is working so well compared to the Ziss. I don't fully understand it. But anyway, I can't wait to see the egg scattering video. I have 4 rummynose tetras that are full of eggs and I want to try to breed them. For now, my angelfish are definitely eating their eggs (with them, I'm sure).
Thanks Brookley! Yeah I had no idea this channel would grow so quickly, it's really humbling. I would love to be a part of the fish fam! I got an email today from a friend of yours! That is really interesting, I don't understand how it works without air either. Yeah I was just experimenting with how to keep brine shrimp fresh longer! I guess if you keep them for a few days you need to start feeding them but they would never last that long and my fish room lol. That's actually the next video I'm making! I have some rummynose that look pregnant too, I would love to see if I could get some eggs out of them!
Can't tell from video / i might be being dumb but is your stand the same as Joey's? Can't tell if yours has wood running down the inside to support the weight. He tends to try to have all the weight resting on wood uprights just to be safe, not on the screws/ nails incase of fails.
Looking forward to the DIY videos! What are you feeding the brine shrimp you keep alive? If you don’t feed them anything they’re just absorbing their yolk sack so they won’t be very nutritious for your fish. At that point it’s basically just feeding the fish chitin with very little nutrients.
Oh that's really good information, thanks for letting me know. I've only been keeping them alive for a day so I haven't fed them anything! What should I feed them? I never really thought about it! Thanks I'm looking forward to making more DIY videos!
@@sydneysangels baby brine is highly nutritional for fish adult brine is worthless However they filter feed so you could feed them egg yolk or anything small enough to fit in their mouth but for about 72 hours they have yolk sacs so they won't be eating. As they mature over a few days you can feed spirulina green water diatoms egg yolk powder exc...that will make them more beneficial for fish
@@djhiggins4431 thanks a ton! I'm learning a lot from you guys. Ok I only keep them alive for 24 hours so I can feed them out all day and ultimately avoid having to have multiple hatcheries going at once. So I'm not losing too much nutrition then right?
@@sydneysangels I’m not sure how much nutrition you would lose by that point. If I have small fry I keep some of my daily hatch out to feed around 2:00, but I have no idea whether they’re actually getting much nutrition from that or not. I know that older brine shrimp can be super nutritious if you feed them well (phytoplankton, suspended spirulina blends, etc.) which is what “enriched” frozen brine shrimp are. That’s more work than I have time for though, so I don’t do it. Don’t stress too much. Your fish all look great and they’re breeding, so you’re obviously doing lots of things well!
When I was a kid we had some friends who didn’t have enough money to build their house they had just enough to put in a cinderblock basement so they made a waterproof roof over that and add it in a locking door over top of the stairs leading into the basement so they could bring in wood and a few camping supplies to work on the house what he did was designate a certain amount of wood by each payday then he stocked up his truck once a month and came up to the build site and put the wood in as soon as he got enough to finish the build here in the family brought in supplies to make a kitchenette in the basement then by then summertime had come along and they were ready to build I think that’s a smart idea to buy a certain amount of wood each payday
Hey Bro, The color of your substrate makes your shrimp want to blend in so white might make them lighten up. Although you lose the contrast on black substrate the shrimp will darken up....just saying....I enjoy your vision!!
Oh, I didn't know they would lighten up! But I see what you're saying because that happens with fish. My thought was that it would be easier to see them, but I think you are right. I might have to switch the sand out eventually. Thanks!
@@yoelbino1 are you doing daily? 50% water changes? Fry need clean water to survive! Keeping the bottom of the aquarium clean is extra important because they can get bacterial infections quite easily when they're small. Also, do you have very hard water? I noticed my fry survival wasn't as good with my super hard water. For whatever reason. I would just keep losing fish every day. Also, do you have high amounts of chlorine in your water? Are you treating the water with an anti- chlorinator?
I'm really sorry for the delay. It's connected to my linear piston pump, which was bought at Jehmco.com I don't remember what size it is but they make sure that you pick the one that suits your needs
Yeah there's a few that got passed the sponges and now they're absolute beasts. I gotta catch them out of there! They still get plenty of food by the way
Feed the brine shrimp with yeast, pureed greens, powdered eggs, or powdered milk. Brine shrimp are not picky. Spirulina is another option to feed the brine shrimp.
I believe I added a link in the description for the exact ones on Amazon! If you would rather pick them up in person, I found them at a local Meijer grocery store
@@ceeganclingan8218 those are the containers I've linked in the description, they have to be customized with some stainless steel screws and a hole with sponge for an outflow.
