Eventually, the tubing inside the peristaltic pump will flatten and no longer pump. I don't know how long it will take your pump to do this, probably quite a while, but you may want to change out the tubing inside the pump at a regular interval to prevent a failure. It will probably fail when no one is around, which is exactly when things like that happen ha ha. Ingenious solution to a problem there. I really like it! I have been doing laboratory work for about 30 years and really only deal with peristaltic pumps on Atomic Absorption or ICP units for metals analysis. They work great, until they don't, then it is almost always an easy fix by replacing the tubing that is being rolled inside the pump. Great video as usual.
Another great risk for him to consider regarding the inner tubing is that it can and does break. Even tougher platinum-cured tubing which is specifically made for repeated abuse in high-volume, high-pressure situations. When that does happen, depending on where you place your pump, you're going to have a siphon situation on your hands. We always made sure to place our pumps above our drums of solution especially if we had to step away during a multi-hour filtration. It looks like his is above his tanks which is a good precaution. We would break through tubing at least once a week, but we were also pushing heavy pressure against cartridge filters and autoclaving the tubing.
I'm really glad to have found your channel! I've put off trying to breed anything (other than guppies 😂) mainly because it's just seemed convoluted and, in some cases, difficult and time consuming. You break it down and show your progress and what you've learned along the way and it's very inspiring. I shared your neon tetra hatching video with a friend because he really wanted to try neons as well and was, sadly, discouraged when I told him how much darkness it requires.
IMO a smart plug is a much better option than the timer. You could set it up for 5 or 10 minutes instead of 30. Idk in Australia, but here they cost about 10 euros. Totally worthy. Edit: I just thought that maybe you don´t have internet inside the fish room and that´s the reason you use classic timers.
@@KeepingFishSimple you can probably stream wifi from a smart phone to your phone & smart plug to set up the app. it doesn't need WiFi to continue running.
@@KeepingFishSimple smart plugs would work without an internet connection so long as you have a cheap router to connect to. Just make sure you don’t have to connect to Amazon for setup or anything like that.
Good idea for sure.You could look at a kamoer dosing pump plus a booster that will give you 6 pumps all individually operated by the one control box, Use to use one for my marine tank supplements.
its so satisfying to watch those fry's hatch and grow .. its like bein there .. good job buddy - amazing to see the new feeding system that would give you a break from stressing out from shuttling between the fish room and home.. almost 100k subs .. yay 🙂
In my mind, you could do three separate food source and pump systems, starting with small bites, medium bites, and BBS. This will allow for multiple fry tanks at different growth stages. Before entering the transfer pump portion, the food source's upstream portion could also be set up to blend the foods with additional pumps and Y-splitters, i.e., medium bites with egg yolk and vinegar eels. The downstream side of transfer lines could include Y-splitters for adjusting feed to various stages of fry. Unless you can use variable pumps, I would make sure the flow rate is equal b/n the upstream and the downstream. As previously mentioned, definitely get the digital wireless plugs, very cheap, that you can program and run with your phone for more control. A few of Dean's fish room tours show the use of these digital devices, also sold by Aquarium Co-op.
Absolutely love all your videos I’m a koi breeder but I do have a few tanks I love all the ingenious breeding ideas you have I have a lot of friends into aquarium fish I recommend your videos to all of them
this is the exact sugestion i made a month ago when you were raising the neons. (#38) although the solution i was gona use has the timer built in. so glad its working for you.
I've done something similar with a device called a short-cycle timer. It can be set to run on very small intervals. It has two knobs- one for how long (in seconds) the pump/feeder runs, and another for how long in between shots (in minutes). For example, on for 5 seconds every 20 minutes, on for 30 seconds every 40 minutes, or whatever. It also has a photo cell so that it can be set to run it's program all day, or only operates when the room lights are on. I think it was only $25. Very handy.
