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Dakota14breyer - 7 years ago

how long can fish be kept in this system? I kinda want to breed fish, but I don't want to affect any mental or physical growth or keep them in an unnecessarily small environment. What do you suggest?

Bipolar Bettas - 7 years ago

What about the sump???

Suellen Lines - 7 years ago

That's cool

MrFlackyou - 7 years ago

Cory, do us all a favor and have the outlet below the betta stand change to a GFCI device. We don't want to see you electrocute yourself or anything! keep up the awesome work. you are an inspiration to me at least.

Michael Urbeck - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op hey Cory where can I buy the valves in bulk

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+MrFlackyou that wall doesn’t even exist at this point and the entire building is on gfci breakers

ruz maq - 7 years ago

betta dont like water movement & dont let them see each other .they flare n slowy kills them

Backwater Aquatics - 7 years ago

Pretty cool system. Only problem i see is if your main tank crashes ,then all your bettas could crash at the same time too. Its definitely cool though, how often would you have to check or change main water tank.

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Definitely pluses and minuses to this system, for instance all disease is shared as well. I ended up taking this system down but water wasn't too much of an issue. Small water chance once a week.

Angelo Lieng - 7 years ago

where you get the green thing from?

Este Glez - 7 years ago

what are the chances you make an update on this video?

monster man 2120 - 7 years ago

thank you great video man

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freshwater aquatics - 7 years ago

can you breed a dumbo betta and any type of betta and get dumbo betta

Sal Brunetto - 7 years ago

Great video. Is this your house, the back of your store, or a different bldg?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Different building.

Martin Blake - 7 years ago

Suggest an uv sterilizer to avoid diseases from spreading out? Thanx. I was just looking for a video like this because I have to many males now and...Im...well driving crazy with water changes. Cheers from Argentina!!!!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Martin Blake you'd want a really high watt if but that should help yes

Kodiak Bear - 7 years ago

I might build build this, but a few questions. Could I use this to house guppies for a while until I give or sell them away? Could I use a longer strip so I can have longer rows? Can I use a Larger sump? Should I use a larger sump for more fish? Could I clean out the bottoms of the cups with a turkey baster or something like a betta waste remover to get out the excess food and waste?

Kodiak Bear - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op ok, thank you. I thought they might work but I have zero experience with something like this. Thanks

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I'd say pretty much yes to all the questions. All your ideas seem reasonable.

iHASGAME O - 7 years ago

arent bettas supposed to have little blockers between them so they cant see eachother and dont stress themselves out too much?

SilverFlame819 - 7 years ago

I thought so... until I saw how they're housed in Thailand, in bajillions of glass bottles right next to each other. That's how they're raised, until they ship them over here to us. So is it realllllly necessary? Probably not. I think we just baby the hell out of our fish.

Victor Alanis - 7 years ago

Great

Randy Jarrett - 7 years ago

damn good video! I'm breeding bettas and this is exactly what I need. thx Cory, your videos are awesome!

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Randy Jarrett glad you enjoyed

RescueDogTreats - 7 years ago

Why did you discontinue this system...looks good. I think Greg Jones just built a similar system for fry... :)

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

I don't like a shared water system still, it only takes 1 betta to get sick from importing to have to treat them all etc. I tried other systems and I've got another system Im working on currently.

Aleos Oricos - 7 years ago

Is this betta barracks still operational? Has it been improved on?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Not in operation currently. I've tried some improvements, but none got them to where I want it to be.

Will G - 7 years ago

I want to do some basic betta breeding, I have a fair amount of money but the pumps and all seems so complicated when ever I see bettas they are alone they don't have any filters, etc.

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Ahmed Alaa - 7 years ago

That is a great DIY system but i was wondring why not putting them in a normal tank

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

Because they each have to have their own tank.