Thank you so much! Lol to be completely honest I have no idea. I'll go look at it later and try to get a number for you. It's been sitting in my dad's storage area for about 15-20 years so it's old
I think so! It's a nice way to keep them all bunched up in a small area so they don't have trouble finding food. You could also find deeper or wider trays to suit your specific needs
Why do you measure length with volumetric measurements? For example, you said this is 20 gallons long! That’s a bit like saying my weight is 12 litres, or the average speed I traveled in my car today was 65 kilograms!
Lol, probably because I'm a dingus. I just said 20 long because that's the slang term people have. Given that size tank. Truthfully I would have to measure it to know how long it is lol
couldn't you remove the rodi filter, unmount the plywood, remount the plywood a little lower, remount the filter back onto the plywood, now you have more room to mount onto plywood and don't have to re-do the PVC work? i know it's a bit of work and maybe just adding new PVC could be easier lol subscribing for being a fellow short king lol edit: nvm saw you mounted it with scrap! for the light diffuser + plastic canvas do you suspend it in the tank or just set it down plastic canvas facing up and let the light diffuser keep it off the bottom of the tank and let eggs sit in those little spaces?
Haha thanks for the comment the sub! Hahaha fellow short king I love it 😂 yeah let the portion with the light diffuser face downwards, that provides an area of refuge for the eggs that make it through the plastic canvas 😊
No need to waste money on the tank as a container for larger water quantity, you get a big tank made of plastic with deep substrate and plants with a growing light and have a small circulation system with these boxes to circulate water. Secondly no need to get air stones those pumps that allow water with air to merge and create aeration is best option. Furthermore with deep substrate system the microbial level in the tank would become stable and have an ecosystem. The feedings would be reduced as well because the small creatures would become food the for fry. Check father fish. Fresh water in terms of pH and the microbial load can affect the babies significantly.
Thanks for the information! There are certainly many ways to achieve success. I appreciate the insight! Nowadays I use this system more or less for hatching out different batches of fry and then I move them over to a bigger container.
He's in a bunch of videos from the channel aquarium co-op, I'm not sure if there's an original episode out there. The video of Dean making these fry boxes is an Aquarium Co-op member's only video, so you need to have a paid membership to view it. Did that answer your question?
wait your tanks are only supported on the frame and corners? nothing under? I hope it last but I wouldn't trust glass specialy middle botom parts with no support to spread the weight. Well I guess it works for you those racks looks strudy.
The best thing breeding fish, the babies get attached to you. Not only they follow you when pass by. And when you put your hand in the water they swim between your fingers and nibble them. It's really hard to let them go. Believe it or not, I started with 18 and I have over a thousand now.
Wow, that's amazing! Yes I totally agree, doing things like that make me feel more connected with the animals I keep. When I was young my dad had a Koi pond. I used to swim with the Koi and let my feet dangle in the water. They could come up and nibble my toes. It was amazing!
Instead of vacuuming the fry trays, why don't you have a spare fry tray, carefully pour the contents of a fry tray, into the clean tray and then easily clean the used fry tray and then continue on to the next fry tray. Should be a lot faster and better than vacuuming.
That's not a bad idea! Especially with some of the more stubborn waste that sticks to the tray. The problem is it's such a pain in the butt to get these trays in and out since I didn't leave myself enough room. Once I move this system I'll have to experiment with that technique. Thanks!
Came here to see the fry raising system but instead got a running commentary on how messy the place was, how its not his forever space, when his kiddo gets bigger...blah blah blah. Would have been a LOT better to stick to the description of the fry raising system. Hope my comments help you to focus a little more on the content and not get distracted - none of us come here to hear about your room plans/mess etc.
And while I do agree that this video had some fluff, I don't agree that people don't care. I think a good TH-cam channel should have some personal touches, it makes the content more relatable. If people don't like that they don't have to watch
@@sydneysangels No disrespect intended to you at all. *MY* experience was I saw your thumbnail while searching in YT and thought "yes - that looks great would love to see it" and went into to watch your video. But to me it had lots of "fluff" that I was not interested in. It just seemed to take long time to get to the subject of your thumbnail. To me it seemed like too much time was spent talking about things that were irrelevant to the subject topic - I watch a LOT of YT (I dont watch TV anymore) and so know a good YT video when i come across one. Some have the whole concept down pat, others seem to struggle with production quality and value. Cut your video down with some hard editing - only leave the good stuff up there- in other words be brutal with editing. Do this and your production value will soar. You have some interesting material - it just needs a little polishing. I have taken the time to write this to you so that you can at least consider raising your production value.