This is a very creative way to solve this problem, well done. I also adore seeing dosing pumps proliferate through the freshwater side of the hobby, simply because of how useful they can be. I personally use several EcoTech Versa's to facilitate my own auto-water change regime on a much smaller set up. Since then, I've come to love peristaltic pumps.
What an amazing journey that you have taken from a small bedroom years ago to this great channel that so many in the hobby subscribe to. Two thumbs up my friend.
I have had very good success in pulling the clutch and hatching fry out. My downfall is feedings. Have only been feeding frozen BBS and a powdered food. Just ordered some hatcheries so I can feed live BBS. I also had some trouble with my fry bunching up in the corner at the top of the water like you've had happen also.
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Such a good idea!! I want to get into breeding these guys myself but the regular feedings was the bit I felt I'd never be able to achieve. Keep up the awesome videos and ideas!
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 The time this took in filming and editing is highly appreciated! Love your Rams! Keep it up! Wish I could send you TIME....😆 this should save you a lot 💕
There is a bit of a learning curve but I feel like your fish room game will go up BIG TIME if you set up Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi, plug in a Zigbee USB stick, and use cheap Zigbee smart plugs for things like your lights, your dosing pumps, etc. You can have a rule like every 2 hours, run the dosing pump for 5 minutes and then shut it off.
If you are living in Stockholm, I would like to give you to try my fry,they are only 0.8-1mm and they are super sensitive and little water wave can trigger them in a shock or die… the parents laid eggs every 8 days … That’s really…insane. I’m still trying how to raise them in a good way.
great idea to solve you problems although personaly if parents are raising their fry i think in the long run let them do it im sure the fry raise by their parents will make better parents themselves if you need a batch for selling on occasionaly you can
Get some 5 gallon aquariums and set them up outside. I've been raising danio fry outside just with what grows in those tanks. I'm 2 hours north of you in QLD. I'm not feeding at all. Set and just top up. See how it goes.
Maybe put a valve on the end of outlet pump to slow down the flow of food? Too much food is almost as bad as not enough. Looks like you're doing well 👍
Try leaving a small lamp on somewhere high in your room to simulate moonlight, parents can see each other, and fry don't get lost, used same method to get discus fry to attach to parents
Hey Nick, First I wanted to say that I am happy I found your channel. Your videos are engaging and educational. I just came across this specific video about using a dosing pump for auto feeding live food. Love the idea! The video was posted 2 yr ago. How did it work out? Have you continued to fine tune this feeding system? Is it still being used? If not, would you mind to share what made you stop using it? ..It would love to see a video about updates on projects you have started years ago and see how those ideas evolved over time and if died off why. ….Great work! Keep your videos coming!
Hey bro Loved your videos ... Always learning new things from you... Thanks for the motivation bro And bro one request Can you make a video on how to make vinegar eels??it would be great of you... Keep uploading Stay safe stay healthy....
I’m liking this Chanel very much. It’s different as it informational and you’re very innovative with the methods you use! I predict your channel is going to go BiG……. :9) well done
Have you thought about using a dripper nozzle like they use for plants it screw's on to a 2 litter bottle and hang above aquarium it just a suggestion never tried it keep up the good work
I think you should have a play with Arduino to automate thing's like this the DIY fish community needs a young lad like you to show what can be done with this cheap Tec and a little imagination
I recommend getting some of the kasa smart plugs, much nicer to use than those old mechanical timers, you can get them for like 20 bucks at bunnings or jbhifi
I'm trying to start breeding GBR's, I also have Master Breeder Dean's fry tray system set up, just waiting for the Rams to drop more eggs, they ate the first spawn of eggs in 48 hours, I love watching your trials and heart breaks of raising fry, as i'm going through some of the same, I'd love to get some of your black rams, but living in Florida, too far away so i'll live through your great videos. Good luck with these fry and also I'd love to see a more detailed video of you new auto fry feeder system. Thanks, possibly some thing to patent??
