BRT sighting at Walmart!

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (KathyL)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:53:36 GMT

Originally Posted by Clownfish Depot

I bought a 6 of the $5.97 BRT's from Walmart and all larvae from 6 different breeding pairs all died by day 10. I don't want to say NOT to use these, but IME they did not work, so I am NOT using them anymore. Now I have 6 new trash cans
I will try the Tuff Stuff and Fortiflex BRT's from Tractor Supply next.

Hm, I haven't used mine yet. My friend bought some cheap ones a while ago, and found that larvae died in them as well. Then he used them to raise the juveniles, and they worked fine. I wonder if they need some time with saltwater and heat to leach out what they are going to leach out, and afterwards, be fine for larvae.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (president89)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:38:49 GMT

Originally Posted by Arc Katana

Or the plastic green urinal

What is that for?
And does this setup not have a skimmer?

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (president89)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:01:20 GMT

I just went to lowes and grabbed the same thing.. except they called it commander xxl. Did notice it didn't have any recycle number on it? How far can you fill it?

They sell in different names.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_4...lastics&facetInfo=

http://www.homedepot.com/...eId=10051#.UOH1o3d1T6c

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (Arc Katana)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:56:35 GMT

You mean the rectangle on the bottom right?

Tough Box from either Home Depot/ Lowes. 27 gallons, around 15 bucks or so.

Or the plastic green urinal

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (president89)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:49:33 GMT

Originally Posted by mPedersen

HDPE is preferred Kathy. Some leaching issues I've heard rumors about with LDPE. Think about what most of our food is shipped around in; #1, #2, and #5.

CD - Um...sure....here's a straight on shot.

What is that sump in the bottom left side? Where can I get one of those?
http://www.mbisite.org/Fo...nload.axd?file=0;72921

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (Clownfish Depot)

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:12:40 GMT

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (rgrking)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:43:49 GMT

You might be able to lay some white vinyl on the bottom of the BRT to better see the little guys.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (BHHOWARD)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:52:27 GMT

Originally Posted by rgrking

Mine are pretty sturdy. I mean I can't sit on it or anything, but they don't fold and twist. I got the ones at Walmart.

I was just concerned that since they bend fairly easy, that long-term use might be an issue. Kind of like the issues people face with using the inexpensive rubbermaid containers as sumps.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (BHHOWARD)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:45:59 GMT

Originally Posted by Arc Katana

What color were you looking for? And as long as they are flimsy (there are few out there that look like they can fold over) they should be fine.

Batavia eh? I used to live in St. Charles - small world!

They do feel flimsy. As my first project, I am starting with a difficult project, H. Erectus. Since they are black, I was looking for a tub that I could see them more easily. I am currently using a 20 gallon glass tank and believe the water flow would be better in the tub. My first attempt, I was only able to keep them to 20 days.

Small world, indeed.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (rgrking)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:44:41 GMT

Mine are pretty sturdy. I mean I can't sit on it or anything, but they don't fold and twist. I got the ones at Walmart.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (Arc Katana)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:59:35 GMT

What color were you looking for? And as long as they aren't flimsy (there are few out there that look like they can fold over) they should be fine.

Batavia eh? I used to live in St. Charles - small world!

Edited for spelling!

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (BHHOWARD)

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:32:19 GMT

I purchased the tub from Walmart today - it seems to be not all that sturdy. Any issues using it? I'm looking for something that is not black, and was hoping this was going to be a cost-effective solution.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (GreshamH)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:47:47 GMT

same here. I thought the color, and being round, are the main things that make it work so well.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (KathyL)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:39:38 GMT

i'm with you, Jim.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (JimWelsh)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:51:47 GMT

Originally Posted by Clownfish Depot

Thanks for the info Kathy. It makes sense about not being able to observe the lownfish babies. I do like how my glass bottoms are painted white and I would miss that with the BRT's. I wonder if I could paint the inside bottom of the BRT's white so it would be easier to observe and keep the bottom clean. IS there a paint you know of that's safe for this? Thanks

Brian

Interesting idea. I always thought the primary point of using a BRT the fact that it is "B" = Black, but perhaps it is only the sides that need to be black, and a light-colored bottom might not be a problem for the larvae, and aid observation. Does anybody else have any thoughts on this?

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (mPedersen)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:14:37 GMT

FYI, for the someone who asked - mine are Duraflex. I really, really like that built in volume gage on them. They hold 16 gallons max. Standard bulkheads and holes made with cheap regular wood-type hole saws worked fine on them.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (Clownfish Depot)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:06:05 GMT

Thanks Kathy. I think I will try the BRT's without paint and see if I can manage

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (KathyL)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:10:01 GMT

Krylon Fusion spray.

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (Clownfish Depot)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:42:54 GMT

Re:BRT sighting at Walmart! (KathyL)

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:23:16 GMT

For anythiing longer than a week, I do recommend using a sponge filter and perhaps a UV. For the neons I used a bucket sump for the BRT with sponge filter, 100 micron filter bag, and UV on the return, powered with a maxi-jet 900 or 1200.