@@jimjones7821 I totally agree, this could have probably been a 10 to 15 minute video. I have been a lot better about editing some fluff, but this video was more of a ramble and I didn't cut a lot of it out for some reason. I do actually really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to make me better, in the end. I do want to improve and comments like this are helpful. The human factor in me immediately gets offended, but I know you don't mean offense by it, you're just helping me out. We live in a 3 second world right now, so that doesn't leave much room for fluff lol. If you're interested in a good example of less fluff, my giveaway winner announcement was actually written down before I recorded so there was no wasted time. Maybe give that a watch and let me know what you think? Although the end is kind of fluffy lol. Thanks again! I hope you can see this channel one day and notice some big improvements as I only started really making videos in May
@@sydneysangels No worries Sydney. Video production is an art and takes time to learn. The hardest thing for me to get to grips with was editing. You HAVE to be brutal about what ends up on the cutting room floor. If you can do that your videos will improve by an order of magnitude! If you really want to treat your viewers, get straight in there and to the point. Tell us what you want to say but do it to the point and you will earn a lot of followers - of course nothing ever replaces interesting content in the first place - but you have that - just work on editing and you will do fine. I watch a lot of fish videos/channels. If you really want to see how polished it can be take a look at Aqurium Co-op - look at the early videos compared to their latest. Cory is knocking the ball out of the park. keeping fish simple is another good channel that is constantly improving. Jason's Cichlids is a good example of videos that need the editing razor taken to it! He has really interesting content but it drones on and on and on and he usually repeats everything he says at least twice and sometimes more. Its easy to be an armchair critic though and I get that. Video is a new skill to be learnt - keep at it !
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Nice work on the fry system!!! I totally agree with your thoughts on putting it on a stand and making it more accessible from the top. Much easier to work on and observe the fry, etc. Well done!
Holy cow, Dean you saw this? I appreciate that comment! I couldn't do any of this without your genius idea so thank you for that and all the other tips and tricks you've given all of us. Yeah I know I'll keep it cleaner if I build the stand right. Thanks again 😊
thanks for the small tour. im building my own fish closet right now and the pointers help
I'm still learning myself but I'm glad it was helpful!
Congrats Dan. Super Happy for you and the channel !!!!! Soon1 million subs...👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much! Haha I don't know about all that! I never expected the channel to grow this quickly, so it is truly a blessing and I appreciate all the support and tips you've been giving me!
@@sydneysangels
Merry Christmas to you & your family. 🎄🎄🎅🎅🎄🎄🎅🎅
Glad I found your channel. I’m currently working on a system similar to this except I’m using 5 1-gallon tanks on top of a 10 gallon. I had to stop and figure out a couple things before setting up and start breeding. In between my project I found your video and it motivated me to get it going again.
That sounds interesting! I would like to know how that works someday! Well thank you, I was inspired by others too so this is by no way a original idea but I had a lot of fun building it!
You and your big mouth with the giveaways!! 🤣🤣🤣 that was really fast! I'm really happy for you Dan, it is all well deserved!! You can just feel your excitement and enthusiasm for what you are doing which just makes watching so much better!! Keep moving forward my friend! 👍
Thanks Dave! I do really love making these videos. I cherish your comments and I'm extremely thankful for the support! Happy holidays to you and your family!
@@sydneysangels thank you so much and same to you and your family! Cheers!
I live vicariously through people who actually have the room to do setups like this. I breed bettas and my whole fish room is probably a 6' x 6' ish space haha, maybe 7' x 7'
i actually managed to fit a 40 gallon breeder, a 30, 26 bow front, 20 long, two 10s, four 5.5s and a 3.6 gallon tank, as well as a shelf that fits 76 small jars for my betta juvies in that tiny space with a bit of walking room. Tetras has served me well xD
Wow, that sounds like you've used every inch of space! Is it a pain to change water in all of those jars? I've thought about breeding Bettas but that sounds intimidating!
@@sydneysangels would have more space if i didn't have to keep boxes of equipment and stuff on the floor too haha. its a shared space so i'm pretty limited. and omg yes, when they can have well over 500 fry, ( i had over 550 once, it was a nightmare ) even half of those being individually changed manually is a ton of work and takes hours. would definitely benefit from setting up a betta barracks system for easier water changes. i definitely would myself if i had my own house, but i'm living with family.
i used to take each jar to the bathroom and dump them into the sink and pour clean water in from a bucket, now i use a syphon hose to drain each jar between 50-90% into one bucket and then put my other bucket on the top shelf above the jars and put the water back in with a syphon without moving any of them, its way easier and way faster but still a lot of work since it has to be done every day or two. the fry also need to be fed 3-4 times a day for the first couple months or they don't grow so its not something you can do if you're not home all day. and if you feed them too much bbs they won't grow a swimbladder making them unable to swim properly and will need to be culled, but feeding too much worms early on makes them often not grow ventral fins so its both tedious and complicated haha. you really gotta feed small varied meals often to avoid these issues and actually get good growth.
