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DIY Mick
Приєднався 27 лис 2011
CCTV Tank Conversion
My other novelty tank i created about 3 years ago. Made from an old CCTV monitor and only about 10 litres. (2 gallons).
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TV Fish Tank
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My converted 70's TV into a fish tank. I built this in 2003 and it's been running pretty much ever since other than a couple of times I rescaped and replaced the tank.
DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery
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Here is my DIY Brine Shrimp hatchery. Nothing unusual here...very common design, but thought i'd share a few little tweaks that make it easier for me to use every day.
My Super-Sized DIY external breeder box
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I built a 10-15 Litre external breeder box for my fry out of a foam box and some irrigation tubing
Easy CPD Breeding / Egg Trap Game changer
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Here are a couple of automatic breeding traps I use for my CPD's (Celestial Pearl Danios). They could be used for any fish that scatters eggs in moss (non sticky eggs). Works well and no more hunting through containers looking for eggs. If want you want to see a few more of my DIY hacks and tanks have a look at the link below from Aqua Mate. ua-cam.com/video/NRpfxpxqAUg/v-deo.html
Pseudomugil Luminatus / Red Neon Blue Eye Spawning
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After a water change with soft water, I noticed our RNBE’s went crazy spawning. The 1st minute of this is edited, and following that I’ve left the raw footage
Converting a Gumball Machine into a nano aquarium
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Used my 3D Printer to convert an old gumball machine into a nano fish tank/aquarium
Celestial Pearl Danio / Galaxy Rasbora Breeding Setup
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This video shows our breeding setup for our Celestial Pearl Danios / Galaxy Rasbora's. UPDATE: I've now made major changes to how we collect eggs (automatically) and raise fry. See updated video here: ua-cam.com/video/kW6h6OKtkyM/v-deo.html
Shipwrecks. Westernport. 2019
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Blackrock and Crib Point Shipwrecks taken with a DJI Mavic Mini
DJI Spark followed by another DJI Spark
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DJI Spark being followed by another Spark in flight
DJI Spark OTG vs Wireless Lag
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Compared Video lag between native wireless connection and OTG cable
DJI Spark and Matrice Face to Face
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Video of a DJI Spark filming a DJI Matrice and vice versa
Beach Cruiser Electric Bike Conversion
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Beach Cruiser Electric Bike Conversion
Spot X Fishing Charters - 30 March 2018. 4KG Trevally
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Spot X Fishing Charters - 30 March 2018. 4KG Trevally
Preston Northcote Angling Club - Port Albert Lodge
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Preston Northcote Angling Club - Port Albert Lodge
Zooming around a Schoolyard on a windy day
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Zooming around a Schoolyard on a windy day
DJI Spark Drone flight over Bushy Park Wetlands.
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DJI Spark Drone flight over Bushy Park Wetlands.
Filming Trees in the wind from a DJI Spark
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Filming Trees in the wind from a DJI Spark
im having trouble keeping my fry alive they live a week then sudenly all gone its happend 2 times 😢 hunderds of little children dead so where did they go i have plants in the tank a spunge filter and a airstone what should i feed and what blue stuff must be added to the water
How many drones do you own?
Only ever one at a time
Delighted I found your channel Mick. I will have to check out the rest later today or tomorrow. Excellent work
I could watch them swim around all day long :) My aquaponics system is housed in my greenhouse, so I don't get to see my fish too often - something I miss. Do you sell your fish to shops Mick? I used to sell fish, birds and animals to pet shops, but fattening up Koi for a few years should bring in a lot more cash for less work.
Wow that is a game changer Mick. Can you tell me what tool you use to cut the holes in the glass? Excellent job again. Subbed now too :)
Mick do you not have concerns about chemicals leaking from the box into the water? Loving your projects
Cool setup Mick. I have a small tank for mine, but yours looks sweet. Well done
Thanks mate. Still going strong, but only using 2 bottles at a time. Super cheap to make as well
Excellent again Mick
thanks again to you!
