not exactly the most constructive response towards somebody new to fish........ :shakehead:
Petsmart Guy Was Wrong. What now?
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not exactly the most constructive response towards somebody new to fish........ :shakehead:
I love the three goldfish in the chi picture....perfect example of teaching the consumer to kill their fish
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217795&page=3
This guy apparently has the same tank and already got the dimensions.
So I should be set on that part. Thank you for your info, and not being rude about it :hi:
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yeah, i looked at that thread and the home-made lid. i do see there is a bit of overhang, which is ok with that screen/divider material, since the holes in it give air flow and will keep condensation from dripping to the edge of the lid and down the outside of the tank. but if you go with a plexiglass lid you will want it to just rest on the edges of the tank and not overhang, or else you may end up with condensation dripping out. and you may want to leave a small area open at the back of the tank to allow for air exchange.
here's a quick example: (this is my drawing, not my kiddo's.... i swear! hahaha)
here's a quick example: (this is my drawing, not my kiddo's.... i swear! hahaha)
Well I also found a thread on another site where the dimensions matched. So i'm guessing he added the overhang after taking dimensions so it would sit on there. The small opening in the back would also allow me to feed easier. I'm pretty excited about all of this. PookyFish is painting the 40 gallon tank's trim black right now. The old wooden texture was beginning to look bad.
My drawing is way worse than that
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well i am a southpaw and that was done with my mouse using my right hand, so i think i'll pour myself a celebratory drink now! hahahaha.......
You *should* be okay if you keep the water level as low as the filter intake will allow... I'd imagine 2 inches would be fine, but I'm unfamiliar with how the center filter on those works.
If you're willing to craft a hood for the tank though, like the previous posters suggested, then by all means do so. Less of a gamble.
I didn't know that home depot has plexi, much less that they would cut it. That solves my problem with my 1.5g hex. It comes with a little plexi (i think it was plexi) cover to place between the tank and the light hood. I'm guessing it was designed to cut down on heat coming from the light and going into the tank but I dunno. I'll get them to cut me some plexi and then I will make a DiY hood for it. I prefer "creating" DiY projects on smaller stuff. If it works out well with the 1.5, maybe move up to the 14 which has a nice typical plastic hood with light fixture but it's one of those non-flourescent bulb fixtures. I dunno what I'm saying anymore. pfffffffftt.........
here is the closest size plexiglass sheet to the dimensions of the fluval chi tank. cheap as heck too!
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
may want to give your local store a call to make sure they have this size in stock and they have somebody available to cut it for you.
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
may want to give your local store a call to make sure they have this size in stock and they have somebody available to cut it for you.
There is one next door to the Best Buy I work at. Will have to check that out! That IS way cheap.
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