Spawning Mops LIKE A BOSS!!!!

[@JadrenAquatics]

Great idea! I'm the same as you every time I'm in Lowes I look at everything with how can I use this in my fish room. DIY projects are part of the joy in a fish room

[@DansFish]

Its a sickness!

[@robloxultra333..2]

Hey Dan great video!! I was just wondering if acrylic yarn leaches. I have the same brand yarn as yours and was letting it soak but i saw some extra dye in the water. Would this harm my fish??

[@PunchiePaints]

I am super jelly of your head gear!

[@DansFish]

I know, right...does headgear get any sexier?!

[@anthonycoates1604]

This. Was. Awesome!!! Fantastic video Dan!!!

[@DansFish]

Thanks, Buck! Glad you liked it. Beats friction burning the ol' fingers every time I make a mop.

[@carolynmeinung1286]

Thanks. Making some with your directions.👍

[@miKsNiK]

is there any other replacements for the yarn?

[@jessl1934]

Live plants like red root floaters or frogbit but you have to be really careful if you ever remove some of these if they grow excessively because you might lose some fry with them.

[@phillymanpete]

Dan, you are the ULTIMATE fish nerd!! :D Love it!!

[@DansFish]

Can't help it...the crazy is in too deep!!!

[@GoldfishCorner]

Smart trick. Thank you for sharing

[@DansFish]

Beats the old "wrap a book" method!

[@zulemaflores1234]

Great work! Tips for you! You can also use a notebook to wrap the yarn around the notebook. If you boil the yarn for 15 minutes, it will release any dyes and it also helps the yarn sink in the water.

[@DansFish]

Yep. I hear you. However, I don't boil my yarn first. IME with synthetics like acrylic, dye release is not really a factor and if I boil it, they fine threads tend to wrinkle which makes them tangle easier. If I don't boil them, they are less likely to turn into dreadlocks.

[@sandramcpherson1819]

Can i use one of these in my pond?

[@mingbritson]

Classic/Retro DansFish content -- LOVE IT!!!

[@JustJulie-cz8fs]

Can you use wine corks, that were from a wine bottle, I’m worried about the smell = it will kill fish?

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Wow that so awesome. 👍 Thank u for sharing. Could u take a picture of the brand of wool u used? Also u mention that if u boil it would curl up?

[@DansFish]

Crowntail, I just took a pic and put it on my facebook page at facebook.com/dansfishes/ . However, the brand does not really matter...I just use whatever is cheep at Walmart at the time. What does matter is that the yarn be 100% acrylic.

[@SandyDoughty]

Great video best spawning mop one I have ever seen!

[@DansFish]

Thanks Sandy. I got tired of my hands burning from the friction of the yarn. Glad you like this method.

[@P0HTAT0]

My wife hates the Aquarist eye... This is a grate simple little machine that I'm sure I'd set one up if I had enough mop spawners.

[@DansFish]

My wife has given up fighting the Aquarist eye and now embraces it...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

[@drockingfish]

where do you get your tank lids? do you have a video on that? They look nice!

[@DansFish]

I purchase twinwall polycarbon sheets like folks use to make greenhouses. They cut super easily on a table saw. You have to be a bit careful because the plastic can be a bit sharp when it is first cut, but you can sand it down or line the ends with greenhouse tape. Here's the type of product I use. They come from many manufacturers in many thicknesses. www.amazon.com/Falken-Design-Falkenacrylic-MW-CL-6MM-3648-Polycarbonate/dp/B07BQHX4FG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543966893&sr=8-3&keywords=twinwall+polycarbonate+6mm

[@TMAquatics]

BOSSMODE engaged! 😉👍

[@DansFish]

MuuuHaaaaHaaaa!!!

[@greenthumbaquariums1185]

Is green an aesthetic choice or a functional one?

[@DansFish]

It is totally aesthetic. The color does not seem to matter in the least. I've seen people have success using mops made from pretty much every color.

