Broken 10 gal conversion

30mini · #1 07/12/2006, 09:09 AM

Okay, so I broke the bottom pane of a 10 gal tank. I still have 4 other good panes.. well, 3 b/c one has a big chunck out of it.

So, I was thinking that I could take these panes and make my own custom sump for my 20 gal. mantis tank. I would take all these panes and get them cut at Lowes or HD to size. I would create a cube that would be a 6x12 to hold the intake and baffles, then make another cube connected to this one with a bulkhead that would be larger for the return. Not sure of the size yet, would have to measure.

So what does everyone think? The panes I have left are the two sides, which are 10x12, and the front which is 20x12, and the back with the chunck out of it which could be about a 9x10 or possibly bigger. Any ideas/critiques are appreciated!

skipm · #2 07/12/2006, 09:35 AM

The nano sized tank is definately doable but for a mantis I think I would use thicker glass, at least 3/16" or better yet 1/4". I have heard that a mantis can strike the glass with quite a bit of force, I have no direct experience with keeping them though.

30mini · #3 07/12/2006, 09:44 AM

Okay, you didn't read right.

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Originally posted by 30mini
So, I was thinking that I could take these panes and make my own custom sump for my 20 gal. mantis tank.

I already have a 20 gal tank for the mantis, and have kept mantis shimp before. Only the larger of the mantis can break the glass, and the 20 gal tank has thick enough glass to prevent that unless i got a HUGE one