Recent content by bobberwobber

bigjim.. thanks... i figured the glass thickness was more about surface area than it was actual volume behind it. larger tank, loads are spread over larger area anyway.. so yeah, im thinking the 10mm glass be plenty big enough... i may even use the 55gals... ill see... the frame i have thought...

yeah 2 55s, would be 110 and no way putting 2 end to end would work, you would have a very bad weak spot bang in the middle... what i was talking about was the 75gals, using the long sides of 2 tanks, to make a 4x4. throwing away the end pieces.

ill try and get some tomorrow. with the mirrors least in place...

not much progress as of yet... working too hard... both damsels did die though.. not sure why.. survived the move across the house but not too long ago, 1 died and the other a day later.. all water tests showed good. not sure what happened.. crabs and snails all seem fine but they probably...

hey again... ok... this may be a crazy idea... i dont know.. i was just browsing around and stumbled across a forum post, cant remember which forum it was now... but guy wanted to know if he could join 2 55gallon tanks together... i had thought of this, as i wanted an 8foot tank, for my balas...

no pics yet.. ill get some once i get the mirrors in place.

i do too, unfortunately, my vote was vito'd by the higher authority.... so going with mirror.. i got some mirror tiles and after cutting them all to fit nice.. cat decided to check it out, jumped up and knocked half onto the floor.... alas, got to cut more but been called back to work so not had...

mine must be pretty good. all my freshwater fish are from petsmart and all were fine. Walmart on the other hand...... they should be banned from selling fish. they have no idea how to look after them and evertime go in there, they have 4 or 5 dead floating in each tank..

well wouldnt call myself an expert, only been doing it a short while. but taken a few apart now and never do unless really really have to. such a small tank, a piece of 6mm glass in the bottom should work... just make sure fits snug and is siliconed well. removing the top frame is not too bad...

ive dismantled and done a few tanks now, nothing that small, mostly 55gals, and i will say, replacing the glass is not an easy job. bottom piece, probably the easiest, in terms of getting it apart, but it still a lot of work. having to break the silicone between the glass joins is time consuming...

all these fishtank room ideas, gives me an idea. fiberglass the walls in the basement and fill it with water. by my calculations, that be just over 52,000 gallons... have one of those plexiglass tunnels like in sea life centers. that would be cool to have. wonder if id need a permit..

lol its funny, we were just talking about this earlier. but i find it funny because way back when, when i was little, and had the 10gallon in the bedroom, i would always win those goldfish from the fair, you know, shoot the target win a fish. dont see them much now as it was pretty bad for the...

how low is the waterlevel, to the input on the pump? if the waterlevel gets too low, the pump can pull water from the surface, causing bubbles. also find sometimes ball valves can cause them, i have seen them on my smaller pump from the ball valve. but i know if the level in my sump lowers too...

hmmm you might be right now i think about it. may just been a softener. didnt have large cylinders etc. was a large box, almost like an air conditioner heat pump and then another next to it, which had salt in it... but yeah think it was a softener more i think about it. ah well.... i know at...

i would love a custom made, 15foot or so long, 5 foot wide, 3 foot tall tank, that is almost S shaped, rock background, gravel bed, and a large number of Bala Sharks, but i also want it to be flowing, from one side to the other. so probably wouldnt be ideal for them, but still, its a dream...