I still have to do the bathroom method at times, depends on how many fry i get, cause i end up having to put some jars on the floor and you can't really drain them into a bucket that's also on the floor lol there's a bit of room in front of my 40 gallon which is high enough off the floor where i can use the bucket but not a lot so if i get over 100 males i'll definitely have floor fish.
@@creaturecola3208 wow, I had no idea so much went into breeding Bettas! Thank you for sharing that with me I really appreciate it! So a lot of time and love goes into the process but I'm sure you love what you do!
Man brother..... I thought I was fighting for space...... Good stuff brother
Thanks Lonnie can't wait to see your setup!
Very well organized shoes rack! 🤣🤣🤣
I know, right!? 🤣
I have a suggestion for the next fry rack. Set up two levels but set back the top rack buy 6 ". You will be able to work with no problem. I use a 20 br. And a 20 long. For mine. Small trays in top larger in the bottom. Your set up is awesome. Congratulations on all the fry. I have always wanted to do rainbows. What do you feed the first fry? I am a cat fish and Angel breader.
That is a brilliant idea, thank you for that. I might have to do that once I get more time! It sounds like you have a great setup. Thank you! Rainbowfish are actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I just feed the fry powder from sera until they're old enough to eat brine shrimp. Once they eat brine shrimp it's easy street. I would love to learn more on how to breed catfish
@@sydneysangels thanks for the information. We might need tock. Thanks for the great video's. You do a great job.
@@scottcahala7779 thank you 😊
keeping the brine around longer i've read/heard after day 3 the nutritional quality goes down. it's nice to see your progress and hearing the plans. I plan to create a piece of what you've done with a small rack for fry and small fish. Nicely done!
Yes, I learned that as well and now I use the brine within 24 hours just to make sure my fish are getting the nutrition they need! Oh nice! What kind of fish are you planning on working with?
Someday Pygmy sunfish. Dario Dario, Scarlet Badis, if I can find any females. Badis badis Chameleon fish probably first and rice fish this summer. A small project of guppies, I have a bunch of females so I need to get some nice males when I have time. Lots of plans but I’m definitely doing the rice fish and some guppies this summer! Thanks for sharing your content.
@@Sean-yr2rl not a problem! I want to get into rice fish too. Good luck with setting that all up!
You might want to put a jack studs under each of your horizontal brace. That way you will have support for each shelf from the floor all the way up. I don’t think just having king studs by themselves is good for long term use.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
seeing you grow and succeed on your channel is the best giveaway us fellow fish keepers can get is to see others grow :)
Thank you 😊 I really appreciate that!
I drip acclimated the first few times I added cherry shrimp but I've done a quick temperature match just for a few minutes recently and then dropped them in and not had any losses or concerns
Oh sweet! I've often wondered if I could get away with that because I know they're rather hardy. I just plop and drop them when I know they're going from tank to tank but I'll still drip them when I get them in the mail just to be safe
Really enjoying the content and having another fishtuber to watch. I saw that aquarium coop tubing, I see you are also a man of culture.
Lmao thanks Ty, I appreciate the comment man. Yes, yes. That's the finest damn airline tubing I ever did see!
Hello from the Netherlands! Keep doing amazing videos!
Hello from Illinois! Thank you for the huge compliment ☺️
I love doing diy projects keep um coming
Thank you! Me too, DIY projects are so satisfying!
I breed Red Rilli and Blue dream and have noted that many I have culled for light color have turned out to be the best colored. I think most of the color is lost during molt, and the culls have freshly molted.
Amazing content man this video was
Awesome and inspiring! As a fellow fish keeper/TH-camr I love making videos with my fish but haven’t built the confidence to dive into DIY projects. Keep it up!
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate that comment 😊 I'll check out your channel! I would just go for it! I'm sure more people are interested in what you have to say than you think!
Nice set up. I have a 20 long and a 5½ and i was going to add 5 more 5 ½ and make a stand like yours, but i just dont want all the heaters. Trying to figure out how to run one pump and one heater to suppply all 7 tanks. But at least this is kinda what im looking for
Thank you. I bet you could make something that circulated water from the heater tank to the rest of the aquariums, it's kind of the same idea!
