This might give you an idea of the consistency.
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This might give you an idea of the consistency.
Yes I know the size of the pores or voids definitely plays a role in capillary action as well. That and the amount of surface tension of the liquid together affect it. Thanks. Sorptivity is the word I was looking for.
Also related:
https://en.wikipedia...iki/Jurin's_law
I don't know how you might do this for something made of particles though. It may be that because it's based on the angle of the surface and capillary that you can treat the collection of voids theoretically as a simple tube that would have the radius of the space between closely packed particles. Also noted if you decide to use this formula, that porous materials will not reach the theoretical height because of evaporation.
Heh, like with Drew testing out that hydrostone that just kept rising up with water I think I saw somewhere while I've been looking into this that damp in gypsum plaster rises 15 ft based on this law
Yeah, if you look a little ways back, I actually did a little experiment to see how high water would soak up some clay dirt, and I knew evaporation was obviously a factor. That is really the only way I can get a moisture gradient out of such a small nest. Shining a hot light on the surface will make a nice moisture gradient.
Wow you guys are WAAAAAY over my head in this current topic, but I thought I'd just share some anecdotal obervations here at home. I've used Zoo Med Excavator successfully in two different designs now. I originally used it in my Drewcarium design based off one of Drew's models and I am testing it with a new concept in a tower design I had made years ago and have resurrected. I had the idea for harvesters that like to dig so deeply.
Very nice. That looks sort of like the "dirt box" that I ultimately plan to make. I'm planning on using these two foot tall vases, and putting a sealed tank of water in them for hydration that lasts a long time. Is that acrylic tubing you used there? That stuff is extremely expensive in large sizes.
I remember you mentioning that stuff before, I think I have to give it a try. It sounds like coconut coir - super absorbent. Except coconut does not try hard at all and the ants I tried it with don't seem interested in it.
BTW, Drewcarium never gets old.
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
I have started 3D printing the inner chamber of these now.
Did you get a 3D printer or did you have someone do it?
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
If anyone needs a 3D printer for something you can always search for a 'Maker Space' that has public 3D printer and sometimes even computers with software to make something.
There are also a few services that will do it for you, which might be more economical if you just want to duplicate something and have the files for.
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
Show off.
Mine never look that neat and tidy.
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OK Drew got to give it to you that looks awesome. However, I thought you wanted a larger mesh area for the boxes. I assumed you wanted about 75-90% of the total lid area to be mesh to allow greater air circulation and allow for more varied naturally occurring moisture gradient between the surface and the actual hydro-stone bottoms.
Current Colonies;
Acromyrmex Versicolor
Dorymyrmex Bicolor
Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus
Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus
Last Update: 08 Jul 2016
Yeah, I'm thinking about actually 3D printing lids for them made the way I want them. I just did this for now, because I had tons of ant colonies that were going to start getting loose if I didn't do something soon.
How's the wooden ant nest going? It looks like a really interesting idea.
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It's working great now that I put springtails in it. Every single bit of the green mold is gone. It took about a month for them to eat it all.
Very nice. That looks sort of like the "dirt box" that I ultimately plan to make. I'm planning on using these two foot tall vases, and putting a sealed tank of water in them for hydration that lasts a long time. Is that acrylic tubing you used there? That stuff is extremely expensive in large sizes.
I am seriously considering modification of my Talus lids to include a much larger mesh screen area for that very reason. I might contact Mack and see if he will do some lids for me because it goes with my lazy (not really just lack of time) nature.
Current Colonies;
Acromyrmex Versicolor
Dorymyrmex Bicolor
Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus
Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus
Last Update: 08 Jul 2016
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