spoon Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 im going to use this thread to detail how i build my sump , i have a cabinet-maker friend who can cut glass well and is prepared to help/teach me with that side of it . the first thing i need to do is get the glass The biggest panel will be the bottom its roughly 550x 450 so at a guess i can get the bits of glass i need as off cuts i was thinking 6mm as the sump has numerous divisions which will in effect brace it as well as half of the sump only being half full any way so first question is where to get cheap off cuts of 6mm glass in chch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 is there a reason you have to use glass? how about plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 cost really id be keen to use perspex if i could find it cheap its a lot easier to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 oh I never would of thought it would cost more. good luck with your project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 or how about using a plastic storage bin from the wharehouse or similar, pending size and space available. will just need to be careful with the heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 or how about using a plastic storage bin from the wharehouse or similar, pending size and space available. will just need to be careful with the heater. that was my first idea however once the skimmer is in i dont have any room for much else and the skimmer working well depends on the water level being constant. thinking i may as well use all the availible space under cabinet and make a refugium as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1w1y2k Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 You can quite often get glass cheap on trademe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 or places like musgroves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 thanks navarre i forgot about musgroves i got the melteca for my stand there really cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 heres my design now i finally figured out how to use sketch up roughly half is a fuge which can be fed via skimmer chamber (and out round hole or pumped in from the return chamber (thru the hole) and out into the skimmer chamber which ever is better or will work the bubble traps set the height about 30cm which is how deep my skimmer needs to be to operate properly - its a big skimmer its 500mm tall and will be plenty for this tank the return chamber is the small chamber with the hole drilled in the side constructive critisisim welcome if you feel i have left something out or haave something in there i dont need please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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