Difference between revisions of "Water Maze"

Latest revision as of 12:19, 10 April 2024

Reference site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180317100212/http://watermaze.com/

FSU setup for Mice

Currently have:

Wading pool (approximate 2m diameter x 20 cm deep, dark blue)

Tripod and stand for video camera (could replace with ladder, or with ceiling mount)

Sony Digitial8 Camcorder

Heat lamps

Pump to empty pool

Need to Get

Platform for mice

White tempora or latex for making water opaque

geometric shapes or posters on walls to serve as visual cues

Heater for water

insulation to cover pool to prevent heat loss

drainage system (e.g. a spigot on side)

Nice to get in future

Ceiling mount for video camera or mount mirror on ceiling

Realtime tracking software

Table to get water maze off the floor.

Sources of Water Mazes and Equipment

ANY-maze $1195 for 6-foot diameter, metal, with wheels and side drain

SD Instruments 6ft x 30" deep, polyethylene blue or white, drain kit

List of suppliers HVS Image has a list of places that sell galvanized or polyethylene tanks

Bioseb French company

TSE Systems

Muromachi Japanese company, I think they sell their own water maze pool.

Aquaculture Tanks

Solar Components Transparent fiberglass tanks

Dolphin Fiberglass Products located in Homestead, FL . They list 6' by 2' round tanks here. Note that you can get feet put on the tanks. (see their picture catalog].

Aquatic Eco-Systems (now Pentair) Located in Apopka, FL. Large selection.

Plastic-Mart Livestock watering tubs.

Tracking Software

Watermaze Software (Edinburgh) also sold by Coulbourn Instruments

DV-Track from Muromachi

Tracker from the Houpt Lab

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-Reference site: http://www.watermaze.org/
+Reference site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180317100212/http://watermaze.com/
 ==FSU setup for Mice==
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 ==Sources of Water Mazes and Equipment==
-[http://www.anymaze.com/mazes.htm#ewm ANY-maze] $1195 for 6-foot diameter, metal, with wheels and side drain
+[https://www.any-maze.com/mazes/water-maze/ ANY-maze] $1195 for 6-foot diameter, metal, with wheels and side drain
-[http://www.sandiegoinstruments.com/product/water-maze/ SD Instruments] 6ft x 30" deep, polyethylene blue or white, drain kit
+[https://sandiegoinstruments.com/product/water-maze/ SD Instruments] 6ft x 30" deep, polyethylene blue or white, drain kit
-[http://www.hvsimage.com/information/3rd_party_pools.htm List of suppliers] HVS Image has a list of places that sell galvanized or polyethylene tanks
+[https://hvsimage.com/information/3rd_party_pools.htm List of suppliers] HVS Image has a list of places that sell galvanized or polyethylene tanks
-[http://www.bioseb.com/bioseb/anglais/default/item_id=533_cat_id=4_Circular%20Pool.php Bioseb] French company
+[https://bioseb.com/en/learningmemory-attention-addiction/1323-circular-pool.html Bioseb] French company
 [https://www.tse-systems.com/products/behavior/maze-systems/water-maze.htm TSE Systems]
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 ==Aquaculture Tanks==
-[http://www.solar-components.com/AQUA.HTM Solar Components] Transparent fiberglass tanks
+[http://www.solar-components.com/aqua.htm Solar Components] Transparent fiberglass tanks
-[http://www.aquaculturetanks.com/ Dolphin Fiberglass Products] located in Homestead, FL . They list 6' by 2' round tanks [http://www.aquaculturetanks.com/pricelist2.gif here]. Note that you can get feet put on the tanks. (see their picture catalog].
+[https://dolphinfiberglass.com Dolphin Fiberglass Products] located in Homestead, FL . They list 6' by 2' round tanks [https://www.aquaculturetanks.com/pricelist2.gif here]. Note that you can get feet put on the tanks. (see their picture catalog].
 [https://web.archive.org/web/20090118141101/http://aquaticeco.com:80/categories/Tanks--Liners/97/0 Aquatic Eco-Systems] (now [https://pentairaes.com Pentair]) Located in Apopka, FL. Large selection.
-[https://www.plastic-mart.com/category/41/plastic-stock-tanks-water-troughs  Plastic-Mart] Livestock watering tubs.
+[https://www.plastic-mart.com/water-tanks/plastic-stock-tanks-water-troughs/  Plastic-Mart] Livestock watering tubs.
 ==Tracking Software==
-[http://www.watermaze.com/ Watermaze Software (Edinburgh)]  also sold by [https://www.coulbourn.com/category_s/291.htm Coulbourn Instruments]
+[https://web.archive.org/web/20180317100212/http://watermaze.com/ Watermaze Software (Edinburgh)]  also sold by [https://web.archive.org/web/20220810202835/https://www.coulbourn.com/category_s/291.htm Coulbourn Instruments]
-[http://www.actimetrics.com Actimetrics]
+[https://actimetrics.com Actimetrics]
-[http://hvsimage.com/ HVS Image]
+[https://hvsimage.com/ HVS Image]
 [http://www.biobserve.com/products/viewer/plugins/watermaze.html?gclid=CLDQwIDU144CFRVBgAodVgbo6A Biobserve]
-[http://www.viewpoint.fr/content.php?content.65  Viewpoint]
+[https://www.viewpoint.fr/product/rodent/rodents-behavior-monitoring/videotrack  Viewpoint]
-[http://www.muromachi.com/products/Behavior/vasdv.html  DV-Track] from Muromachi
+[https://muromachi.com/archives/item/191  DV-Track] from Muromachi
 [[Tracker]] from the [https://houptlab.org/ Houpt Lab]