Basile
Well-Known Member
The Refugium separation
Well i've worked a bit on my tanks today and made my separation for my fuge.
Well i've worked on my separation, here it is. I've used gutter gard instead of window screen, bigger holes that won't clog as easy and will let the water flow more freely. Those holes shouldn't let any crabs or ordinairy snails through, although small shrimp which i'll avoid might, maybe, i said might squeeze through, but no big deal.
The frame opens up to trap the gutter gard between its sides, but since gutter gard is a bit thicker than ordinary screen i have to use Zip ties to hook it up and hold it tight on the sides and in the middle.
Zip ties are your friend in this Hobby, lol I did both directions to make a double mesh to prevent small shrimps and snail o go through , it took more ties.....
On the bottom, some rubble will be put to lift the gate a bit higher and foam will be applied to glue the hole thing on the bottom and on the reer panel as well. Rubble will also be used on the back panel to blend in the gate. Nothing will be put on the fron glass , it will all be held from the back and bottom, no need to smear my display glass.
I still have the door of the frame. I can still make another separation for another tank.
My Herbie drain with its strainer
My emergency overflow
My return , i haven't decided if i'm having a "T" going across , still debating that one.
Funny on this angle the drain looks higher than it actually is. Its actually much bellow the waterline of the 150G overflow box.
Same illusion here the emrgency drain on the 150 g looks higher than the wierd, lol its not.
Thats my new stand for my sculpture, the old as been cracking up on all side the 60 lb structure is too heavy for it. So this new 1" pvc structure will be glued to it tomorrow with foam. Then it will rest on a plexiglass sheet at the bottom of the tank to spread the load evenly and not concentrated at the end of those four legs.
Well i've worked a bit on my tanks today and made my separation for my fuge.
Well i've worked on my separation, here it is. I've used gutter gard instead of window screen, bigger holes that won't clog as easy and will let the water flow more freely. Those holes shouldn't let any crabs or ordinairy snails through, although small shrimp which i'll avoid might, maybe, i said might squeeze through, but no big deal.
The frame opens up to trap the gutter gard between its sides, but since gutter gard is a bit thicker than ordinary screen i have to use Zip ties to hook it up and hold it tight on the sides and in the middle.
Zip ties are your friend in this Hobby, lol I did both directions to make a double mesh to prevent small shrimps and snail o go through , it took more ties.....
On the bottom, some rubble will be put to lift the gate a bit higher and foam will be applied to glue the hole thing on the bottom and on the reer panel as well. Rubble will also be used on the back panel to blend in the gate. Nothing will be put on the fron glass , it will all be held from the back and bottom, no need to smear my display glass.
I still have the door of the frame. I can still make another separation for another tank.
My Herbie drain with its strainer
My emergency overflow
My return , i haven't decided if i'm having a "T" going across , still debating that one.
Funny on this angle the drain looks higher than it actually is. Its actually much bellow the waterline of the 150G overflow box.
Same illusion here the emrgency drain on the 150 g looks higher than the wierd, lol its not.
Thats my new stand for my sculpture, the old as been cracking up on all side the 60 lb structure is too heavy for it. So this new 1" pvc structure will be glued to it tomorrow with foam. Then it will rest on a plexiglass sheet at the bottom of the tank to spread the load evenly and not concentrated at the end of those four legs.