Throw that timer in the garbage and by yourself a smart outlet you can plug it right into a regular outlet and you can set it up to run all day long or only for one minute and multiple times a day which is much better than the timer that's what I use
Very smart system - but what to do after infosoria? My angelfish fry denies to eat anything els than BBS or Microworms until they are quite big. (about 5 mm) What do you feed thrue the pump in that stage? Before they accept decapsulated artemia?
What do you put in the water for a food? I know you mentioned powder food/repashy. I’m about to do this for Angelfish fry and probably rams in the future. Any recommendations on the food to use?
Did you try IV drips before this? If you did, why didn't it work? With the egg yoke solution I don't see a problem, but I bet the pinch is too tight for live food.
Your feeder seems super simple and should work for your needs. But what would you do if you had to leave your first for more than a couple weeks? I'm going back to my parents' house for the holidays and I'm wondering how I will feed and care for my fish while I'm away.
Why don't you make an infusoria culture with java moss and fish food in a container.... Then get a tiny tube or mesh opening at the surface of the culture at water level, since they like to hang around the surface of the culture. Set the culture in the grow out system.... Since the opening is tiny you can let the infusoria slowly escape passively into the container. You might be able to slowly drip water into the infusoria culture to create positive pressure to push some infusoria out of the opening.
I don't know what your saying because I keep staring at that thick Tash. #mario Otherwise one of the best aquarium fish channels on RUclips great work keep going.
Eventually, the tubing inside the peristaltic pump will flatten and no longer pump. I don't know how long it will take your pump to do this, probably quite a while, but you may want to change out the tubing inside the pump at a regular interval to prevent a failure. It will probably fail when no one is around, which is exactly when things like that happen ha ha. Ingenious solution to a problem there. I really like it! I have been doing laboratory work for about 30 years and really only deal with peristaltic pumps on Atomic Absorption or ICP units for metals analysis. They work great, until they don't, then it is almost always an easy fix by replacing the tubing that is being rolled inside the pump. Great video as usual.
Will replace when it comes time
Another great risk for him to consider regarding the inner tubing is that it can and does break. Even tougher platinum-cured tubing which is specifically made for repeated abuse in high-volume, high-pressure situations. When that does happen, depending on where you place your pump, you're going to have a siphon situation on your hands. We always made sure to place our pumps above our drums of solution especially if we had to step away during a multi-hour filtration. It looks like his is above his tanks which is a good precaution. We would break through tubing at least once a week, but we were also pushing heavy pressure against cartridge filters and autoclaving the tubing.
Pretty soon you're just going to be raising stuff by the thousands! Way to go congratulations
Thank youuuu
I'm really glad to have found your channel! I've put off trying to breed anything (other than guppies 😂) mainly because it's just seemed convoluted and, in some cases, difficult and time consuming. You break it down and show your progress and what you've learned along the way and it's very inspiring. I shared your neon tetra hatching video with a friend because he really wanted to try neons as well and was, sadly, discouraged when I told him how much darkness it requires.
IMO a smart plug is a much better option than the timer. You could set it up for 5 or 10 minutes instead of 30. Idk in Australia, but here they cost about 10 euros. Totally worthy. Edit: I just thought that maybe you don´t have internet inside the fish room and that´s the reason you use classic timers.
That’s exactly why lol
@@KeepingFishSimple you can probably stream wifi from a smart phone to your phone & smart plug to set up the app. it doesn't need WiFi to continue running.
@@KeepingFishSimple smart plugs would work without an internet connection so long as you have a cheap router to connect to. Just make sure you don’t have to connect to Amazon for setup or anything like that.
This would probably work for 24 daily feeding at only a few seconds each
If you plan on expanding this system you should check out the tplink hs100, and the tlink 8 outlet smart switch. Completely unlimited programming.