Cool project Mick. I keep Koi and Goldfish in my aquaponics system. Thumbs up
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How’s the first one going? Do you have to turn the airline all the way for it to have enough uplift?
It’s going well and I don’t need to turn the air up high. The eggs are tiny and naturally fall through the grate so it doesn’t take that much air to lift them up the tubes
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Could you please explain more about water parameters, male and female ratio and their number in each breeding tank? And how you feed the fry?
This is the best idea i have seen yet nice job
Thanks. Has worked well for me. I’ve started making and selling them, but for local pickup. Not shipping them. Sold a handful of them
@DIYMick I just tossed some pieces together made one debating think white clouds and celestial Danios be fine together to breed?
@@thedampestcrib6004 never tried that, hard to say, but as long as they aren't competing with each other and chasing each other away, probably should be fine.
@DIYMick looks fine so far my collector is from 1.5 gallon jug so lots of space
Lovely from uk
How did you make the 1st system? Do you have any tutorial?
No tutorials sorry. But i just used irrigation parts and a softdrink bottle. Cost me nothing to make. Very simple
Great video ! But I have a question, how long does it take for rasboras to grow to their adult size ?
it depends, but around 3-4 months typically.
I've been breeding CPDs for years and never have I ever thought of an air lift! My hats off to you, these are impressive.
Try it out! You can scale this to any size you want. Will save you time and increase your harvest
do you have a video on how to make one of those in the first part of the video?
no i don’t. Just pause the video and you should be able to see. It’s just basically joining some tubes together. Pretty basic DIY
Planning on getting these beauties later this week and now that Ive seen this i might try breeding them haha. Great video!
You should!
Like spilt tank
It’s the easier option to manage
Brilliant!
Going to give this a red hot go when mine turn up
Loving this one, great idea
try it out! You won't regret it
I actually did and it worked so well ! I did it with a lot of other species since. Thanks man. @@DIYMick
@@del9059 great news!!! What other species did you breed? I tried with chilli rasbora's, but no luck, but am breeding emerald rasboras successfully. I thought neon's would probably work too
I wonder how something like this would work with cardinal or neon tetras......
I have wondered the same but never tried. I believe they are egg scatterers so in theory should work
SHAGGY!
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Fun vid, I love these cuties. Do the eggs stick to the spawning mop like angelfish eggs or just fall amongst it like rasbora eggs? And if they do stick, how much pressure can the eggs withstand, such as being removed with forceps, fingers, etc?
Sticky eggs. You can remove them with fingers
Thanks for the tip, hopefully it works for me.
Hi mick , thanks a lot for inspiration , i have replicated your option 2 ;. am just having trouble on geting fry go into the hole and meet the paret , what are your suggestion for this solution
Sounds like you need more flow coming out of the hatchery and back into the spawning area. Whenever the fry swim near the hole, the flow pushes them right back. How big is hole? Mine is only about 2cm or less. Maybe the hole is too big so you don’t get as much flow also? If you look at the water levels between the 2 sections it’s good if you can see the hatchery has a slightly lower water level.
great idea @DIY Mick! thanks for sharing.
Oh gosh that's dream come true I love those furcatas 🥰🥰🥰 breeding em is my precious dream 🌟
Hi great tank just wondering wether you would share the files for the print as I have a machine the exact same thanks Ethan =)
Brilliant ideas! Breeding tetras so the problem is that the eggs are light sensitive. Could perhaps be solved with dark walls/cover on Option 2.
Yep. Definitely. You could do option 1 then move the eggs to a darkened hatchery
This is AWESOME! Now I need to find myself an old TV...
do it! It's a cool little project
I plan on it.
Such a great project, are the newly born babies big enough to eat microworms/oatmeal worms?
newborn fry i feed on a mix of Hikari first bites and Golden Pearl. Then on baby brine shrimp and microworms. I think the newborn fry would struggle with microworms.
