{"title":"Test Tube Array Nests","description":"\u003cp\u003eWant to keep multiple colonies or give your current one some room to grow? Our \u003cstrong\u003eTest Tube Array Nests\u003c\/strong\u003e are perfect for that. These innovative nests let you connect multiple test tubes in a neat, secure way, giving your ants plenty of space without the hassle of constant maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're just starting or already experienced, these nests are an easy way to manage expanding colonies. Pair them with our other\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/canada-ant-colony.com\/collections\/test-tube-racks\" title=\"Test Tube Rack Sale\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003etest tubes and accessories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for a complete setup.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"test-tube-array-formicarium-2-tube-with-sand-12-7-mm-1-2-inch","title":"Test Tube Array Formicarium with Sand","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the most common mistakes we come across is moving a colony to a formicarium (big space) too early, but it is also hard to make slow, gradual steps as it is hard to find a formicarium design or size that fits the colony needs, one solution, especially on the beginning stages (1 to 150) workers, is to slowly increase the space and with this formicarium doing so is very easy, remember ants like tight cozy spaces, and when we provide such ants tend to keep their chambers clean. When moving to a new place most ants decide so with a voting system so when we limit the options it is more likely they will move to where we want to and faster.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach test tube has a watering hole at the back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e, allowing you to control the humidity levels on each tube, you can choose where to have more or less humidity as needed. We suggest always having at least one dry tube in the set-up, so your colony has a humidity gradient to choose from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDue to the hole on the back, test tubes are not able to hold full level water capacity compared to a traditional test tube, water would flood into the insert area if filled too much, this is due to the lack of negative pressure, we recommend using crushed vermiculite or perlite to fill the water reservoir space, therefore increasing its capacity to hold more water and for longer periods of time, each tube comes already prefilled with perlite and cotton in place, photos show examples of this, when injecting water please do so slowly and carefully observing for saturation on the cotton, the goal is to add enough water but avoid flooding the insert underside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe test tube port is designed to have a little empty space within its connecting tunnels to avoid ants using it as a chamber, encouraging them to keep the port clean so it is only used for traffic. The port aligns perfectly to the back hole opening of our\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e pors Glass outworlds\u003c\/span\u003e, you can skip the hose between them by gluing it directly on the back with a tiny bit of fish tank safe silicone, this allows you to use the entire inside diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach kit comes with everything needed to get connected to an\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"Outworld\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor any of our formicariums. You will receive; a test tube port, a piece of 5 cm vinyl tubing, 1 plug, enough silicone fittings to attach test tubes to the port, glass test tubes with a drilled hole at the back, a small bag of crushed perlite, long plastic inserts with the option of sand texture and either a red film with a one-piece ring or separate black jackets with rings or both if you choose so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Por Amor","offers":[{"title":"2 Tubes","offer_id":44694381887710,"sku":"1702026462","price":40.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Tubes","offer_id":44694381920478,"sku":"1702026463","price":49.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 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For example, pair the following tree tubes; one for the main chamber with a standard short insert and a long cotton keeper to hold the most water, subsequent use one of the included array test tubes with more extended insert and refillable water hole \/ and last a long plain plastic insert (used in the culture tube design), to create a dry area and perhaps apply a heating cable. The described test tube setup gives a colony of ants a gradient from wet to dry and heat to only certain areas while everything is in clear view. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach test tube has a watering hole at the back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e, allowing you to control the humidity levels on each tube, you can choose where to have more or less humidity as needed. 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Two silicone-filled 9.5 mm tubing plugs, a 5 cm piece of 12.7 mm and 9.5 mm vinyl tube. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeating cable features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  the main connection module, the water evaporator module, the underside of the test tube and the nano outworld allow passing a heating cable under them, if you heat up only the test tube portion that will dry such section up and keep the humidity near the water module, if you heat only the main module you will pass most of the humidity into the test tube area, and if you heat up only the water module side then you will evaporate more water into the main module and test tube, thus making this a very humid set up ideal for high humidity species. 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We suggest always having at least one dry tube in the set-up, so your colony has a humidity gradient to choose from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the hole on the back, test tubes are not able to hold full level water capacity compared to a traditional test tube, water would flood into the insert area if filled too much, this is due to the lack of negative pressure, we recommend using crushed vermiculite or perlite to fill the water reservoir space, therefore increasing its capacity to hold more water and for longer periods of time, each tube comes already prefilled with perlite and cotton in place, photos show examples of this, when injecting water please do so slowly and carefully observing for saturation on the cotton, the goal is to add enough water but avoid flooding the insert underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach kit comes with everything needed to get connected to an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.poramorart.ca\/outworld-category\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"outworld (foraging area)\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or any of our formicariums. 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