Well done on 1k! Great job. Merry Christmas from Australia ❤️🇦🇺
Thank you so much 😊 Merry Christmas from the Chicagoland area! We'll have a white Christmas but I'm guessing you guys have some beautiful weather this time of year!
Very hot & humid! ❤️🇦🇺
@@MissChelle that would be nice right now! We had -30 wind chills today!
That is amazing! I'm gonna do that with my brine shrimps, thank you! :D
Thank you! 😊 Just so you know, I learned they lose most of their nutrition in 24-48 hours unless you feed the actual brine shrimp! So keep that in mind!
@@sydneysangels Oh I did not know that! Thank you ^.^
Do you feed them infusoria? And if so do you happen to have a nice "recipe" for it? Have a nice day!
@@Despote00 no problem! No I just try to use them within 24 hours, but sometimes they last as long as 48 hours. I just know that if I wait that long they won't be as nutritious as when they are first hatched 😊
@@sydneysangels Ah okay gotcha! Thanks again! ^.^
@@Despote00 you're welcome!!
Hey dude! Just found your channel and i'm thoroughly enjoying the content! excited for whats next!
Thanks Erik! I'm glad you like the content, and I really appreciate the support! Happy to meet you!
Awesome system, thanks for sharing.
Thank you, I'm loving it so far. Appreciate that!
Great videos.. We really enjoyed them.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I want to start uploading more consistently again, it has been a little tough with a newborn at home, but I will do my best!
That's a cool fry setup brother 👌 I think I'm going too copy 😄 you now for my peacock and mbuna cichlids
Thanks! I copied from Master Breeder Dean so you'll be copying him! I hope you like this system for your cichlids, I've been really enjoying it
Love the baby car seats in the back so I sub. ❤
Thank you :) Sydney is my daughter, I named the fish breeding company after her
Yay!!! I e been patiently waiting for this! ☺️
I hope it doesn't disappoint! I ramble a bit but hopefully you guys find it somewhat interesting haha
@@sydneysangels I’m a rambler too! 🤣
@@Idkseemskindafishy not a bad thing!
I get ya about maintenance, and nice setup. I am new at this and my bills are high with all the accessories. Need a better pump and pvc tubing
Good stuff bud. Really good stuff. I'm just starting to put a system together and I got ideas from you here. I was gonna buy shelves but after watching your video on stand builds I will be building my own. I've got everything from a forty to a 50 to a couple 30s and multiple 10s. A few will be hooked up to a large central sump system. I've gotta build stands for all of them.
Central sump is risky even when you're VERY careful and watch for signs of infection, if you don't isolate your tanks ASAP, it'll spell disaster.
Just discovered your channel…awesome build and fry success man! I suggest you cut fry tank water black pipes shorter then you will see if there is no flow into them! Btw would love to see your feeding regime for all that small mouth fry?!
Thank you so much for your comment! I totally agree, I will cut those hoses shorter. That's a great idea. I could do that!
Great vid! Thanks for sharing
Thank you 😊
Good luck ❤
Thanks! 😊
Amazing ❤ Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks! ☺️ I'll update you with improvements on it when I get those done!
You can use less wood if you utilize lag bolts
Very nice. Just subscribed.
Thank you so much, I appreciate the support! Very nice meeting you
Love your channel! You’re like the new fishboy 😊
I really appreciate that! I actually really love his channel but he must be busy because he doesn't upload as often as he used to!
Wow, Dan! You are growing quickly. We need to get you introduced to the fishfam, and you'll grow even more!
Also, I like what you did with the brine shrimp. I was wondering if I could do something like that. I have the Ziss hatchery, but I also have another one that doesn't require air. That has had me so confused on how it is working so well compared to the Ziss. I don't fully understand it. But anyway, I can't wait to see the egg scattering video. I have 4 rummynose tetras that are full of eggs and I want to try to breed them. For now, my angelfish are definitely eating their eggs (with them, I'm sure).
Thanks Brookley! Yeah I had no idea this channel would grow so quickly, it's really humbling. I would love to be a part of the fish fam! I got an email today from a friend of yours! That is really interesting, I don't understand how it works without air either. Yeah I was just experimenting with how to keep brine shrimp fresh longer! I guess if you keep them for a few days you need to start feeding them but they would never last that long and my fish room lol. That's actually the next video I'm making! I have some rummynose that look pregnant too, I would love to see if I could get some eggs out of them!
Oh and I am making that angelfish breeding video by the way! I just want to show the complete life cycle of the fish so it's taking a while
You're way too hot to be here, Brookley.