Good idea for sure.You could look at a kamoer dosing pump plus a booster that will give you 6 pumps all individually operated by the one control box,
Use to use one for my marine tank supplements.
Great idea!!!
its so satisfying to watch those fry's hatch and grow .. its like bein there .. good job buddy - amazing to see the new feeding system that would give you a break from stressing out from shuttling between the fish room and home.. almost 100k subs .. yay 🙂
Thank you!!
In my mind, you could do three separate food source and pump systems, starting with small bites, medium bites, and BBS. This will allow for multiple fry tanks at different growth stages. Before entering the transfer pump portion, the food source's upstream portion could also be set up to blend the foods with additional pumps and Y-splitters, i.e., medium bites with egg yolk and vinegar eels. The downstream side of transfer lines could include Y-splitters for adjusting feed to various stages of fry. Unless you can use variable pumps, I would make sure the flow rate is equal b/n the upstream and the downstream.
As previously mentioned, definitely get the digital wireless plugs, very cheap, that you can program and run with your phone for more control. A few of Dean's fish room tours show the use of these digital devices, also sold by Aquarium Co-op.
Need wifi at the fish room though
Great ideas however!!
Absolutely love all your videos I’m a koi breeder but I do have a few tanks I love all the ingenious breeding ideas you have I have a lot of friends into aquarium fish I recommend your videos to all of them
Thank you so much
Nice idea. Glad you found a solution to the problem. Very creative. Well done.
Thanks!!
You can get a multi head dosing pump that’s mainly used in salt water setups to feed multiple fry set ups.
this is the exact sugestion i made a month ago when you were raising the neons. (#38) although the solution i was gona use has the timer built in. so glad its working for you.
It’s working !
This seems so much cheaper then paying for automatic feeders, they slugged me quite a bit of money, will definitely use this mate :)
Thanks so much
You can get digital timers mate so you can have more control over the on/off periods.
Ah right, you caught that haha..
Your finest video yet in my opinion; the idea, content, delivery and crafting of the actual video. 👍
Thank you so much
I've done something similar with a device called a short-cycle timer. It can be set to run on very small intervals. It has two knobs- one for how long (in seconds) the pump/feeder runs, and another for how long in between shots (in minutes). For example, on for 5 seconds every 20 minutes, on for 30 seconds every 40 minutes, or whatever. It also has a photo cell so that it can be set to run it's program all day, or only operates when the room lights are on. I think it was only $25. Very handy.
This is a very creative way to solve this problem, well done.
I also adore seeing dosing pumps proliferate through the freshwater side of the hobby, simply because of how useful they can be. I personally use several EcoTech Versa's to facilitate my own auto-water change regime on a much smaller set up. Since then, I've come to love peristaltic pumps.
Love you’re video l have been watching since you only had 4 tanks
Thanks bro!!!
What an amazing journey that you have taken from a small bedroom years ago to this great channel that so many in the hobby subscribe to. Two thumbs up my friend.
As usual you are teaching us so much. I wish I was closer so I could get some of your fish. I would even clean the fish room (lol). ❤️it all.
If you plug in two timers in serie with a delay of (example) 15 min you can make the run time smaller
But keep in mind that the second time will stand stil when first is power of. Kind of tricky to set up.
You do a great job and you are really dedicated to the hobby and this is a great invention 👍
Thanks so much
I have had very good success in pulling the clutch and hatching fry out. My downfall is feedings. Have only been feeding frozen BBS and a powdered food. Just ordered some hatcheries so I can feed live BBS. I also had some trouble with my fry bunching up in the corner at the top of the water like you've had happen also.
Try this method
AWESOME!! I love diy things. Especially when they are fish related. Keep it up Nick😁
Unreal I like the idea of having a self feeding system for fry. Please show a detailed video of how to build this
u r doing a lot of hard work and on top of that sharing with the world how to do it.really like your videos alot.lots of love from India.
