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Haus: Ya, it's home made. The outside paneling is tongue and groove that's been attached together and a pair of 1x2's along the back for added support. The main support is all paired 2x4's and then misc. wood for trim. It has 2 large hinged lids with about a 6" center support section. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The pic is from right after I completed it and got everything moved over. It's got a bunch of softies growing in it now.
archie1709: Exactly my point, I'm not counting in the odd pennies here and there, I'm looking at a concept. You can easily get started in this hobby on a small budget.
malkore: I tend to use 1 return pump for every system whether it's a powerhead or sump pump. I always split the output into at least 2 actual returns. If you look at my pic I've actually got 2 main lines, 1 along each side of the top of the tank. Each line is broken into 3 returns and it switches l/r with a sqwd. I suggest similar for single powerheads.
I always recomend playsand unless you really want aragonite.
The ocean contains massive amounts of silica sand. Glass is made of silica. Your tank is made of glass more than likely. You have silica in your tank. Silica is not bad thing. Silicate is a bad thing because it is made of silicic acid and is an entirely different animal than silica.
silica - A white or colorless crystalline compound, occurring abundantly as quartz, sand, flint, agate, and many other minerals and used to manufacture a wide variety of materials, especially glass and concrete.
slicate - 1. Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.
2. Any of a large group of minerals, forming over 90 percent of the earth's crust, that consist of SiO2 or SiO4 groupings combined with one or more metals and sometimes hydrogen.
lando: This is not bare bones in any way. It is just an excelent start on a FOWLR tank. My suggestion isn't for the end result of an sps tank, but a way to get a foot in the door and have a healthy tank.
Anyway, agree or not I've said my piece. I'm not trying to change anyone's religion here, although sometimes it would appear to be an easier challenge.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
archie1709: Exactly my point, I'm not counting in the odd pennies here and there, I'm looking at a concept. You can easily get started in this hobby on a small budget.
malkore: I tend to use 1 return pump for every system whether it's a powerhead or sump pump. I always split the output into at least 2 actual returns. If you look at my pic I've actually got 2 main lines, 1 along each side of the top of the tank. Each line is broken into 3 returns and it switches l/r with a sqwd. I suggest similar for single powerheads.
I always recomend playsand unless you really want aragonite.
The ocean contains massive amounts of silica sand. Glass is made of silica. Your tank is made of glass more than likely. You have silica in your tank. Silica is not bad thing. Silicate is a bad thing because it is made of silicic acid and is an entirely different animal than silica.
silica - A white or colorless crystalline compound, occurring abundantly as quartz, sand, flint, agate, and many other minerals and used to manufacture a wide variety of materials, especially glass and concrete.
slicate - 1. Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.
2. Any of a large group of minerals, forming over 90 percent of the earth's crust, that consist of SiO2 or SiO4 groupings combined with one or more metals and sometimes hydrogen.
lando: This is not bare bones in any way. It is just an excelent start on a FOWLR tank. My suggestion isn't for the end result of an sps tank, but a way to get a foot in the door and have a healthy tank.
Anyway, agree or not I've said my piece. I'm not trying to change anyone's religion here, although sometimes it would appear to be an easier challenge.