carlos Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 holey rocks? i dont see any holey rocks? all i see are those plastic ornaments besides the shells in the tank. or am i missing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I'm the one that's seeing things sorry. Saw a blurred orangey/red looking thing and holey rocks came to mind first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Looking for meleagris at a reasonable price if anyone's connected i'm with u DWD! letme know if u have ne success! btw are they meleagris or stappersi?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita_ozfish Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Looking good Jason. Glad to see things falling into place for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Ducky there's 9mm construction ply under those tanks ← I was going to ask if you had ply in there - best support surface for a tank ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Don't mean to harp on about the centre support, but I had a 4FT x 18" x 18" on a pine stand and it sagged in the middle. The tank sat on 9mm ply, it had a centre cross beam but no centre uprights, and the stand itself had about 100mm to spare each end. So effectively the 4ft sat inside the leg supports. It didn't break but I got a cabinet made before anything happened. A carpenter mate of mine said it came down to +300kg being too much for a pine stand that held substancial weight within the upright supports. Just thought I'd mention this, cause it looks like you have some weight inside the area of the upright supports. Be worthwhile looking into mate, as opposed to the possible consequences. Maybe bolting/screwing additional beams right underneath the beams running lengthways??? You seem to have room there for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Awesome setup mate, i'm sure your shellies will really appreciate their homes. All i can say is "i want one of those condos". I've just discovered the world of shellies and have a pair of multifasciatus in my 6ft tank, fastastic little fish to watch and very fast. I can feel a bit of shellie fever coming on . Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 seriously guys These are 5x18x18s with 10mm bases No centre support No plywood These have been running for about 18 months now. cheers each to their own i suppose..........but i will back my experience in the building trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Salita Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 but i will back my experience in the building trade You're not robinson crusoe there either . We'll compare resume's another time......... Cheers, Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickvick Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 DWD Not necessarily a criticism, but my preference for a set up like yours would be to have a single tank with siliconed dividers, and then a snap vent (or similar device)siliconed in to a corner of the divider to allow water to flow between. If it is done that way, you effectively only have one tank, so you have a larger volume of water with all of the benefits that brings. Additionally you only have to do one water change rather than, in your case, 4. You would probably find that the tank would be cheaper too. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 he would also find diseases could spread more quickly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Mick I understand what you are saying but I chose these tanks so I could comfortably move them/empty them without calling in favours from my friends. Ideally there are a lot better ways of doing this but when you consider that the entire setup was less than $350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickvick Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 DwD Fair call. Everyone has different priorities i guess. With my work I lack time to do maintenance but dont have trouble moving them etc............ so i guess each respective option works well for our particular needs. $350 .....wanna get me one too! Actually...make that 2! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 great stand, tanks and especially price! A real little shellie production facility you have there. Just one Q though (top of my head without doing the maths), with the amount of species you are planning to keep, is there enough room to grow them all out? Perhaps a 8x2.5x2 with an entire french restaraunt worth of snail shells -worm- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Worm, as most of the occupants will be step breeders, I have some leniency in when I need to remove them. In short when they get to say, a teenage stage, they will be removed to a bigger tank and grown out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_1 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 great setup how much did the wood cost you to make that stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F2Black Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I want one... Bring on the tax return!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 Mark ask Nemosfinder he built it Wouldnt be all that much as its made from framing timber so is fairly common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citypainter Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Hi ya Jason. I think you have done well. Cheap, without being nasty. Looks real tidy and you can isolate. If there was ever a fear about disease then you have 2 options. As you know most of it is in the introduction of new fish which you can quarantine for best results. If you had a fear of white spot well a UV steriliser would be easily added. I am sure you will keep a close eye and minimise your risk anyway. Congrats on a job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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