Thank you
Great invention Nick! I can’t wait to see as you inspire others to use this method too! Keep it up man! 👍
Your videos are always so engaging! Always a great mix of entertaining and educating. Keep up the good work, all the best with the rams
Thank you so much
Great video, so much useful information! Please, keep them coming.
Thank you!!
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How about just setting a bottle of infusoria over the aquarium and setting up a drip to slowly and continuously feed the fry?
Such a good idea!! I want to get into breeding these guys myself but the regular feedings was the bit I felt I'd never be able to achieve.
Keep up the awesome videos and ideas!
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 The time this took in filming and editing is highly appreciated! Love your Rams! Keep it up! Wish I could send you TIME....😆 this should save you a lot 💕
Thank you so much
There is a bit of a learning curve but I feel like your fish room game will go up BIG TIME if you set up Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi, plug in a Zigbee USB stick, and use cheap Zigbee smart plugs for things like your lights, your dosing pumps, etc. You can have a rule like every 2 hours, run the dosing pump for 5 minutes and then shut it off.
Yes well done, dosing pumps really common in reef tanks. You can get wifi/bluetooth ones and control them from anywhere.
If you are living in Stockholm, I would like to give you to try my fry,they are only 0.8-1mm and they are super sensitive and little water wave can trigger them in a shock or die… the parents laid eggs every 8 days … That’s really…insane. I’m still trying how to raise them in a good way.
Great idea
Thank you
I suggest getting a smart plug. You can schedule it through your phone and they only cost $10 each. Also can be controlled remotely.
Very ingenious :)
Thanks!
Nice moustache :))
great idea to solve you problems although personaly if parents are raising their fry i think in the long run let them do it im sure the fry raise by their parents will make better parents themselves if you need a batch for selling on occasionaly you can
Get some 5 gallon aquariums and set them up outside. I've been raising danio fry outside just with what grows in those tanks. I'm 2 hours north of you in QLD. I'm not feeding at all. Set and just top up. See how it goes.
Maybe put a valve on the end of outlet pump to slow down the flow of food? Too much food is almost as bad as not enough. Looks like you're doing well 👍
Try leaving a small lamp on somewhere high in your room to simulate moonlight, parents can see each other, and fry don't get lost, used same method to get discus fry to attach to parents
Way to think out of the box! Awesome idea.... May take a little fine tuning. That's expected with anything new
I could see this working great with rotifer cultures early on, and then later moina.
get a smart plug for ur pump so you dont have to worry, and set it up so it runs for how long u want it and turns off also when u want
Very nice job! Thanks for the information and exciting show. Cool 😎
Thanks!
Definitely want to see an intricate video on how you set it up could be super helpful for me personally and probably a lot other people
Digging the Moe-vember :) Great video mate.
Hey Nick,
First I wanted to say that I am happy I found your channel. Your videos are engaging and educational. I just came across this specific video about using a dosing pump for auto feeding live food. Love the idea! The video was posted 2 yr ago. How did it work out? Have you continued to fine tune this feeding system? Is it still being used? If not, would you mind to share what made you stop using it? ..It would love to see a video about updates on projects you have started years ago and see how those ideas evolved over time and if died off why. ….Great work! Keep your videos coming!
DUDE I've been sketching out something similar for weeks i'm glad you posted this saved me so much time haha
Good luck glad I helped!!
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Hey bro
Loved your videos ...
Always learning new things from you...
Thanks for the motivation bro
And bro one request
Can you make a video on how to make vinegar eels??it would be great of you...
Keep uploading
Stay safe stay healthy....
Thanks
Thanks
I'm so stealing this idea to help with feeding my angelfish fry..lol
Definitely make a video on the setup!!!!
I’m liking this Chanel very much.
It’s different as it informational and you’re very innovative with the methods you use!
I predict your channel is going to go BiG……. :9) well done
Awesome!!!!! Amazing solution for your problem 🤩💓👏🏻
Thanks 😊
omg the mu-stash lol
That is really cool.
