Sherolyn-Basement Bettas By now the condo is taking shape. You have the front and both sides as well as the walls or partitions in place. The next piece to add is the back wall of the partitions. I used 1/8″ thick plexi to build the condo. I wanted a space of 1/4″ under the …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas I used my Dremmel and cut out several places along the top edge of the overflow. As you can see in the second photo, there are 3 over the 4″ wide cell and one at the divider that does not have a support. I found with another water test that I needed to make …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas I didn’t take pictures of taping the frame together so hopefully I can explain it. You are going to want to assemble this somewhere other than the ground.. a table or saw horse with a board on top is going to make moving around much easier than crawling around on your knees like …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Before we actually get to adding the walls, we need to make the frame a bit more solid. Carefully pick up the frame and flip it over. Run the glue along the entire front seam and both sides taking care not to glue to the back of the condo. Tilt the condo on …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Since I still am staying with family until I get employment and a place to live, most of my stuff is packed up and in a storage unit in town. I spent some time trying to find the glue and plexi cutter I have but to no avail. I kept all the fish …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas After using my previous creation for many months, design flaws became apparent. The water flowing left to right from cell to cell was not as good a flow as planned. Water added to the end produced a nice flow for the first 4 cells.. then after that there did not seem to be …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas This article currently under construction.. please check back later. I will publish a link when it is complete. Barracks are usually a type of recirculating system. Instead of individual beanie type containers, a barrack is usually constructed of plexi and has individual cells to accommodate the fish. As water flows into the barracks it must …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Where do I put all these fish?? Currently working on this article ……….. So you have bred a pair of Bettas and have been working hard on water changes and feeding well. The fry are coming along very nicely. At about 10-12 weeks of age they are coloring up nice and …
Sherolyn-Basement Bettas using a wall of sponge filter.. we are working on this one. check back for the finished article Good water quality is important to any fish keeper. To keep your water in the best condition for your fish, you will need to have some sort of filtration. Ideally you will want mechanical as …