Wow amazing
Thank you ☺️ it's a work in progress!
Great video thanks
Thank you 😊
Can't tell from video / i might be being dumb but is your stand the same as Joey's? Can't tell if yours has wood running down the inside to support the weight. He tends to try to have all the weight resting on wood uprights just to be safe, not on the screws/ nails incase of fails.
It's not exactly like that. I found an older video of his and followed it exactly so maybe it's possible his design changed over the years?
Hey bud loving the videos new to your channel.
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, I will be making more videos as soon as I have a little more time!
9:40 - beloved what? 😆
I'm a goofball lol I just meant people love Dean!
I subbed , very nice fish room Dan !
Thank you so much, and very nice to meet you!
What shelving is that and how many pounds can it hold?? I need smth for one or two 20 gallon tanks per shelf!
I just used standard 2x4 lumber and then the black rack is straight from Costco. It was a gift so I'm not sure what the weight rating is on it
Awesome
Thanks!
Lovely
Thank you! ☺️
I need a diy of how you built the air supply system or if you already have one then a playlist of various builds
I'll have to create that sometime down the road. Cory from aquarium coop has some videos explaining how to add valves to an air system!
Looking forward to the DIY videos! What are you feeding the brine shrimp you keep alive? If you don’t feed them anything they’re just absorbing their yolk sack so they won’t be very nutritious for your fish. At that point it’s basically just feeding the fish chitin with very little nutrients.
Oh that's really good information, thanks for letting me know. I've only been keeping them alive for a day so I haven't fed them anything! What should I feed them? I never really thought about it! Thanks I'm looking forward to making more DIY videos!
@@sydneysangels baby brine is highly nutritional for fish adult brine is worthless However they filter feed so you could feed them egg yolk or anything small enough to fit in their mouth but for about 72 hours they have yolk sacs so they won't be eating. As they mature over a few days you can feed spirulina green water diatoms egg yolk powder exc...that will make them more beneficial for fish
@@djhiggins4431 thanks a ton! I'm learning a lot from you guys. Ok I only keep them alive for 24 hours so I can feed them out all day and ultimately avoid having to have multiple hatcheries going at once. So I'm not losing too much nutrition then right?
@@sydneysangels I’m not sure how much nutrition you would lose by that point. If I have small fry I keep some of my daily hatch out to feed around 2:00, but I have no idea whether they’re actually getting much nutrition from that or not. I know that older brine shrimp can be super nutritious if you feed them well (phytoplankton, suspended spirulina blends, etc.) which is what “enriched” frozen brine shrimp are. That’s more work than I have time for though, so I don’t do it.
Don’t stress too much. Your fish all look great and they’re breeding, so you’re obviously doing lots of things well!
@@sydneysangels you aren't loosing any within 24 hours, I believe it's 72 hours max after that they are worthless pretty much
What do you feed your shrimp?
Algae wafers and brine shrimp!
When I was a kid we had some friends who didn’t have enough money to build their house they had just enough to put in a cinderblock basement so they made a waterproof roof over that and add it in a locking door over top of the stairs leading into the basement so they could bring in wood and a few camping supplies to work on the house what he did was designate a certain amount of wood by each payday then he stocked up his truck once a month and came up to the build site and put the wood in as soon as he got enough to finish the build here in the family brought in supplies to make a kitchenette in the basement then by then summertime had come along and they were ready to build I think that’s a smart idea to buy a certain amount of wood each payday
Thank you for sharing that! I agree, I have a big plan in mind but I could always chip away at it slowly. Thanks for the comment!
What air pump do you use???
so sorry for the delay! I use this one! www.jehmco.com/html/lph80.html
Hey Bro, The color of your substrate makes your shrimp want to blend in so white might make them lighten up. Although you lose the contrast on black substrate the shrimp will darken up....just saying....I enjoy your vision!!
Oh, I didn't know they would lighten up! But I see what you're saying because that happens with fish. My thought was that it would be easier to see them, but I think you are right. I might have to switch the sand out eventually. Thanks!
Where did you get them from Rosario? Ive known him my whole life.
That's really cool! I got them from my friend Steve, who bought them from Jim Nowobielski
Cool video!
How many times a day do you feed the fry?
Thanks! I usually feed them twice a day, 3 times if I'm not too busy!
@@sydneysangels
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but some of my fry didn’t make it and the rest don’t grow. I’d like to get some tips.
