OK, not sure exactly how good this might work but its the idea I came up with. Make a mold of the size ramp you want from a piece of styrofoam. Fill the mold with Great Stuff>>
http://greatstuff.dow.com/greatstuff/diy/retail.htm which can be painted the color you want after it is dry. Most people use Krylon Fusion paint for this, as its safe for water and will bond to plastic. Construct your legs out of acrylic tubing, although there may be a better material to use here I'm not sure. Here is a link>>
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=21315&product_id=11231
If you get the clear open tubes which are alot cheaper than solid rods, you can fill them with a small gravel to make them blend in and I think it would look really cool too. :grinyes: Also if you get 2 sizes of tubes you can make legs out of the smaller size and then cut sections from the larger size. Make sure the small legs can fit into and slide up and down inside the bigger ones. Attach the larger diameter cut sections to the sides of the ramp and then insert the legs into them. That way the dock wont be stationary and will be able to float up and down with the water's surface so the turtles will always have access to it.
Now to attach the legs to the base of the tank you should be able to silicone them in place if the tank is currently empty. Or you can use one of the epoxy types on this page which will bond under water and be safe for the inhabitants. A possibly easier and cheaper way would be to get some flat rock, maybe a piece of tile from the hardware store (make sure its water safe
) and drill 4 holes into it for the legs to sit down into. If you go that route there wouldn't be anything to scrape loose when you change it over to the 75 :grinyes:
Well there's my idea, one last thing you might want to ask a Mod to move this over to the DIY section, I think you would get more responses and they could tell more how well my idea would work too. Hope this helps! :headbang2: :headbang2: :headbang2: