JessicaK Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Can anyone suggest a floating feeder ring that is deep? I would like to break the current beneath the food, so that my betta can actually catch it. While we're at it, any suggestions on baffle water flow in a betta aquarium. Our betta is very active and even seems to enjoy swimming into the current, but it must be hard to rest with so much flow. Ideas? Thank you all so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted October 4, 2022 Administrators Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 9:53 PM, JessicaK said: Can anyone suggest a floating feeder ring that is deep? I would like to break the current beneath the food, so that my betta can actually catch it. While we're at it, any suggestions on baffle water flow in a betta aquarium. Our betta is very active and even seems to enjoy swimming into the current, but it must be hard to rest with so much flow. Ideas? Thank you all so much! Regarding the feeding ring, you can probably make one DIY style. Something like a food to-go container (the kind they use when you take home soup or something) could work. As far as the outflow/baffle, you will need to provide more information (filter type, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaK Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Thank you! I have this aquarium: AQUEON LED MiniBow SmartClean Fish Aquarium Kit, Black, 5-gal - Chewy.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I had a 2.5 gallon one of these as a shrimp tank. I placed a fine prefilter sponge on the intake and it helped a bit though not as much as I had hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaK Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 @GuppysnailThank you! Would this work? ZOO MED Turtle Clean 75 Fine Mechanical Filter Sponge - Chewy.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 The thing about DIY is there is always some trial and error involved. You never get it just right for your setup on the first try. My advice, for what it's worth, would be to swap out the filter that came with the tank with either a lower capacity hob filter, or a sponge filter. Any of the "mini" or "slim" hob filters will work. Look for something that is adjustable. Don't get me wrong, I still lead with DIY for a lot of projects. But I usually learn the hard way that the time and material costs I invested end up being a lot more than I would have spent to pay for someone else's fix of the problem in the first place. If you know you'll need lots of the item, then DIY starts to make more sense because you won't go through the trial discovery fail trial discovery etc cycle on all the subsequent items. But if you just have 1 tank, and just need 1 filter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Hey! I have one like the square one in this link, you can use it upside down so the deeper part is in the water: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FQZRS2/ref=sspa_dk_detail_5?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B091FQZRS2&pd_rd_w=iCKra&content-id=amzn1.sym.dd2c6db7-6626-466d-bf04-9570e69a7df0&pf_rd_p=dd2c6db7-6626-466d-bf04-9570e69a7df0&pf_rd_r=EZBBSCRQZPNJRHXF7VNB&pd_rd_wg=TdW0E&pd_rd_r=1f9b3dcd-12a9-486e-bb35-a4dac215827d&s=pet-supplies&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVVlHTElaREhTWUVJJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDAxNTI5M0dFQ0hUQk1RQ0NIViZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTI3NDQxM0s5R0k1Rzc5R01FOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I use 3/8” diameter silicone tubing as floating rings to keep plants out or keep them contained. They also work as feeder rings. They are double the diameter of airline so they protrude higher and go slightly deeper than airline. I have a few that I have attached to the aquarium side using suction cups and zip/cable ties and a few that I have canabalized feeder rings that have suction cups attached by a hinged bit. Then I glue that to the tubing. You will need appropriate fittings to close the rings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 11:42 PM, Odd Duck said: I use 3/8” diameter silicone tubing as floating rings to keep plants out or keep them contained. They also work as feeder rings. They are double the diameter of airline so they protrude higher and go slightly deeper than airline. I have a few that I have attached to the aquarium side using suction cups and zip/cable ties and a few that I have canabalized feeder rings that have suction cups attached by a hinged bit. Then I glue that to the tubing. You will need appropriate fittings to close the rings. I've been thinking about doing something like this ever since I watched through Foo the Flowerhorn's videos - just never wanted to deal with bending acrylic. This seems perfect. Thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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