@@yoelbino1 are you doing daily? 50% water changes? Fry need clean water to survive! Keeping the bottom of the aquarium clean is extra important because they can get bacterial infections quite easily when they're small. Also, do you have very hard water? I noticed my fry survival wasn't as good with my super hard water. For whatever reason. I would just keep losing fish every day. Also, do you have high amounts of chlorine in your water? Are you treating the water with an anti- chlorinator?
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I guess I did it all wrong.
@@yoelbino1 it's ok, don't be too hard on yourself. I've lost thousands of fry and sometimes still do. It's a learning process!
Tell us what kind of pump Supplys the air ???
I'm really sorry for the delay. It's connected to my linear piston pump, which was bought at Jehmco.com I don't remember what size it is but they make sure that you pick the one that suits your needs
Also I can see a rogue fry swimming in bottom sump 😂
Yeah there's a few that got passed the sponges and now they're absolute beasts. I gotta catch them out of there! They still get plenty of food by the way
Feed the brine shrimp with yeast, pureed greens, powdered eggs, or powdered milk. Brine shrimp are not picky. Spirulina is another option to feed the brine shrimp.
Thank you!!!
Wow nice idol
Where I can get this hatching tray
I got mine at meijer grocery store in the organization section for household products
What is the size of the plastic canvas?
7 mesh, I think it comes in sheets approx 11x8"
@@sydneysangels Thank you!
How can I get some of those fry tubs?
I believe I added a link in the description for the exact ones on Amazon! If you would rather pick them up in person, I found them at a local Meijer grocery store
Sorry more specifically, the fry tubs in the 20 long where they hang on from the side instead of the back
@@ceeganclingan8218 those are the containers I've linked in the description, they have to be customized with some stainless steel screws and a hole with sponge for an outflow.
Man I love these videos! One question about the fry system, what GPH is the powerhead in that tank?
Thank you so much! Lol to be completely honest I have no idea. I'll go look at it later and try to get a number for you. It's been sitting in my dad's storage area for about 15-20 years so it's old
can you put realy realy small fish in there? like fresh hatched congo puffers
I think so! It's a nice way to keep them all bunched up in a small area so they don't have trouble finding food. You could also find deeper or wider trays to suit your specific needs
Why do you measure length with volumetric measurements? For example, you said this is 20 gallons long! That’s a bit like saying my weight is 12 litres, or the average speed I traveled in my car today was 65 kilograms!
Lol, probably because I'm a dingus. I just said 20 long because that's the slang term people have. Given that size tank. Truthfully I would have to measure it to know how long it is lol
couldn't you remove the rodi filter, unmount the plywood, remount the plywood a little lower, remount the filter back onto the plywood, now you have more room to mount onto plywood and don't have to re-do the PVC work? i know it's a bit of work and maybe just adding new PVC could be easier lol
subscribing for being a fellow short king lol
edit: nvm saw you mounted it with scrap! for the light diffuser + plastic canvas do you suspend it in the tank or just set it down plastic canvas facing up and let the light diffuser keep it off the bottom of the tank and let eggs sit in those little spaces?
Haha thanks for the comment the sub! Hahaha fellow short king I love it 😂 yeah let the portion with the light diffuser face downwards, that provides an area of refuge for the eggs that make it through the plastic canvas 😊
Nice Job
Hello Form germany 😂🤚🏼
Thank you! 😊 Hello from Illinois, U.S.A!
Do you have a social media page for your channel/store too?
No I actually don't! I have an Instagram but that's pretty much it
No need to waste money on the tank as a container for larger water quantity, you get a big tank made of plastic with deep substrate and plants with a growing light and have a small circulation system with these boxes to circulate water. Secondly no need to get air stones those pumps that allow water with air to merge and create aeration is best option.
Furthermore with deep substrate system the microbial level in the tank would become stable and have an ecosystem. The feedings would be reduced as well because the small creatures would become food the for fry.
Check father fish.
Fresh water in terms of pH and the microbial load can affect the babies significantly.
Thanks for the information! There are certainly many ways to achieve success. I appreciate the insight! Nowadays I use this system more or less for hatching out different batches of fry and then I move them over to a bigger container.
Where can i order your fish from?
Our website is sydneysangels.com :)
Whats the original video of master breeder dean ?
He's in a bunch of videos from the channel aquarium co-op, I'm not sure if there's an original episode out there. The video of Dean making these fry boxes is an Aquarium Co-op member's only video, so you need to have a paid membership to view it. Did that answer your question?
wait your tanks are only supported on the frame and corners? nothing under?
I hope it last but I wouldn't trust glass specialy middle botom parts with no support to spread the weight.
Well I guess it works for you those racks looks strudy.