Ahmed Alaa - 7 years ago

That is a great DIY system but i was wondring why not putting them in a normal tank

Spooky Doggo - 7 years ago

Ahmed Alaa with all the Bettas he has , they would need a lot of tanks and this set up allows him to have more room I guess

Stephen Cunningham - 8 years ago

how much do your bettas cost?

Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago

+Grant Stacy we don't currently

Grant Stacy - 7 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op I'm looking for a pair to start breeding with a high yellow outcome chance do you have any?

Stephen Cunningham - 8 years ago

What are the species?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

all are $18.99

Ravenclaw Student - 8 years ago

Their tiny cups

Yvonne M - 8 years ago

Good job!

jayscrazzy obsessions - 8 years ago

200

Gary The Hutt - 8 years ago

you could set this up in your store for a fish of the week customers could pull and bring up to counter.

Matthew Rhodes - 8 years ago

Finally... After searching and searching. The one video that goes over Betta Barracks! Thanks for the effort put into this! I'm thinking about going small time and breeding some interesting (at least to me) Bettas. I couldn't find anything online until now!

Wolfz Dragonz - 8 years ago

hi nice video but im just wondering about fish waste in the bottom of tank container...I know that water always flow in this system but how u clean fish waste or pallet that sink to the bottom of fish container?

Nathan Fielure - 8 years ago

Those are like disposable cups, Just pour the fish into a new ones and wash the old ones.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

You open the valve and flush it, then you can clean it out from the sump

Wolfz Dragonz - 8 years ago

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j - 8 years ago

you should switch out that outlet for a GFCI.

InsanityCA - 8 years ago

How do you add clorinator?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Lakshminarayanan Krishnan not any updates since then. Its been less than a week since ive made the changes.

Lakshminarayanan Krishnan - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op Yeah - I was thinking a combination of physical and biological filters would have been the best combo. Did you put out an update on this in a newer video? I saw one where you said you weren't happy with the filtration, so you changed the setup so it did the fresh water changes automatically, and you then showed the setup where you had more than 50 cups in the one large tank. Any updates after that?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Lakshminarayanan Krishnan i was using sponge filters in the sump.

Lakshminarayanan Krishnan - 8 years ago

Cory - wonderful video. Simple and elegant solution to keep your hotel clients happy ;) ... what's going on in the sump - what kind of filteration?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+InsanityCA just add it to the sump when you water change.

Ed Henry - 8 years ago

What would you recommend for the sump filtration? I have a 20 gallon tank and my system is up and running. Looking of ra cost effective DIY filtration system that is effective. Thanks yet again Cory!

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Ed Henry I'd use some sponge filters, pot scrubies, and a filter sock.

Passion4 Bettas - 8 years ago

Great video! My question is that how can you do water change to all those containers? Do you have a similar barrack system that can change water to all containers and siphon poops at once?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

You can turn up the flow once a week to make sure it leaves the cup.

Passion4 Bettas - 8 years ago

what about all the poops/food at the bottom of each container? they seem to stay at bottom all the time :)

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Jon Bettas You just change water in the sump as all the water is shared between all the containers.

Ed Henry - 8 years ago

What size deli containers are you using?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Ed Henry 32oz I believe.

Bailey Brown - 8 years ago

I'm so jealous right now, I'm going to have to build one of these soon! bettas are the best!

Bailey Brown - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op thank you so much for posting

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Bailey Brown It's an easy build and allows you to really take that betta addiction to a new level :P

The Fish Tank Guy 9057 - 8 years ago

I love this setup. Very good video.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+The Fish Tank Guy 9057 Seems to be working well. Just wish I had built it bigger really :P

Luke Andrews - 8 years ago

Can you show us how you set up the sump for this

Iowa Discus - 8 years ago

I built a large betta rack awhile ago, using the same principles. Main issue I ran into was that the containers became dirty and it can be quite a chore to wipe down 60+ jars. My containers were a bit larger and semi-permanent so simply swapping them out for new ones wasn't really an option. What I like about yours is that you could probably throw away the cups and replace them once every few weeks instead of having to clean them.

