Have a read here on my reactor: Adrians CO2 Reactor | APSA If you have further questions not covered there, just ask. I suggest you create a...
Cool. I wouldn't bother with Builders Warehouse. They won't have what you're looking for, trust me. Are you building a CO2 reactor? I've built two...
You have to buy it in metre lengths BTW. Much is fine, means you have a 395mm off cut or so..
Maizey Plastics. Get acrylic. They have branches all over the country, but as you're in Jhb, there's probably one down the road from you :)...
+1 I'd also transport it upright. No doubt about that.
I wouldn't bother with the sump on a tank that small. Generally people don't use sumps for planted tanks. I have one, with no problems: Adrian's...
Stocks what? It's called DIY :) Directly from the tap. I make it luke warm. In the ideal world you don't use any warm water because you can get...
They're already on to you Jax... :blink:
I went to Builders Warehouse, bought a few things and done. I used one of those plastic "loop" things that you get when buying a washing machine...
Cool could be. I hope your problems are sorted out! Have a read here, might help if you want to rebuild your tank: Rebuilding that shady second...
Do you think that square tubing is 40 x 40? Well, it looks like sq. tube from here. Looks reasonably solid, but lacks cross bracing. My elementary...
Although I am probably assuming too much, let me try an answer ---> yes, go to the beach and pick up some shells. White mussel shells work wonders...
What section sizes is the stand made from, assuming it's steel? Got any pics of it? Deflection is the number one cause for leaking or broken...
Cool, thanks for the replies. It was actually not that difficult to do this. Whilst I have had a small 45 litre tank as a kid, and later a 4 foot...
That's a big tank. Is it sitting on a strong and rigid enough stand? And do you have polystyrene or foam underneath the tank? Deflection in the...
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Enter the world of 2nd moments of intertia. Consult a structural steel table, free everywhere on the internet and if you Google, bending axis and...
My stand I built myself, note the cross bracing. This was with square tubing, 25mm, 2,5mm wall thickness. Angle irons work really nicely too. Most...
Your stand is too flimsy, and has no cross bracing. You're asking for huge trouble. In my opinion most tanks breaks not because the stand breaks,...
The Aquasoil looks really good. I bought mine mainly for the look. But the functionality is great too and I'm getting good growth for my plants.
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