Yeah I guess we will find out long term if they hold up or not! So far so good, 4 years in haha
The best thing breeding fish, the babies get attached to you. Not only they follow you when pass by. And when you put your hand in the water they swim between your fingers and nibble them. It's really hard to let them go. Believe it or not, I started with 18 and I have over a thousand now.
Wow, that's amazing! Yes I totally agree, doing things like that make me feel more connected with the animals I keep. When I was young my dad had a Koi pond. I used to swim with the Koi and let my feet dangle in the water. They could come up and nibble my toes. It was amazing!
Instead of vacuuming the fry trays, why don't you have a spare fry tray, carefully pour the contents of a fry tray, into the clean tray and then easily clean the used fry tray and then continue on to the next fry tray. Should be a lot faster and better than vacuuming.
That's not a bad idea! Especially with some of the more stubborn waste that sticks to the tray. The problem is it's such a pain in the butt to get these trays in and out since I didn't leave myself enough room. Once I move this system I'll have to experiment with that technique. Thanks!
Fish giveaway with 10 likes on any videos? Hi I'm Juan btw
posted 7 days ago talking about almost reaching 1k, has 2k subscribers lol
Lol I can't believe it! Seriously I'm beyond grateful!
Came here to see the fry raising system but instead got a running commentary on how messy the place was, how its not his forever space, when his kiddo gets bigger...blah blah blah. Would have been a LOT better to stick to the description of the fry raising system. Hope my comments help you to focus a little more on the content and not get distracted - none of us come here to hear about your room plans/mess etc.
Thanks for the constructive feedback
And while I do agree that this video had some fluff, I don't agree that people don't care. I think a good TH-cam channel should have some personal touches, it makes the content more relatable. If people don't like that they don't have to watch
@@sydneysangels No disrespect intended to you at all. *MY* experience was I saw your thumbnail while searching in YT and thought "yes - that looks great would love to see it" and went into to watch your video. But to me it had lots of "fluff" that I was not interested in. It just seemed to take long time to get to the subject of your thumbnail. To me it seemed like too much time was spent talking about things that were irrelevant to the subject topic - I watch a LOT of YT (I dont watch TV anymore) and so know a good YT video when i come across one. Some have the whole concept down pat, others seem to struggle with production quality and value. Cut your video down with some hard editing - only leave the good stuff up there- in other words be brutal with editing. Do this and your production value will soar. You have some interesting material - it just needs a little polishing. I have taken the time to write this to you so that you can at least consider raising your production value.
@@jimjones7821 I totally agree, this could have probably been a 10 to 15 minute video. I have been a lot better about editing some fluff, but this video was more of a ramble and I didn't cut a lot of it out for some reason. I do actually really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to make me better, in the end. I do want to improve and comments like this are helpful. The human factor in me immediately gets offended, but I know you don't mean offense by it, you're just helping me out. We live in a 3 second world right now, so that doesn't leave much room for fluff lol. If you're interested in a good example of less fluff, my giveaway winner announcement was actually written down before I recorded so there was no wasted time. Maybe give that a watch and let me know what you think? Although the end is kind of fluffy lol. Thanks again! I hope you can see this channel one day and notice some big improvements as I only started really making videos in May
@@sydneysangels No worries Sydney. Video production is an art and takes time to learn. The hardest thing for me to get to grips with was editing. You HAVE to be brutal about what ends up on the cutting room floor. If you can do that your videos will improve by an order of magnitude! If you really want to treat your viewers, get straight in there and to the point. Tell us what you want to say but do it to the point and you will earn a lot of followers - of course nothing ever replaces interesting content in the first place - but you have that - just work on editing and you will do fine. I watch a lot of fish videos/channels. If you really want to see how polished it can be take a look at Aqurium Co-op - look at the early videos compared to their latest. Cory is knocking the ball out of the park. keeping fish simple is another good channel that is constantly improving. Jason's Cichlids is a good example of videos that need the editing razor taken to it! He has really interesting content but it drones on and on and on and he usually repeats everything he says at least twice and sometimes more. Its easy to be an armchair critic though and I get that. Video is a new skill to be learnt - keep at it !
Where the hell is sexy dean?!?! I've been swindled!
Probably somewhere in Washington! Haha he commented on this video actually! This system was inspired by the myth the man the legend!
Hear me out right just put them in an aquarium and treat it like a salt water aquarium
I'm confused Sandy! What do you mean? Lol
What type of paint do they use to paint the bottoms?
To be honest I don't remember. I think it was krylon fusion?
@@sydneysangels Is it safe to be in water?? I think they do have a waterproof one.