Thinking of customizing empty tanks...

[FishHeads]

Hello again everybody...My other posts don't seem to get any attention so I will try a new topic with an idea that I have been tossing around. I want to upgrade to the next bigger sized apartment, which means I can bring my 250g, 100g and my 150g tanks home from phoenix. I want to link the two bigger tanks together to further health and growth of my oscars and tinfoils. I am think of transfering the fish to a massive rubbermaid tote until the job is finnished. I plan on finding a thick glass tube about 3 feet long to attatch in the center between the two tanks. I have the tools to do this, but do you think it a good idea?

 

[Teelie]

Nope. You'd literally have to remove every bit of silicone used on both tanks on every bit of glass and then reseal them all water tight. It'd be cheaper and more effective to just buy a larger tank.

 

[ChriX]

Why would you have to remove all the silicone? Why not just make a hole and put the pipe in, doesn't sound too hard to me. I'd say go for it if you want something original, make sure the fish can fit through the pipe though hehe

 

[Nidge]

Are you talking about joining two tanks together with a glass tube?
If so i think that would be a great idea and good luck.

 

[Tropjunky]

Well same here but id just get a hole cut and then stic them together (cheeper without the pipe). or u you get a bit of pipe with a lage enough diameter then only cut half a curcule of gall out on the tank and then attach the pipe and then fill it with sand and some plants just make sure u can get to it and clean it.

 

[ddm18]

or u you get a bit of pipe with a lage enough diameter then only cut half a curcule of gall out on the tank and then attach the pipe and then fill it with sand and some plants just make sure u can get to it and clean it.

Sorry Tropjunky, I may be thick, but I really don't understand the second part of your post. I've tried every way I can of working it out, but it just doesn't make sense to me!

Dave

 

[treefrog]

I thought it was just me... I was like huh?

 

[jumpman]

I thought it meant cutting half a circle in each tank, sticking the pipe over this (so half is covered) and covering the half that would lead straight up to the glass in sand and plants.

Just not sure why??

Tropjunky enlighten us to your vision!!

edit: to save time/easier??

 

[smithrc]

i'm with him....

rather than cuttin g a full circle out of the tanks - leave half the circle there so that when you join the tanks there is a lip at both ends that will allow sand to be put in the tube so it can be planted

I think that idea rocks

i would be bothered about the tube being a weak point though...

 

[carrcn]

Just from a manufacturing point of view, I don't know how you'd cut a half circle in glass. I wouldn't think you could do it and have clean edges, if you could even have it done. A circle is much easier to cut, and I think it'd be pretty cool. I would make sure to have something supporting the tube somewhere in the middle, though. Let us know how it goes.

On a side note, you attending NAU??? My bro' graduated from there with a double major in electrical engineering and computer science. Too cold for me up there, chose my school based on climate! NMSU!!! Lots warmer.

Best of luck to you.

 

[ddm18]

Oh, I see. Kind of like this:

Thats REALLY cool. I want one!!!

Dave

 

[ddm18]

Great. I spent so long drawing that pointless diagram that my bucket overflowed (I was doing a water change at the same time)!!!

Stupid diagram.

Stupid pipe idea.

Dave

 

[CFC]

Why would you want to have sand in the tube? Eventually water motion would just push it all out into the tanks either side.

The general idea of joining tanks together is a good one, by joining the tanks you are doubling the surface area of the tank and creating a much more stable enviroment for the fish. This is why many breeders use centralised systems in which many small tanks are linked together and to a large filter.

 

[Teelie]

Why would you have to remove all the silicone? Why not just make a hole and put the pipe in, doesn't sound too hard to me. I'd say go for it if you want something original, make sure the fish can fit through the pipe though hehe

Oops, I misread what he was meaning. The only problem with drilling is you can't on tempered glass so that might put a stop to it there.

I don't know if his tanks are tempered however. If they aren't, then it's a cool idea. I've seen them before on 10 and 20 gallon tanks.

 

[Sky042]

problem is he wants his oscars to grow larger. So for that tube to be large enough to have half of it full of sand and still allow a large oscar to swim through it'd have to be liek 3 feet in diameter.