Do You Think?

[ALEXF]

I was wondering what everone thought about this as a quarentine tank?

http/www.fish.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=701003

im looking for something that is slim enough to fit under my stand?

Most likely *hoping* i would never have to use it and if i did it would only be for a few 1-2 fish at a time...

I know its no good for my angel but yea.... help me out.


Thanks,

Alex

 

[Snooks1!]

Get a 10 gal tank for a quarantine, having a 10-20 gal tank for quarantine purposes will be more than suitable for any normal fish you'll need it for. If you plan to stock much larger fish, then obviously you'll need a larger q-tank. I would recommend using a 10gal at least.

 

[ALEXF]

if i had the space i would have that but i am out of space and a ten gallon wont fit in the only place i have room for it which is why i am asking....

 

[Tolak]

If that price included the heater it wouldn't be too bad, if it were a glass tank. A decent heater will set you back around $15. A 10 gallon glass tank can be had for $10 new, add $15 for a cheap hob, another $10 for a home depot 15w light. Backgrounds for small tanks are cheap, for about $40 you have the same thing in a glass 10 gallon. Another $15 for the heater puts you at $55, same price for a better setup with a heater.

A 10 gallon is only an inch bigger one way, a couple inches taller, and 4 inches shorter in length. I have always found a way to wiggle smaller tanks into a space, sometimes larger ones. For a small tank on a slightly smaller surface a piece of 3/4" plywood cut to the size of the tank bottom will offer enough support to let an end or side overhang an inch or two. You can get away with a lot using 1" plywood with a 10 gallon tank.

If the stand you want it to fit under has doors that close, let it hang out the back a bit, which is usually open on tank stands. If the front is open let it hang out a little that way. I have a rack with five 5.5 gallons I use for hatching, an inch on either end is totally unsupported;

I've seen worse done with racks of 10 gallon tanks, a couple of inches on either end unsupported, running leak free for years.

 

[ALEXF]

see ibe tried to stick a 10 gallon tank in there to see if it would fit but i cant seem to get it in there. The price isnt to much what im worried about as much as the space i have for a tank. Now if i could manage to get it in there which ill try again and it hangs out the back wont that cause strain on the tank to where it might break??? and THANK YOU TOLAK for responding.

 

[Tolak]

If you cut a piece of plywood to the size of the bottom, and let the plywood overhang along with the bottom of the tank it should hold fine. You can see the plywood holding the smaller tanks in that picture overhanging the angle iron beneath, by a good inch. Above it is a 55 that goes over the edge about 1/2". The backs of the smaller tanks actually do hang off of the plywood, by maybe an inch.

 

[ALEXF]

ok so im gonna see if i can figure away to get it back there and if that fails then im gonna go with the other. Thanks Tolak !!!! I really appreciate it.