New prop system plans.

Rendos · #1 09/15/2005, 01:29 PM

I am getting a couple of tanks from Below Sea Level. Here is what I plan to do with them.

bshumake · #2 09/15/2005, 02:00 PM

Question: Where are you planning on putting this and does the wife know?
Follow-up: Do you carry them around in a wheelbarrow or do you just have a reinforced jock strap?

Rendos · #3 09/15/2005, 02:17 PM

The wife knows...they are goin in my office with the clownfish tank...it will be plumbed into this system somehow also so that I can use the chiller on both systems.

They are in the freezer where she keeps them... but on occasion I like to see if they still work.

just dave · #4 09/15/2005, 04:34 PM

I would suggest that before anyone starts raising stuff they should make sure they have a market for it. In other words start real small and see where it takes you.

Rendos · #5 09/15/2005, 07:19 PM

Thanks Dave...I have done this before. I can sell on eBay if I have too much. Or set up my website again.
http://www.aquaculturedcorals.com

I had pretty good luck there before. Then I moved and never set it back up again.

just dave · #6 09/15/2005, 08:06 PM

That wasn't really directed at you.

Rendos · #7 10/03/2005, 06:46 PM

Well, with everything else that is going on, I haven't had much time to work on my prop tanks, but here are a couple of pictures to keep the thread alive. I have the tanks somewhat cleaned up, and have made the overflow boxes.
20 gallon long sump.

33 gallon prop tanks...

Overflows inside...

Overflows outside...

All tanks in my garage...

I hope to get started on the stand/rack for this setup this weekend. It will all be plumbed together with my existing clownfish system...40 gallon cube.

Rendos · #8 10/03/2005, 06:47 PM

And before anyone asks...yes, I have carpet in my garage...my cars love me for it.

willember · #9 10/03/2005, 10:14 PM

how do you attach acrylic to glass?

oh, and aren't you supposed to have clown fish in a clownfish tank...

bshumake · #10 10/04/2005, 06:03 AM

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Originally posted by willember
how do you attach acrylic to glass?

I speak from experience when I say that Silicone is a poor choice to stick acrylic and glass. I would think that Marine Goop would work better.

Rendos · #11 10/04/2005, 07:43 AM

I silicone my acrylic overflows in glass tanks. I think it depends on how much pressure would be in the equation. In the case of an overflow...not much, if any, pressure is involved.

P.S. The clowns were hiding in their anemone in the picture...just as they do all day, everyday.

willember · #12 10/04/2005, 11:02 AM

The reason I ask is that I would like to section off areas in my sump, which is just a glass aquarium. If I bought plexiglass at Home Depot/Lowes, what would you recomend I use to secure the partitions?

wjhuie · #13 10/04/2005, 02:41 PM

I used silicone to attach the dividers in my sump and it worked great, it has been in use for almost two years. My sump is made out of a 37g eclipse its the same dimensions as a 20 long just a lot taller. it seems like there is a decent amount of pressure on them and it has done fine

willember · #14 10/04/2005, 02:47 PM

Is the eclipse glass? We had a 12G eclipse and it was, but I know some of them are acrylic.

bshumake · #15 10/04/2005, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wjhuie
I used silicone to attach the dividers in my sump and it worked great, it has been in use for almost two years. My sump is made out of a 37g eclipse its the same dimensions as a 20 long just a lot taller. it seems like there is a decent amount of pressure on them and it has done fine

Hmmm. Maby I just didn't use enough silicone.