Great ideas but would like to see more details on assembling each method.
I didn't document the making of them. Option 2 i 3d printed cage and cut the perspex by hand. Option 1 is just cobbled together with some irrigation tubing and a softdrink bottle. You should be able to replicate it just by looking at it
New sub from Blake’s channel
Welcome! I don’t post that much to be honest though. If i do something new and interesting, i might make a video, but don’t have the dedication to do regular content :-)
Awesome video. What temperature do you keep the tank? And when you find the eggs do you move them to another tank?
Temp is around 22 degrees+. It’s an outdoor tank (with a heater), so in summer it can get quite high some days (28). Eggs go into a separate container with a bit of meth blue for about a week, then into a breeder box to hatch (fine net)
@@DIYMick Awesome. I'm going to give it a try. I have 1 male. 4 females.
@@Philip_smith88 That’s a good ratio. 2 males would also be ok.
@@DIYMick Cool. Just added 1 more male. After they lay eggs should I put them in tap water with methylene blue or aquarium water with methylene blue and air stone?
Can someone tell me how I can make that bubble elevator?
it's quite simple if you slow down the video and look at the parts. It's just using the same principle as a sponge filter, but without the sponge. Attach an airline to the bottom of a riser tube. That will create the suction.
WOW!! I'm trying this ASAP! TY for sharing!
Mate so cleaver! What a ingenious idea. Do the shrimp get sucked through or the shrimplets?
They would yes. I don’t breed shrimp here though. I have adults in there as cleaning crew, but any shrimplets won’t last long. Lol
You can still pedal? Even if it runs out of power?
Yep. Or pedal at the same time to extend battery life
What’s your trick for transferring the fry without harming them ?
i just let them grow a little (until they are big enough to eat the new fry or eggs) then net them and put them in another breeder box. Or you can use a turkey baster to collect the eggs and relocate them before they hatch. This video is an old one though and we don't breed this way anymore. Check out my other video on my channel on "Easy CPD Breeding / Egg Trap Game Changer" for my latest way to breed them. A lot less effort and better hatch rate
May I ask how long does it take from egg to adult and what is the survival rate to adulthood? thank
About 4-6 months i feel. Hard to say on survival rate. Too many to count. But i dont see dead fry so i think it's pretty high
Great setup. I love it! I have a question though... What do you feed the hatchling fry? I've had one successful spawn but I'm not sure how to give the fry the nutrition they need. Do you know if they'll eat repashy gels?
I start feeding them a mix of golden pearl and hikari first bites. I also use live bbs and micro worms. I haven’t tried them on repashy gels though. I had thought about it, but not sure they would go for it. I’ve seen people mix hard boiled egg in a bottle of water and shake it up to create a suspension, and then pour that it. Seems like a good idea but not tried it
Great idea thanks for sharing u have inspired me to try an old Betta divided tank as similar for trap
Thanks! Yeah, I could see that working. Good luck!
This is awesome! I've been saving all my styrene boxes from shipped fish and now I finally have another project to use them on xD I have one sitting on top of my big 4 foot grow out tank acting as a makeshift trickle filter with lava rocks xD
Thanks! Just a warning though..i found that the styrene boxes that I used do end up leaking slowly. I think water works it’s way through eventually. I ended up lining it with some plastic sheet. You could also probably coat it with some kind of fish friendly waterproof sealer.
@@DIYMick Yeah good idea, I bought some blue plastic painters dropsheets from bunnings, turns out they're only like 2mm thick so might have to get the heavy duty stuff😅 Also considering a thin coat of clear Silicone or Epoxy Resin provided they won't react with styrene, have liters of both lying around might aswell haha
awesome ideas. thanks
great set up Mick! I like where you put the pump so it won't get any chance that water reverse into it. check this video below, he showed how to heat up three batchs with one heater and prevent any leaking from the bottles: ua-cam.com/video/X8syWzL6FXo/v-deo.html