I think we all have the risk of waking up with a pool in our bedrooms or wherever there is the tank. Our prayers and a lot of silicone or acrilic cement are our biggest allies.
-----Original Message----- From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Martes, 16 de Octubre de 2001 01:07 p.m. To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: To build a tank... Ben, What did you think of the plans?? Do you think it would really work well? It didnt really look that hard did it? I am just really scared of waking up with 500 gallons of water on the floor!! I guess there is a chance of that happening no matter what tank you use though huh?? Shane > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Holt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: To build a tank... > > I Have not done it yet. I think I will probably try when I decide if I am > staying put where I am at or if I am going to move. If I move I am going > to > try to build so I will plan a large tank like this into the plans for the > house. Until then I am still in the "dreaming" stages. I am thinking > that > If I try to do this I am going to make some modifications though. I was > planning an 8 foot by 3 or 4 foot base but I am going to use the glass > from > an old 125 gal aquarium that I have. Therefore I will only have 6 ft of > viewing. With the extra space on each end I was going to try to create > some > built in overflows. I was going to insert a couple of walls that were > slightly shorter than the rest and cut a channel along the top so that I > could get a cheap piece of acrylic cut so slots in it to keep my various > creatures out of the over flows. My other thought was to use one side for > over flows and make the other side slightly wider and use it as a built in > refugium. But like I said right now I am still in the "draming" phase. > > Ben > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 11:42 AM > Subject: To build a tank... > > > > A while ago, a few emails went around the list about instructions to > build > a > > tank. Ben, I think you originated the email. It is a plywood/epoxy tank > with > > a glass front. The one that we discussed is a 500 gallon tank on the > GARF > > site. Because I am beginning to look at new and larger tanks, I am open > to > > the possibility of building one. > > > > The question I have is, has anyone had success building a tank like > this? > > Does anyone know anyone that has? Ben, did you try it? It seems fairly > easy, > > and I could build a 300 gallon tank for about $400.00. Not bad > considering > > when looking in the Sunday paper, I am finding 180 gallon tanks for a > grand. > > Garf says they build and use these tanks all the time with no problems. > They > > say they have never had a leaker. > > > > Any thoughts on this, or feedback? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > Shane > > ________________________________________ > > > > LEAVING THE LIST > > ================ > > To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > list. > The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > > > For example: > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: <not needed> > > > > UNSUBSCRIBE > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ________________________________________ > > LEAVING THE LIST > ================ > To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > For example: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: <not needed> > > UNSUBSCRIBE > -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------
