ANTSTORE World of Ants

[mvannunen]

This is the idea.

Most of the people with a ytong/basin make water reservoirs in the ytong, wich takes up space. So you have less room for chambers for the nest.

Well I was thinking, if you drill 2 holes in the ytong (about 1 cm deep). And you take a air-hose the same you use with airpumps, you put it in the holes with a T-connector and then connect it with a water reservoir.

(see picture)

advantage: bigger reservoir (less frequent refill), moere space for chambers in ytong

disadvantage: ugly construction in basin??

[ashhad1]

nice idea but when u add the water the pressure is to high and it starts to flood as the ytong cant absorb the water quick enough. I tried something similar like this before but i think you should try it out, i might be wrong on this one ?

[JimmyVe]

I have seen this setup already in a French forum and it seems to be working, at least for that guy, try it out Mike and let us know.

[miszt]

it culd work, if you can keep the water pressure balanced, and the pipes full of water, as soon as you get a bubble in it tho, it'll stop walking, tbh, it seems like to much work to me

If you have a species that needs allot of humidity, you culd have a few cm of water in the bottom of the basin, which the ytong can stand in

[mzfckr]

i will do this to my ytong(i had this same idea too). when i maked a little version it overflooded.so for very nice design for the water tank you can make like a shape of real watertowers.and for overflooding make dripers(they drop drops) so no overflooding.i hope this work cause i gonna make it like this.

sorry for bad english

[mvannunen]

well I am also thinkin about the problem if the ytong is satified wiyh water the sand in de basin could also absorb the water wich makes it nice for ants 2 go in the sand.

but you can play with the height of the reservoir, if you do it high you get allot of pressure. Put it lower you get less pressure.

or you can put an air crane, wich they also use for air pumps.

[ducatiman]

i have done somthing like that, difficult to explain but basically i have a network of tunnels drilled in one half of the y tong ,these tunnels are connected by simply drilling into one another,i then silicone all the holes up at the edges of the y tong leaving one open,i then fill this hole with water,but because they are all connected the water passes from one tunnel to another filling up one half of the nest about 1 cm below the surface,it keeps them nice and moist.If i have explaine badly and no one uderstands i will try to post sum pics

[JimmyVe]

I think i understand what you mean but yes it would be easier to get if you post some pics.

[mvannunen]

i get what you mean,

just drill through the whole ytong blok several times and different ways
And make all holes closed with kit except 4 one wich u putt water in.

[ducatiman]

yeah thats about it ,does the trick and has a nice distribution of moisture in the nest