Nano reef contest notification

[Murphs_Reef]

Aha i work 8:30 till 16:30.. not a clue what I'm.trying to suggest with this .. but... Aha! 

 

14 hours ago, seabass said:

It's just what we came up with this time.  Being an office nano contest, the theme is a play on the 9 to 5 workday.

 

[seabass]

6 minutes ago, Murphych said:

Aha i work 8:30 till 16:30.. not a clue what I'm.trying to suggest with this .. but... Aha!

[banasophia]

Haha yeah I work 10 - 7… and then there are time zones to consider 😂🤣

[FishI]

6:00 to 17:00 every day. With a few tank breaks mixed in lol. I want my extra gallons!!!! 

 

 

Although dock me for my tank breaks and i'm probably at 9 gallons. 😁

[seabass]

For y'all that aren't working 9 to 5, I'm going to need to you come in on the weekend.

[aclman88]

3 hours ago, PeterU said:

 

Obviously try at your own risk.

Super interested in trying this. My worry would be integrity if the tank but if the rim is replaced I would think it should be fine. 

[FishI]

2 minutes ago, aclman88 said:

Super interested in trying this. My worry would be integrity if the tank but if the rim is replaced I would think it should be fine. 

Me too. Its only 5 gallons on your floor 🤷‍♂️

[PeterU]

2 minutes ago, FishI said:

Me too. Its only 5 gallons on your floor 🤷‍♂️

I was thinking of taking only 3-4 inches off instead of cutting in half.

[seabass]

1 hour ago, aclman88 said:

Super interested in trying this.

58 minutes ago, PeterU said:

I was thinking of taking only 3-4 inches off instead of cutting in half.

 

I love to see these documented.  Cutting a tank seemed super sketchy at first, but that video makes it seem possible. 

 

One nice thing is that a shorter tank means less water pressure on the tank walls.  Not sure about micro-cracks on the cut edge, or anything like that.

[PeterU]

8 minutes ago, seabass said:

Cutting a tank seemed super sketchy at first

Still seems sketchy to me. I think it was only possible do to how thin this glass is. Still considering it.

[seabass]

1 minute ago, PeterU said:

I think it was only possible do to how thin this glass is. Still considering it.

That might make it easier.  However, I imagine that it would work with thicker tanks too.  I feel that smothering the top bracing in silicone will not only help hide the imperfections, but it should help maintain the integrity as well.

 

I tried removing the top frame on a 40 gallon breeder once.  It was siliconed so well, that I eventually gave up.  From watching the video, I get the impression that it's much easier to take the top frame off of these 10 gallon tanks.

[banasophia]

2 hours ago, seabass said:

For y'all that aren't working 9 to 5, I'm going to need to you come in on the weekend.

Well if you sent out a memo I don’t think there was a TPS cover sheet, so… 

[growsomething]

A few of us who are self-employed have wondered amongst ourselves who in this world still has a 9 to 5 job.  That seems like the 70's or something.  Maybe I heard Dolly's song too often growing up then.  That could be the theme song if you make a contest video, Seabass. 

[StinkyBunny]

5 hours ago, seabass said:

For y'all that aren't working 9 to 5, I'm going to need to you come in on the weekend.

I only work weekends. Fish come in on Friday and Sunday so I'm busier than a 1 legged man at an ass kickin' contest till Wednesday.

27 minutes ago, growsomething said:

A few of us who are self-employed have wondered amongst ourselves who in this world still has a 9 to 5 job.  That seems like the 70's or something.  Maybe I heard Dolly's song too often growing up then.  That could be the theme song if you make a contest video, Seabass. 

My day is when ever I start until I get back from the airport, some days are 17h long.

[seabass]

The contest starts tomorrow.  I'll post the thread around 9AM CDT.

[Murphs_Reef]

Ok so far I have decided on using RODI as my source water... Other than that... Not so much on the plan so far.. good start?😱

[Tamberav]

On 9/28/2021 at 10:21 PM, seabass said:

Here's another solution.  Take a 0.5 gallon Betta bowl and seal it (upside down) to the bottom of a ten gallon tank.  You could then cover it with epoxy (or E-Marco 400 mortar) and dry rock.

Nah don’t cover it. Just needs a little Sandy character and tree inside! 

 

 

[debbeach13]

41 minutes ago, Tamberav said:

Nah don’t cover it.

I like the idea of not covering it. You could put some interesting center piece in there. 

[banasophia]

28 minutes ago, debbeach13 said:

I like the idea of not covering it. You could put some interesting center piece in there. 

Such an intriguing idea… if I was going to try it, I’d probably use a small square or rectangular container (rather than rounded) so I could easily clean the glass with some kind of scraper.

 

 

 

 

[Tamberav]

43 minutes ago, banasophia said:

Such an intriguing idea… if I was going to try it, I’d probably use a small square or rectangular container (rather than rounded) so I could easily clean the glass with some kind of scraper.

 

 

 

 

 

Original magic eraser works well to clean odd shape during a water change. Square vessels are easier to find with better clarity though. 

[Tamberav]

Underwater city inside? 

 

[Tamberav]

Not sure if this is pushing it but take a 20g long... block off 11g and use the part you blocked off to place rock tints/lighting to create a shadowbox background.

 

 

[debbeach13]

I was thinking a terrarium in the jar would be cool. Many possibilities sponge bob gang, fake coral or flowers or fill it up with shells

[FishI]

1 minute ago, Tamberav said:

Not sure if this is pushing it but take a 20g long... block off 11g and use the part you blocked off to place rock tints/lighting to create a shadowbox background.

 

 

OK what if you divided the 20 gallon long into 3 tanks and triple your entries!!!!! Is that allowed? 

[debbeach13]

4 minutes ago, Tamberav said:

Not sure if this is pushing it but take a 20g long... block off 11g and use the part you blocked off to place rock tints/lighting to create a shadowbox background.

 

I saw a 55 gallon that had a glass partition with a fresh water tank in the back and a hamster or gerbil in the front. It looked like the animal was running around in the tank.