FISHIOLOGY

Today I'll share an improved design of DIY Brian Shrimp Hatchery I've designed. 20 years ago I was hatching BBS for a whole year when I was breeding discus and based on the old design this is the improved version. The improved version I use a 3 way adapter and a base bottom with 2 holes. This way it is more sturdy and less chance of leaking. Even if it leaks you have a bottom bottle to contain the salt water and wont spilled all over. Drill a hole at the cover Silicone Glue a 3 way adapter, 1 is for aerator and another for harvesting bbs One for aerator another for harvesting Drill 2 holes to make base stand Cover the bottle and bbs will be concentrated at the bottom.  Bbs at the bottom where there are light Straighten the bottle before harvesting and unhatched eggs will get stuck on top of the bottle Tilt the bottle like this and less eggs will be stuck on the bottle above water Tiger enjoying bbs

The ban with coral is getting tougher and we aquarist feels the pressure nowadays. Coral Chip has long been the buffer source for most of us because it WAS inexpensive and plentiful. But that is then and this is now, it ain't cheap anymore. I kept hearing this every time I go mamak with hobbyist and I told them my last purchase of coral chip was I think somewhere 4 or 5 years ago. Most will look at me puzzled and asked me what do I use for buffering nowadays? I told them the same batch of coral chip!!! A little information about coral chip, What you need to understand about coral or coral chip is they are made entirely of calcium carbonate. They releases calcium ions when exposed to CO2 and also acid during nitrification process. But bacteria will soon take resident in the coral chip and produces a slime that covers the entire coral chip. This is the part when hobbyist feels their coral chip no longer functions and throw them away. The slime protect the coral chip from relea

Its been awhile since I find time to groom my maru, I was busy at work and neglected them, I've sold 2 of the 4 maru I've kept so other hobbyist can properly take care of them. But recently there is a new product in the market that kick start my curiosity again. I found a product that uses Red Kelakai for light Tannins and as we know from earlier research that red kelakai (Red Fern - Stenochlaena palustris) is packed with anthocyanin the active ingredients that color up fishes and just like astaxanthin the red pigment enhancer they somehow at the sametime increases flower development. Second product that I found is the Dissolve Organic Carbon, organic carbon if you've been following my progress is the soul of the peat swamp. The dark water, the low PH are the echoes of the carbon. And from that vibration comes flowers. I reset a tank and added in Light Tannins with anthocyanin and also Dissolved Organic Carbon, I restart the CO2 injections and light it up with my HO T5