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For ambitious and stupid project for spring.
Need a curio type cabinet with glass/openings on top 2/3 to 3/4 of unit and a small base compartment (can be glass or wood).
Can be any shape as long as the areas where the glass panels fit in are not curved.
The bottom section is required to store a...
All,
Thanks, this is engaging
mnat,
Wall growing will be enforced through intimidation.
MR,
Thanks much. To be honest I'm going to go with pond foam for the base of the next build and carve with hot wire. Then use Great Stuff to make custom contours and shelves.
It's a pain to carve out and...
Love that whole 'shelf-style' aquascaping.
I always want to try but then give in to cramming more rock in for 'grow space' and my tanks become a jungle.
Great equipment choices as well, gonna be a nice tank.
Rockwall prep and info.
So, carved a bit more and used plaster of paris to coat entire foam structures.
NOw I'm in a place I'm worried about. Obviously I can't let this come in contact with water, so i need to waterproof 100% down to the pinhole.
My initial idea was to paint the entire wall...
This wasn't meant as a group buy, there are no offers or discounts for members.
I figured that, as I was ordering and paying shipping, if anyone else wanted anything they could just add on to my order and pick up at my place or I could drop off locally.
Just wanted to make a friendly offer to...
If anyone wants to join in an Aquarium Depot order for inverts or pod packages, let me know.
Invert and pod packages are excellent (via experience, 3 times), other stuff not so much as its a drop ship company.
If interested, drop me a PM with order info, I'll reply with my Paypal info. You pay...
Agree with jgraz.
In an 80 I had a number of years ago they took over the tank. Here's what I did as I recall...
20% water change.
Chemipure dose.
Protein skimmer off.
Full 100% covering of tank.
Left covered 3 full days, never checked, never peeked, no food, zero light.
Opened tank day 4, used...
Carving night.
Here's some advice if working with 'Great Stuff'. It expands, a LOT.
After drying, the walls were over 6" deep. I took a knife to them and cut back about 50% of the foam.
Also, some advice, if doing this, cut randomly. I tried to 'make' it the way I wanted and it looked too...
Well, needed 2 more cans of Great Stuff, now at $96. Got a $4 budget left.
Here's todays's progress...
The AIO mechanism around noon...
And set in place around 5 (we work quick here, though it is drying).
You can also see that I'm measuring acrylic to create the back wall, going to need to...
Just found magnets.
If I build the back wall from GreatStuff on acrylic, I think I can incorporate them into the back wall build, then can simply magnet the background onto the tank...
So, no photos yet, just the idea.
Going to try to make a 40b all in one with scrap materials, donations, stuff on the cheap, and the stockpile of aquarium crap in the garage.
Goal is a kick arse tank for $100 out of pocket or less.
Here’s what I bought:
40b ($40)
40b stand ($40)
Here’s what...
Live, dry, cured, whatever (no algae crusted please).
Looking for inexpensive for an experimental tank.
20-30 pounds, need to cover the bottom of a 40b.
Can pick up at Jackson meet Sat.
Will have a small cooler on porch tomorrow with 3 sandwich bags in it.
Each bag has softball sized cheato in it with pods, some snails (probably), and some macroalgae (probably).
Take one bag or take all of them.
PLEASE:
I can't respond to post to tell if its been picked up, so communicate with...
HOLY FILTERS BATMAN!
I’ve run RAW cameras, 3-4 pro camera apps, filters, and combos of all the above. That app hit it out of the park in comparison.
Thanks for the lead. Lovin it. Best $3 I’ve spent in a while and had I known about it last year i would have saved about $100.
Heres a shot I...