Ring To Keep Track Of Floating Food? Options

[mrchoco]

Was at aquastar yesterday. Saw them selling a device for ridiculous price.

Some so called floating ring to keep your floating food in one small area. $7!!!!!!!

The idea is not bad but the manufaturer is stupid. I can make one with the exact same function for less than 40 cents and I can vary the diameter to my liking!

Here's how.
Get a air tube (15-20 cm) 5 cents?, air tube to tube connector 20 cents?, a suction holder 10 cents?

i guess you smart hobbyist doesn't require me to explain how to use these tools right??

the suction is to prevent the ring from floating away.
tadah!!!

you can spend the $6.60 buying a packet of hikari lionhead! and then you realised that this is a sinking type food!!!!!

[desireless]

Was at aquastar yesterday. Saw them selling a device for ridiculous price.

Some so called floating ring to keep your floating food in one small area. $7!!!!!!!

The idea is not bad but the manufaturer is stupid.  I can make one with the exact same function for less than 40 cents and I can vary the diameter to my liking!

Here's how.
Get a air tube (15-20 cm) 5 cents?, air tube to tube connector 20 cents?, a suction holder 10 cents?

i guess you smart hobbyist doesn't require me to explain how to use these tools right??

the suction is to prevent the ring from floating away.
tadah!!! 

you can spend the $6.60 buying a packet of hikari lionhead! and then you realised that this is a sinking type food!!!!!

Wow choco, you are a threat to these rip-off artistes who enjoy preying on unaware stupid hobbyists. Tomorrow these scamming businessmen will plant assassins near your house... I can't believe got people actually buy such lousy products.

Maybe can also create a sinking type to group all the sinking pellets in one area to prevent the pellets from being sucked into the canister filters....
I chop the patent for this product first hor!
Hikari might probably want to buy the rights from me!

[HappyBuddha]

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

I was just thinking of going to AquaStar to buy that floating ring! See ah... am trying out a new pellets but they float and quickly get sucked into my IOS's overflow. So I recall I seeing that cool gadget on sale at AquaStar! I did thot of using a plastic lid on those styrofoam coffee cup by cuting out the center portion... but that would be so ugly....

Lucky I have you.

Thanks for the tip.



[update]

Made one leow.

But it doesn't work! Somehow pellets tend to gather near the rim, and when my goldfish reach up to eat them, they will push up the ring and the pellets escape! See, 5 of them already did.

Any more ideas?

[GF Lover]

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

I was just thinking of going....

Use a bigger tube lah!

[mrchoco]

hmm....
let me think of it first..
haha..
shouldn't be too hard.
just need to raise the height but need to think about the material

[jowy_ham]

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!

I was just thinking...

HB, can U please kindly dismantle your ring and take a shot of the individual parts ?

Me idea is about the same but doesn't look the same leh, yours one ka swee
especially at the joint area

[HappyBuddha]

HB, can U please kindly dismantle your ring and take a shot of the individual parts ?

Me idea is about the same but doesn't look the same leh, yours one ka swee
especially at the joint area

Here you go.

[jowy_ham]

Hey HB, where U got your L-shape connector from har ?

That is the difference, mine is the old type ( brown color one )

And your tube seems larger than mine, is it the normal air pump tube or is yours larger ?

[desireless]

If you have a chance to go QH, you can find several type of tubes and connectors in the mart there.

[mountain]

See ah... am trying out a new pellets but they float and quickly get sucked into my IOS's overflow.

trying the Hikari Chappy Pellets?

[HappyBuddha]

trying the Hikari Chappy Pellets?

Kekeke. No lah. Hikari Chappy is so cartoon looking...

I'm trying out the Japanese TetraGold pellets in a pink bottle. Allan learnt about this product at the gathering mentioned by a few bros who find it can enhance the red colour....

It's only $3 at C328.



Proteins: 45% min
Fat: 10% min
Fibre: 2% max
Ash: 7% max
Moisture: 9% max

It has Spirulina (スピルリナ) but it's not stated how many percent....