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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 16:47:49 GMT 1
hi i want same ant farm ideas or plans if you could send me or tell me some please..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 16:49:20 GMT 1
Welcome to the forum! Depends what kind do you have in mind?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 16:56:13 GMT 1
It would be okay for you to start off with a basic slim line ant farm and then maybe carve your own YTONG nest. A bit like breeze Blocks.
Welcome to the forum!
Also we can't help you unless your slightly more specific ;D.
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Post by Myrm on Jun 5, 2012 22:24:24 GMT 1
hi i want same ant farm ideas or plans if you could send me or tell me some please.. Hi Andreasaek. Welcome to the forum and thank you for supporting us by joining. There are lots of boys here your age so you should be happy here. People here are vary helpful and friendly and I am sure you'll get lots of ideas for your ant farms here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 22:26:04 GMT 1
I would to suggest carving yourown nest, out of ytong. (aereated concrete blocks)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2012 12:33:36 GMT 1
I previously wrote this for another member but I guess you could use it to... What kind of nest are you thinking of? Here are examples of the main 3:[/center] Slim Ant Nest -A slim Ant nest it basically just 2 pieces of glass or acrylic that are about 1-2cm apart. This forms a gap where the substrate is pored (may that be sand/soil or loam). The ants can tunnel in this space and because their tunnels touch the glass you can see right into the chambers. This kind of setup is also usually connected to a foraging tank so the ants can gather food and take it back to the nest. Basin Style -A basin or tank setup is the closest we can get the an ants natural environment. Many people simply use an old fish tank half filled with substrate. The ants can tunnel in all directions under ground and forage above, however, they are most likely not to tunnel close to the sides as the light disturbs them and so you may not always be able to see the queen/brood. To encourage them to tunnel against the sides of the tank you can place dark card against it to prevent the light reaching the chambers. Plaster/Y-tong Nest -Plaster or Y-tong nests can be made out of lots of different materials. They are either carved out of a block of the material or poured into a template nest to set. In this setup the ants cannot tunnel but you can always see them. Some have attached foraging areas and others simply fit into a tank. (Images taken from Antstore)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2012 23:52:27 GMT 1
Slim ant farms are my favorite Infact, my dad is making me a big one. I'm hoping for good weather so i can catch lot's of queens this year. For beginers, try a slim ant farm. then you could try a plaster aquarium, using plastecine to create the tunnels and chambers. If your having colonies that don't have many workers, use slim nests. Y-tong and plaster aquariums are for species with loads of workers (leaf-cutter ants!)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 5:18:15 GMT 1
You could try taking some cheap worm farm and pour plaster in it at a 45 degree angle then put some sand in me and limes made one and it turned out pretty nice this is for formica fiscal tho
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Post by greenanole on Jul 16, 2012 5:21:33 GMT 1
Try hydrostone. It's hard, relatively mold resistant, and water absorbent.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2012 15:30:47 GMT 1
I have just made a large plaster nest which I have connected to a foraging tank via tubing. It was relatively easy and was less than £20 in total.
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Post by Myrm on Jul 22, 2012 18:31:15 GMT 1
Are you able to show a picture of your plaster nest?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2012 19:22:11 GMT 1
Will take a photo and Upload Myrm.
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Post by Myrm on Jul 23, 2012 19:31:03 GMT 1
Will take a photo and Upload Myrm. Look forward to it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2012 19:40:18 GMT 1
This is the plaster nest I made. Attachments:
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Post by Myrm on Jul 23, 2012 19:43:42 GMT 1
That is vary nice, jammikkar.
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