Anemone box prototype

[MarAquatic]

I've been working on a anemone box / frag rack but it's still in the design faze. What do you guys think.

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[sfsuphysics]

Initial thought is that it looks like anemones could squeeze out between the bars. But not knowing the scale of it, maybe not.

 

[RandyC]

There is no such thing as an escape proof anemone box that doesn’t completely restrict flow....I’ve had multiple 3-4” BTAs squeeze through a 1/8” basket hole.

 

[ashburn2k]

And you sure don’t want your nems touching your frags.


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[A Aaron]

I agree with both. Looks nice though. I made a box with tons of 3/8 holes and it’s contained them so far. I literally two minutes ago found one got out the top AND the top is half inch above the water line. It crawled out and was hanging onto the outside lip lol

 

[JVU]

I wouldn’t try to combine an anemone box and a frag rack, seems like guaranteed trouble for the frags.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

Nems will go right through that. In my Nem propagation tank they would routinely go through the 1/4" holes in egg crate. The size of the nem doesn't matter much either. They are 95% water and can expel it in order to fit through tiny holes.

 

[Rostato]

I like the idea for sure. The way I look at it is this...if the nem is happy it won’t move, so most people won’t have issues.

You definitely need smaller holes though. I like the shroom box style for nems.

I love the idea of frag rack with it. I’d use it.

Great start.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I like the idea for sure. The way I look at it is this...if the nem is happy it won’t move, so most people won’t have issues.

You definitely need smaller holes though. I like the shroom box style for nems.

I love the idea of frag rack with it. I’d use it.

Great start.

Nems will almost always move in a box.

 

[Rostato]

Move, yes, but squeeze through a tiny shroom box hole? I haven’t seen that yet.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

They used to squeeze through these in my Nem propogation tank on a regular basis.

 

[MarAquatic]

I like the idea for sure. The way I look at it is this...if the nem is happy it won’t move, so most people won’t have issues.

You definitely need smaller holes though. I like the shroom box style for nems.

I love the idea of frag rack with it. I’d use it.

Great start.

Thank you so I've decided on a new design I will work on after this Sacramento soccer tournament

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[Rostato]

They used to squeeze through these in my Nem propogation tank on a regular basis.

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Crazy!

 

[Rostato]

Thank you so I've decided on a new design I will work on after this Sacramento soccer tournament

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I also think the nem portion should be clear. This way it get light

 

[sfsuphysics]

They used to squeeze through these in my Nem propogation tank on a regular basis.

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Have you actually seen them mid squeeze? Or just "they were in there, now they aren't"?

 

[RandyC]

I’ve seen multiple 3”+ BTAs get through the small holes. Saw them mid-squeeze as well a few times. Caliper says ~0.2”. You cannot contain these little forkers.

 

[grizfyrfyter]

After several years of making anemone guards for pumps, they are damn near impossible to contain.

Once you get holes small enough, they get unhappy because the water is stagnant.

The trick is to keep the box in a place where the anemone is happy. Make it so it doesn't want to move instead of trying to keep it in prison.

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[RandyC]

Speak of the devil. This one just decided tonight to get out of the basket through the holes and split itself.

 

[euod]

Currently using this with glass magnet cleaners to hold it. Also use it as fish acclimating box

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[Flagg37]

I wonder if you could use tubes instead of just holes drilled in the box. My thinking is that perhaps the anemone can feel that it’s open on the other side and climbs through. If the tubes are say an inch long maybe they won’t feel that it’s open on the other side? Flow going into the box would need to be very directional though; parallel with the tubes.