Question: Lamont and you both feed live blackworms. What is your source for those? No issues with disease? I know some people are afraid to use them.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

No, wholesalers only sell to retail stores typically. If I could get the same nutritional profile and the fact that it wouldn't foul the tank from a freeze dried or frozen I'd use them. But I can't so I use live for a few different species. Even shrimp love the live worms.

Iowa Discus - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op Agreed, though I think one can minimize the risks with most other packaged food whereas how do you sterilize a living creature? Where would you recommend buying live blackworms from? Do your wholesalers sell to small-time hobbyists?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Iowa Discus The goal is that the containers are removable. I'm thinking I could swap the container every time I move the betta to the store or sell it at the store. Put the used container into a bucket of bleach lets says, then rinse it the next day. I'd have to see how that system works.

As to the black worms. I bring them in from wholesalers. We go through 10+ pounds every week at the store. I find that all foods have problems with disease. Even flake food spoils. Some parasites etc make it through frozen foods. Sometimes frozen foods get thawed in transit and refroze which fouls them. Even live daphnia if it's from outside has parasites etc. I think you have to weigh the benefits vs the risk. Live black worms really help put weight on fish and spawn them. You could also get some issues. But if you can spawn a fish with live black worms, or not using "safe foods" really only live black worms is accomplishing the goal.

jj's tanks - 8 years ago

hey guys, if you are looking to upgrade to a bigger tank or getting extra tanks; head out to your local petco right now. They are having their $1 a gallon sale on their 10, 20, 29, 40 and 55 tanks until the 23rd.

Robert P. - 8 years ago

Yeah I know.
It's day/month/year

Yam Gaming - 8 years ago

Robert Palmer 28/2/16 its only 12 months in a year not 28

Robert P. - 8 years ago

+jj's tanks Pet supply plus is now doing that same type of sale same $1 per same/ Gal. sizes till 28/2/16

manuel zapiain - 8 years ago

NICE

igotadose - 8 years ago

Nice video. On the green plastic valves, any issues with durability? I had to swap them out from an air system I had years ago, they didn't seem to hold up like the metal ones. Also, what's in the sump besides water? In a fry-raising system I had, I put in a UGF plate with a few mesh bags of ammo chips and ammo carb just to keep the ammonia at zero; fry didn't like even the slightest ammonia and the full bio cycle wasn't needed due to frequent water change.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+igotadose For the valves, I've been using them 10+ years in air systems. However I don't have that much time using with water so not sure on that. I think if you want to upgrade the metal valves are a nice upgrade but ups the cost by quite a bit on this project.

systemdeadlock - 8 years ago

I think the flushing capability would be beneficial.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+systemdeadlock Yeah, can't hurt to have the option there.

OZZYTHEOSCAR - 8 years ago

Great idea, I really like it. You could get yourself a lovely collection of bettas with this system :)

AGUILAR3 - 8 years ago

Shared video to my Betta club \m/

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+AGUILAR3 Hey thanks, hopefully some of them will find it useful.

Greg Jones - 8 years ago

nice build, if i was to offer one caution it would be the standing water in the gutters positioned above and right next to a power outlet and a light switch, one leaky seal will ruin your day.

Bowser Moore - 7 years ago

Silicone is your best friend with them self seal end caps

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Greg Jones (Greg's Fishroom) Yeah a leaky seal would be bad. There is no standing water since there is a slop. If you turn the pump off there is no water left in the gutter essentially.

heatherwanderer777 - 8 years ago

As a quarantine system, I feel like it wouldn't work well unless you have a different rack system set up for each new shipment....since the water is recycle from all the containers..correct? Or did I miss something...I tend to drift off sometimes..lol

heatherwanderer777 - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op yeah, that would be the only way to do it. Remove the entire batch first before the next batch comes in and you should be good to go. I bet they love it when they get to the store since you have bigger tanks there :D Even this DIY is bigger and much fresher water then you'll see in the box petstores

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+heatherwanderer777 Well yes, you'd move all the bettas out between shipments etc. That being said bettas are rarely ever sick. The biggest problem they suffer from is velvet which you can med them for when they come in. Really it's not different then bringing in a bag of 300 cardinal tetras. Treat them then move them out to sell them and bring in the next batch.

