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With all this talk about air circulation...
Here is a viv air exchange system I have been working on.
Have used it for 4 + months in 2 vivs and it has worked great for me.
I will probably use it now on every new viv I do.
Helps keep the front viv glass fog free.... if you point the air outlet at the front glass.
It runs 24/7.
It borrows from the old reef tank trick of making an air filter from a mason jar.
For optimum air purity, you probably should change up the carbon every 4-6 weeks. And use top grade activated carbon.
The pics should be self explanatory.
Depending on the size of the aquarium air pump used, they put out up to a cubic foot of air every 10 - 15 min. or so. You can do the computations on how big your viv is vs. air turnover.
Only real tip is that you have to sand and clean w/ alcohol the mason jar lid hole area before you epoxy in the airline connectors for good epoxy adhesion... otherwise they don't glue up too well. Outside of that, it's real cheap, easy and effective.
I found that it doesn't dry out the vivs much either!
Note photo that show the air pump and air filter jars stuck in a closet near my set-ups. Its is easy to hide and only uses about 6 watts.
I just ran the airline tubing to the tanks and into them down along the background to exit the air near the substrate facing the front glass.
The tubing is real easy to hide.
Enjoy. Todd
Here is a viv air exchange system I have been working on.
Have used it for 4 + months in 2 vivs and it has worked great for me.
I will probably use it now on every new viv I do.
Helps keep the front viv glass fog free.... if you point the air outlet at the front glass.
It runs 24/7.
It borrows from the old reef tank trick of making an air filter from a mason jar.
For optimum air purity, you probably should change up the carbon every 4-6 weeks. And use top grade activated carbon.
The pics should be self explanatory.
Depending on the size of the aquarium air pump used, they put out up to a cubic foot of air every 10 - 15 min. or so. You can do the computations on how big your viv is vs. air turnover.
Only real tip is that you have to sand and clean w/ alcohol the mason jar lid hole area before you epoxy in the airline connectors for good epoxy adhesion... otherwise they don't glue up too well. Outside of that, it's real cheap, easy and effective.
I found that it doesn't dry out the vivs much either!
Note photo that show the air pump and air filter jars stuck in a closet near my set-ups. Its is easy to hide and only uses about 6 watts.
I just ran the airline tubing to the tanks and into them down along the background to exit the air near the substrate facing the front glass.
The tubing is real easy to hide.
Enjoy. Todd
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