[@janetbatchelor5633]

Dan that looks like a lot of corks. Haven't had any wine in over a year; and I didn't even get a cork with it. It was wild mustang grape wine. Two men pick the grapes from all along the side of the roads out here in the country. Make the wine and sell it. Got a gallon jug for 30 bucks. I think it may have been a cider jug. Not sure. The man told me it had a breathing lid and to just use the lid because it needed to breath. Had a few cordials when I bought it. Then it say in the frig for a whole year plus a few weeks. The man that does my yard work said he'd love to have it. I tasted it to make sure it was still good. It was. It still had the kick to it too. Didn't take much for the room to spin and feel good all over. Still didn't get a cork. Can't have any. Doesn't go well with meds. Oh well guess I'll have to buy some at hobby lobby. Enjoy your wine parties. 🎉🍷🍷🍷🍷😳😘

[@DansFish]

I'm not a big wine drinker myself, but my friends are! That's how I get the corks.

[@janetbatchelor5633]

@@DansFish just teasing. I've got a bottle of Texas wine that's been in my clubbed for about 4 years. Glad you have your friends to help out. Love you.

[@DansFish]

:)

[@eranomarande2456]

can I use yarn as a moss ? thanks

[@carbonrili2874]

Awesome idea thank you Dans Fish

[@DansFish]

You are welcome, Carbon!

[@aisling7718]

Does it have to be green?

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Hope to be needing mops soon. Lucas shipped the Goldei Dekai this evening, with a modification...but Im happy. Cool video

[@DansFish]

Awesome! So glad to hear those fish are finally on their way to you. Hope your mops are full of Dekai eggs!

[@prolificbreedaquatics]

I see your tools and wow that’s smart!

[@DansFish]

Thanks Prolific...works much better than the old book wrapping method.

[@hiarahkimusic3282]

So you don't need to boil out the dye?

[@DansFish]

Nope! At least not with the yarn I use. I think the "boil out the dye" thought is from days gone by when folks were using different processes to make yarn. I've never had acrylic yarn bleed dye into my water. It's acrylic after all.

[@ejfishes7610]

Very informative!

[@DansFish]

After burning my hands on yarn-friction for years, it was the only way to go.

[@johnlarsen7068]

Any idea where someone could purchase those wine corks if they lack a free supply?

[@DansFish]

www.amazon.com/Tebery-Natural-Premium-Straight-Excellent/dp/B06XQFD2RQ/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wine+corks&qid=1557335762&s=gateway&sr=8-4 or go to your local bar and ask them to save some for you?

[@johnlarsen7068]

@@DansFish Awesome, thanks so much! I've got a few more months before I cam go ask a local bar to save some for me lol

[@chevyfish5373]

@John Larsen I just saw them yesterday at Walmart in the kitchen utensil aisle. 6 in a pkg for 5.84.

[@drockingfish]

That's huge mop, is that for blue gularis or rainbows?

[@DansFish]

I use it for all kinds of killies and rainbows for spawning, but also as cover for characins, cichlids, and pretty much anything else that does not have spines which are prone to get caught in yarn (never use a mop with African Glass Cats...they might get caught in it). The big mop is to fit well in a 74 gallon tank. In smaller tanks, I use much smaller mops.

[@jash9160]

can we use any type of wool sir?

[@DansFish]

I would not use any natural fiber...like that from a sheep...as it is likely to decompose in the aquarium. Personally, I use Acrylic yarn. It has never dyed my water or harmed water parameters IME.

[@gregjonesonline]

nice rig! i know that feeling of walking into a hardware store - haha!

[@DansFish]

Yep, it is dangerous for me to go to Home Depot...I always find something that could work in the fishroom someday.

[@moutaintopfish1597]

That's what I do at the yard sale look for things I can use in my fish room

[@DansFish]

Yep. Some folks have beer goggles. We have fish goggles.

[@changyongguo4456]

This guy seems so depressed like me..