Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Some may call it the stinkcubator. But its kiwi as with my fish bag and it even works :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 almost as good as a tank and a plastic bag good to see you are going hi tech :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 thats been going hitech for about 4years now started off as a locust enclosure. works great as an incubator. edit, gave it the big upgrade last year and put the fan in. got to love technology and its progression :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hmmmm... there is a little fridge at work with no seals on the freezer bit... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 had mine with the bulb at the bottom could even rig up a small computer fan for air movement gotta love kiwi ingenuity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 :facepalm: shes got a fan mate, the bag isnt for fish. fan at top could improve. better thermostat, heat cable safer and better spread (light at the bottom would be better too) would like to make another but no use really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 i could upload a close up of the fan i took but i thought the full pic would show enough, even with it being so hi tech :lol: its amazing what you can make at home. cost about $30 for thermostat, $10 light and wire. $6 fan + $30 adjustable power adapter. = $86 was a free fridge. made vents/windows in doors with grinder. that was fun, almost set fire to the fridge as you do. fly mesh in doors replaces the plastic door bit inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 you have to have the mind to achieve it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 true. hi-tech model now ready for export. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hmmmm... there is a little fridge at work with no seals on the freezer bit... 8) can always replace seals or just use as a cabinet. the above is a fridge freezer, i use both areas as incubators. bit dodgy the way I have the bulbs mounted. may refit the thing at some stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 They are around somewhere - trouble is no one remembers where they were put :roll: It was used for an installation, so there is a hole drilled in the back of the freezer bit for a power cord - nothing a bit of gorilla snot and some duct tape cannot fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 I see your high tech incubator and raise you a high tech (all be it broken) cooler http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=50228&p=547325#p547325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 nice one . can you tell me how it works, just basically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 nice one . can you tell me how it works, just basically? Well at the moment it doesn't It is just a dehumidifier, dimantled, so the chiller side can hang down into the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Soup Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 excuse my ignorence.. the plastic bag is for..slowing thee air down? :oops: im not incubating nothing just got the curiosity of a 3yr old.. :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 the fan is pretty pathetic (could do with a more powerful one), the bag just helps direct the hot air from up top down toward the bottom. without a bag it works ok, but doesnt disperse air as even; equating to more variation in temp between the levels/shelves. hope that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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