Bob Luckey - 8 years ago

Great vid Cory! I'm wondering if a larger drip system would suffer from unequal pressures along the drip line on each level, making it difficult to dial in each driper without changing the drips of the others. If that's the case, do you think the performance would improve if you went to a loop system like you would an airline?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Bob Luckey Yeah a loop would be better for a larger system. Typically I find it's the strength of the pump that determines if I'll have problems or not.

jj's tanks - 8 years ago

great video

timwdv - 8 years ago

This is awesome!!

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+timwdv Thanks :) Hopefully it'll help you down the road.

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Attoz - 8 years ago

A lot better than what i've seen from some importers, but wouldnt they jump?

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Attoz I needed to lower the holes a bit, I also bought a bigger container that fits yesterday that I'm testing out. All small modifications. The system will work itself out soon enough.

Rich's Fishes - 8 years ago

cool project Corey! I've never heard the proper name of that metalimat (is that how its spelled?) before. I have some in an overflow box but just never knew the actual name! What would your thoughts be on simply allowing the water to overflow over the top edge of those deli containers instead of making the drain holes?

Robert P. - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op well since the valves are for air lines why not hook an air to the valve run into the lids and add air holes to the lids. water and air still get circulate. May have to raise the filler pvc a bit but it would be safer i think. IMO
Just my thoughts

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Rich's Fishes I'm actually testing some new containers. For lids. It is a possibility but I'd need a decent sized feeding hole. But yes the more safe they are the better. Still improving.

Rich's Fishes - 8 years ago

Ah ha. So there is a method to your madness! I've actually never kept a betta so I had no idea. Are you planning on adding lids to the containers you used even though the water level is a bit lower than the top? Guess it would be simple enough considering how prevalent those containers are.

epiclids - 8 years ago

+Rich's Fishes Bettas are jumpers so you need to have a lid on them really

The Fish Closet - 8 years ago

u know what I like about u Cory, your a fish keeper that uses you tube as a tool, not a you tuber that uses fish keepers to get sponsors. thanks for doing what you do and inviting us to watch.

chris game slayer - 7 years ago

The Fish Closet j

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+1deaver Hey thanks I appreciate that. I figure just bring everyone along for the ride :)

ll Ant Tribe ll - 8 years ago

Are those cups there permanent home. If so how long do they stay there and did you breed them your self or were they imported? :)

Julian Morgan - 8 years ago

+Aquarium Co-Op Yeah on the other hand I WILL buy from a store that provides adequate space for bettas long term (beyond reasonable quarantine) and I will not give my custom to any store that keeps them too confined (less than 5 USG):

The excuse that its "just temporary before they go to their new home" ignores the fact that unless the shop keeper is prepared to spend a HUGE amount of time educating every customer who sees their betta rack/bowls/cups the impression given and the assumption made is that this is acceptable long term husbandry for the species. That falsehood is now so deeply engrained I believe that its now the responsibility of reputable fish retailers to SHOW customers how it should be done.

I've seen some very imaginative use (post quarantine) of cascading weir based racks that combine excellent generous foot print with shallow depth (bettas don't need much depth) with constant water changes and are perfect for display of aquatic plants for sale.

Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago

+Attoz Correct, they're for quarantine. I am considering putting this system in my retail store also. Typically right now, bettas last up to a week in my store before going to their new home. It's a catch 22. Currently all bettas in my store live in 5 gallons or larger, basically in community tanks with other fish. But my selection is low and people want more selection. But no one can afford to put 100 bettas in 5-10 gallon tanks due to retail space prices.

Attoz - 8 years ago

+TheGardenolgist ! I think they are for quarantine

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