Caper Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Dixon...is the fish inspecting the tank for you???? :lol: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 is it on the bottom? How close does the end of the chip get to the joint? I'll be concerned if the chip of on the bottom, on the top it won't be so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 yes its on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Dont no how those black widows got there.lol more pics of the chip nw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 mmmm, looks like that whole corner is not being supported at all, and all that is holding the water in is the silicone in that corner. Could be pretty dodgy, but yet again, could last forever... Cutting the old silicone away from the corner, and siliconing a patch on the inside may work, or cutting away the silicone on the outside and putting a small piece in that corner... wont do alot but may give a bit more support for the side/front. Either way, Id talk to the seller, and see what they say. EDIT: the best option would be to cut the old bottom off and siliconing a new piece of glass on the bottom. at least it will give peace of mind, and will be alot cheaper than loosing a whole tank load of fish, plants, and burning out heaters or filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 there is bracing inside the tank at the bottom and a piece of glass has been siliconed into the corners and down the back front and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Oh so theres euro bracing around the whole tank on the bottom? if so, then yea id use it without worrying..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 ohk thats kool. Its in the car anyways so ill get the guy thats making my cube too take a look at it while im there anyway just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Yea just get his opinion, may aswel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 For Filtration would a via aqua 650 and a aquaone internal 600lph filter do for filtration? And what would be the cheapest decent form of lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Is this bracing good enough for this tank size?Its 10mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yea perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Cool, i will be starting the making of the stand tomorrow So i will hopefully have the tank setup in the next week and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 The stand has almost been finished i think. This is my stand thread http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/tank-stand-for-3-foot-tank-vt24759.html And For Filtration would a via aqua 650 and a aquaone internal 600lph filter do for filtration? And what would be the cheapest decent form of lighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Filtration yes, lighting.... i dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 http://www.petplanet.co.nz/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=291&=SID Would this here be suitable mounted in the hood with 2 tubes like these http://www.petplanet.co.nz/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=268&=SID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 http://www.petplanet.co.nz/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=291&=SID Would this here be suitable mounted in the hood with 2 tubes like these http://www.petplanet.co.nz/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=268&=SID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 i Still havent got this tank set up because the stand hasnt been finished yet. I have ended up getting a fluval 404 and just clicked buynow on a light on trademe. Its a aquaone al-30d http://www.aquaone.co.uk/lighting_al_t8.php. Are these very good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I have ended up getting a fluval 404 and just clicked buynow on a light on trademe. Its a aquaone al-30d Are these very good? You're asking us after you bought the fitting?? Fittings are six of one, half a dozen of the other - the most important thing is what sort of tubes you put in it. I have tried the ones from the Electrical wholesalers that are what they call 'colour 86', there is a higher one at 94, but they give quite a white/blue light at 8600 and 9400k (degrees kelvin) respectively. Plants allegedly require light somwhere in the 6500k range. I have found that tubes in the 7000k range seem to be more suited to my plants, as when I put two 8600k tubes on a 2ft tank, I found some of my red leaved plants were struggling, and started to shed their leaves, so now I have one 8600k and one 7100k from the LFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Got the light unit yesterday. Set it up on axolotl tank and turned it on and it was very bright, THe axies didnt like it so i took it off their tank :-? . One of the bulbs is white and the other purple when going will they be good bulbs? the purple bulb is arcadia branded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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