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12/09/2007, 11:34 PM
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Cheap equipment
I see at wall mart some cheapo breeder tanks for like 10 bones would they be a bad ideal to use for a fuge. Iv see people use tubs for sumps before. would it be a bad idea.
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#2
12/10/2007, 12:41 AM
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Not bad at all. What size tank are you making a fuge for?
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#3
12/10/2007, 01:01 AM
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46 gallon bow front. Its got crapy space under it.
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12/10/2007, 01:05 AM
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I was thinking about puting to 2 ten gallons under it and drilling the sides of them and piping them together with a 2 inch pipe.
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#7
12/10/2007, 12:11 PM
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Re: Cheap equipment
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the thing i dont like about these cheap little tanks is the glass is so thin... especially if put down under tank in stand - so easy to drop things or whatever where the glass might break... i had a 10gal drilled (side) to make it into a fuge and in the process of installing a bulkhead broke the glass out... of course i should have been more careful but the point is that its just thin glass and it doesnt take much for it to break |
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12/10/2007, 09:20 PM
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Yea they sound like plastic there such thin glass, good point i guess i would just have to carful.
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#9
12/11/2007, 12:16 AM
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Breeder tanks have much thimmer glass since they are not designed to have internal pressure exerted on them from holding water. Be very careful!
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#10
12/11/2007, 10:07 PM
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I'd try to figure out a way to use some sort of Rubbermaid container if I was in your situation, if you can anyway. Good Luck.
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#11
12/11/2007, 11:26 PM
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#12
12/11/2007, 11:35 PM
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I have quite a bit of experience drilling tanks and I've broken about 5 of those 10 gal tanks from wallmart trying to drill them - and that was with 1/2" holes. That 2+ inch hole will be impossible to drill on those tanks, IMO.
I agree with the rubbermaid suggestion. |
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#13
12/11/2007, 11:35 PM
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Some of the ones I have seen sold as breeders are actually reptile tanks and not true aquariums. They are designed as terrariums or lizard tanks that may hold a few inches of water at most. I would make sure it is actually a breeder tank with a sticker on it statings so, they can visibly look the same.
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