ugination87 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 hey everyone i really wanted a tank in my dormroom so i decided to go with a 2.5g minibow. i bought a drilled 2.5 g mb with light modification off Seabea because i didnt know how to do the mods.. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=76624 anyways i made a sun tea jar ATO and i have to test it out to check for leakage.. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...&hl=sun+tea+jar i bought a 2.5 aga tank and i called this glass shop, but they said taht since its tempered glass, its going to shatter so i decided that im just going to build my own sump~! so im currently asking for help here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...19entry722419 im planning to buy cut glass from a glass that is 1/4 in thick from a glass store ill try to put pictures up soon heres the diagram that i drew using paint... overveiw.bmp Link to comment
J86 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 uhh....you know you TYPE things on paint right? Link to comment
ugination87 Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 here is a painting of my sump.. will this work? haha yea. i dont know how to make the letters small. its freakin huge! ok i went to http://www.garf.org/ and came up with this: Tank Information: Material = Glass Tank Height = 9.5" Tank Width = 6.5" Tank Length = 10.5 " Glass Thickness = 1/4" Approximate Gallons = 3 Cut List: Bottom = 10 " x 6" Front = 10 1/2 " x 9 1/2" Back = 10 1/2 " x 9 1/2" 2 Sides = 9 1/2 " x 6" Top Front/Back brace = 10 " x 2" Top Sides brace = 6 " x 2" Additional Materials 1. Tube of aquarium grade silicone 2. Tape or clamps for holding the peices in place 3. Solvent for clean up. 4. Rags/Paper towels for clean up. 5. 1/4 inch wooden dowels. my question is do i need the top front.back.side brace?? if so.. what is it? also what is the 1/4 inch wooden dowel? baffle.bmp Link to comment
scarf_ace1981 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 can i ask y u r using a 2.5 as a sump and not a 10g or 5.5g? Link to comment
ugination87 Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 im building this for a dorm and the limit is 10g so im limited the tank size. also i am planning to have the sump right behind the tank so i dont want the sides or top to stick out alot. Link to comment
darkwaterdevil Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 the 2.5 isnt tempered all there tanks up to 10 gall arnt tempered Link to comment
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