Gday I know I'm abit late but how did you go about creating the tide system? I'm planning on making myself a mudskipper tank aswell as adding some soldier crabs and was wondering how to go about incorporating the plumbing to allow for drainage and refill of the tank
I've been asking the same thing. There seems to be no information anywhere on the internet on how to create a tidal system like this. If you find out, I would be very interested.
How I would make the tides: 1. Drill a small hole where you want the low tide to be. 2. Attach a tube from the main tank hole to a 2nd tank placed below the main tank. 3. In the 2nd tank, fill with water and insert a pump. 4. Use the pump to take water from tank 2 to the main tank. 5. Put the pump on a timer so it fills to the desired height and then shuts off. *As long as the intake rate exceeds the drainage rate, the tank water level will increase when the pump comes on, and gravity will take care of the descending tide through the first hole. For a really slow descending tide, drill a very small hole or use aquarium floss to create a little obstruction in the tube (just be aware you'll probably have to clean the floss from time to time to prevent clogs). To prevent overflow in the case of malfunction, just don't fill the 2nd tank with enough water to exceed the capacity of the main tank. Hope that helps people!* P.S. If anyone knows how to make the perfect substrate for this, please post!
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what kind of media is used? is it beach sand? or estuary sand?
Any more info on this? Did any of the fry survive?
Thks for your video. May you tell me how to determine male and female, please. I'm going to buy them but I can't discern their sex. Thks u
Gday I know I'm abit late but how did you go about creating the tide system? I'm planning on making myself a mudskipper tank aswell as adding some soldier crabs and was wondering how to go about incorporating the plumbing to allow for drainage and refill of the tank
I've been asking the same thing.
There seems to be no information anywhere on the internet on how to create a tidal system like this.
If you find out, I would be very interested.
actually Hayden, if you haven't already figured it out... I have a solution. Feel free to PM if you want.
How I would make the tides:
1. Drill a small hole where you want the low tide to be.
2. Attach a tube from the main tank hole to a 2nd tank placed below the main tank.
3. In the 2nd tank, fill with water and insert a pump.
4. Use the pump to take water from tank 2 to the main tank.
5. Put the pump on a timer so it fills to the desired height and then shuts off.
*As long as the intake rate exceeds the drainage rate, the tank water level will increase when the pump comes on, and gravity will take care of the descending tide through the first hole. For a really slow descending tide, drill a very small hole or use aquarium floss to create a little obstruction in the tube (just be aware you'll probably have to clean the floss from time to time to prevent clogs). To prevent overflow in the case of malfunction, just don't fill the 2nd tank with enough water to exceed the capacity of the main tank. Hope that helps people!*
P.S. If anyone knows how to make the perfect substrate for this, please post!
@@annikachristensen4323 Spot on, just what I was thinking as well.
Thanks Annika :)
@@annikachristensen4323 umm..so there's only one hole on the tank? or two?
You video so amazing. Thks a lot