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the plywood will be braced by 100x50 laid on edge about 200mm apart. As a joiner can you tell me if that will be strong enough? here is an example of what a panel will be like:

the plywood would be on the inside of the tank with fibreglass over it, and a veneer or maybe a thin tongue and groove type wood on the outside. I have the building skills to make it strong enough and look decent, just need some time to start putting it together

he would only legally be able to bring you a cray that was bigger than the legal limit you're gonna need a good size tank to keep a cray that big

Barrie you forgot shooting home-made bows and arrows at everything, catching wild goats, riding horses on the beach, attempting a thousand times to tickle trout but never succeeding and running kilometers down the beach each and every morning at dawn in a attempt to find frostfish before your brother did

look where 500 years of selective breeding has gotten us ((chunder))

:lol: :lol: Are you sure? :lol: :lol: 8) It was in the supermarket where the panadol and things live

after a 12 hour treatment with epsom salt, the bulge has dissapeared, and there is a large turd on the bottom of the tank. I have put it back in with the other discus but its hiding from them, and wont join them

the supermarket had rock salt and sea salt, is it either of them?

is epsom salt the same as "brooklands tonic salt"? I dont have a scales, how many teaspoons (or other way to measure it) would be right to treat 25L?

One of my 4cm discus went emo; dyed himself black, hung out by himself behind the filter pipe and didnt eat much for a couple of weeks. Yesterday afternoon he came out and ate some beefheart/lettuce/peas/garlic mix. He must have been hungry cos he got a big belly on him. It still hasnt gone down and is still huge 24hours later. The fish is sulking on the bottom of the tank looking very uncomfortable. Is there any way I can make him poo? I'm not too keen on squeezing :lol:

thats true. would fibreglass, the same as on a surfboard be good enough?

I can get free ply, wood for frames and pinkbats. I will just need to buy the glass and pond liner or fibreglass H3 is quite toxic isnt it? I'd be scared that it would get into the water somehow. Marine grade is good quality stuff that has few defects, unlike some other grades I've used in the past MFK is good I have been looking there already

After researching ways to get/make a decent size tank, it looks like plywood is going to be the easiest and cheapest way for me to get a bigger tank. I have come up with this design, with a filter built into the side of the tank. I would use 3/4" marine grade ply for the inner surface and 10mm glass. In between the two sheets of ply I will put insulation (pink batts or similar) and use 3/8"-1/2" ply on the outside. Measurements are just estimates at this point, but its going to be 600L+ Would this work? Have I missed anything out? It will need waterproofing on the inside, what would be the best product(s) to use?

DRRINK!!! :lol:

Go Palmy! Hi and welcome

tuataras feel awesome, nothing like what they look like they will dont let them bite you though

a tasty little grub, used to eat them as a kid i dont have a photo though

they will be fine. trouble if you get a pair though

I would probably want some blocks in the middle as well because the wood will sag under the weight and it will be a surprising amount over a tank that size. I also really recommend poly under the tank, it only costs a couple of dollars. I broke a tank because it had no poly under it. the stand got wet and swelled up and cracked the glass which gave out under the water pressure and made a little fish and glass filled tsunami all over the lawn, lucky it was on the deck. wouldnt want it to happen inside where your tank is

Ox usually means steer, or castrated bull. they are almost all killed <2yrs, usually about 18months old. Beef means any cattle beast, from a yearling to a 12 yr old hag of a cow.

whats the difference between beef heart and ox heart? they both mean cattle heart

how much garlic?

pretty even. only do little bits at a time and it works good