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Melt0s · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: Making A Dripper?

Having acquired a female Yemen and housing it in a Flexi. We all know they are pretty poor for keeping humiderty, Although it has cracking ventilation.

Im Just after any plans or ideas for making a home made dripper. I could just go out and buy one, but i've heard people of making them from milk bottled (2litre ones) and a bit of tubing? It's all well and good saying what you need, but how do you put it together etc. Pictures Would most defernetly come in handy.

But how can i do one myself, i've heard bottles with a slit cut into them. I know to place them above some plants and then a collecter beneath that. But its just getting one built. I have lots of objects about, and can probably get what is needed.

Just to summarise, because im so crap at explaining, i would like details of how to make a dripper and also pictures would be grateful.

Thanks In Advance :]
Scott

mark · Captivebred Communist Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1063

to behonest for the sake of about £6 id just buy one Very Happy

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Melt0s · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject:

True. But I Was Thinking. If i had one canister or water. i Could have to dripper zones from the one container. Is a custom thing i like to do, sense of achievment, even if its a container and a bit of tube.

Melt0s · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Nothing?

Diamond · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

I made one out of a plastic sweetie jar, a length of air line tubing and a small twist valve designed for air pumps in fish tanks. Total cost £1.49. It holds around 2 litres of water and i can turn the flow up and down as and when i need to. The equavalent sized "Big Dripper" is about £10 in my local pet shop.

I'll try and take a picture when i get home from work.

mcfluffin · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 943

Yep...that's all you need...cheaper than chips Wink

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Melt0s · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

Yeah. Thanks.
I Have Bought The Little Dripper.
Your basicly paying for the valve really.
I Have the same size sweetie jar i think. And i think im going to do that.
Pain in the arse trying to balance it on a flexi though Razz

Going to put a frame on top of the flexi.

Thanks for your help.

BallGuy · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16364 Wink

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Diamond · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject:

I have a flexi and have put some heavy duty wire mesh on top which every thing sits on.

Diamond · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

Pics as promised
The sweetie jar

The tube and valve

Where it sits on my flexi