Thanks Darryl!!
Love it ! ❤😃
Thank you!!
Hi, why didn't you continue to feed the brine shrimp with the pump? Thanks and continue the good work
I’m so happy for you!
Thank you bro
very cool, way to inspire
Thank you
Have you thought about using a dripper nozzle like they use for plants it screw's on to a 2 litter bottle and hang above aquarium it just a suggestion never tried it keep up the good work
You should make green water as well
I think you should have a play with Arduino to automate thing's like this the DIY fish community needs a young lad like you to show what can be done with this cheap Tec and a little imagination
So glad you shaved that thing off lmao. great video
This is how many reefers dose copepods for their mandarin fish, since many already have a dosing pump to dose elements.
I recommend getting some of the kasa smart plugs, much nicer to use than those old mechanical timers, you can get them for like 20 bucks at bunnings or jbhifi
Need wifi though
use a smart switch zigbee or wifi connected.
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I'm trying to start breeding GBR's, I also have Master Breeder Dean's fry tray system set up, just waiting for the Rams to drop more eggs, they ate the first spawn of eggs in 48 hours, I love watching your trials and heart breaks of raising fry, as i'm going through some of the same, I'd love to get some of your black rams, but living in Florida, too far away so i'll live through your great videos. Good luck with these fry and also I'd love to see a more detailed video of you new auto fry feeder system. Thanks, possibly some thing to patent??
I was thinking of something gg like this! An automatic daphnia or green water/infusoria drip would help raise fry.
Yes
Watch out with the egg yolk because it spoils pretty fast releasing ammonia.
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Throw that timer in the garbage and by yourself a smart outlet you can plug it right into a regular outlet and you can set it up to run all day long or only for one minute and multiple times a day which is much better than the timer that's what I use
Nice idea.
What food do you put in in the foodreservoir?
Awesome idea! 👍
Thanks!
Love this and I plan on copying it, could you expand on your use of methylene blue, how much you use etc.?
Just a few drops, good luck!
Very smart system - but what to do after infosoria? My angelfish fry denies to eat anything els than BBS or Microworms until they are quite big. (about 5 mm) What do you feed thrue the pump in that stage? Before they accept decapsulated artemia?
why dont you use a dosing pump? However smart thing to put a small fish with them.
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What do you put in the water for a food? I know you mentioned powder food/repashy. I’m about to do this for Angelfish fry and probably rams in the future. Any recommendations on the food to use?
Did you try IV drips before this? If you did, why didn't it work? With the egg yoke solution I don't see a problem, but I bet the pinch is too tight for live food.
Your feeder seems super simple and should work for your needs. But what would you do if you had to leave your first for more than a couple weeks?
I'm going back to my parents' house for the holidays and I'm wondering how I will feed and care for my fish while I'm away.
Are you filtering out vinegars when taking out vinegar eels?
Nice job 👍 I like your videos
Thank you
Can you teach me how to hatching baby brine shrimp easily
Why don't you make an infusoria culture with java moss and fish food in a container.... Then get a tiny tube or mesh opening at the surface of the culture at water level, since they like to hang around the surface of the culture. Set the culture in the grow out system.... Since the opening is tiny you can let the infusoria slowly escape passively into the container. You might be able to slowly drip water into the infusoria culture to create positive pressure to push some infusoria out of the opening.
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Nick, will this work with feeding brine shrimp?
Any advise for someone who wants to start a fish room???
good luck buddy
Thanks!!
cool!
Thanks!
did you ever make a new fry feeder?
How long do the baby brine shrimp stay alive in the feeding machine? (Because they are in fresh water) Or do the baby rams also eat dead brine shrimp?
next dumbo betta maybe gold dumbo betta HMPK
I don't know what your saying because I keep staring at that thick Tash. #mario
Otherwise one of the best aquarium fish channels on RUclips great work keep going.