Top Tips for Maturing Your Filter from the Experts at Todd Fish Tech When setting up a new lobster tank—whether it’s a Lobster Pod, Crab Pod, or another system—filter maturation is one of the most important processes to get right. It’s the difference between a thriving, healthy system and one that risks poor water quality,…
Although we often refer to our shellfish systems as Lobster Tanks they are are also excellent at storing crabs and langoustine. Crab have slightly different requirements to lobster. They can make the seawater in the tank very mucky so we tend to have a larger mechanical filter. Â They produce more physical waste so we ensure…
As many of you will know we have applied for an international patent for the Lobster Pod live shellfish storage and vivier system. We are a stage nearer to the patent being approved and are very excited about this. Â Our PCT application has now gone to the territories we wish to pursue and we await…
We recently spoke to Malcolm at Mermaid Seafoods in Llandudno, Wales as his Lobster Tank is coming up to it’s 2nd anniversary. This is the time to do an annual service and we try to make this as easy for possible for our customers by giving them a call and making sure we have all…
Many of our customers store Canadian lobsters in their Lobster Tanks and Lobster Pods during winter. The UK lobster fishery is very quiet during winter. Â Smaller boats come on land for maintenance as the weather means that it is rarely safe enough for them to fish. Â Many lobster fishermen will change to other species e.g.…
In 2016 we sold lots of different Shellfish Holding Systems but the most popular was our new 300Kg capacity Lobster Pod. The 300Kg Lobster Pod has the highest capacity of shellfish on the smallest footprint of any of the systems we manufacture. Â The Pod has many benefits over the traditional tanks including the ability to…
Chloramine is a mixture of chlorine and ammonia and is being used more often in the UK to disinfect tap water. We are aware of customers in London, Birmingham and St Abbs in the Scottish Borders where the local water authority add chloramines to the water for disinfection and we are sure there are other…
A filter is essential on your lobster tank. Â It keeps the water clean and clear and removes waste, bacteria and toxic ammonia. We are aware of many fishermen (and a few merchants) who try to keep lobster in aerated tanks and keep changing the water rather than put a filter on their tank. Â Unless you…
We are delighted here at Todd Fish Tech to have received another order! As our blog fans will know we are currently manufacturing a Lobster Hatchery for Amble Development Trust in Northumberland. Â This will keep us very busy until the end of March. Â We only have enough room in our workshop to manufacture one other…
Our unique Lobster Pod shellfish storage systems have many advantages over traditional Lobster Tanks. That being said the tanks have a place and are right for some people which is why we also sell them. If you have plenty of space (both floor space and headroom), are new to holding shellfish and like to spend…