Maxvan1 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 just wondering, I am thinking about making a tank to trade for frags.... I would trade it or sell it (then use the money for frags...) so... if I did make it, would you buy it, if so for how much? Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 It's a lovely picture, but the colors aren't my thing. How large a print are we talking? How easily can one get to the pump for cleaning/replacement? Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 it would probably be 12'' by 12'' by 12'' (7.5ish gallons) and that is true about how easy to get from the pump to clean it and all... Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 You missed what I was saying Link to comment
6000 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hopefully it comes in 8x10 and 16x20. Link to comment
Birdie Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I get it Blind tree frog, I think. You will have to elaborate just so I can say for sure that I know what you are talking about. I would buy it, I wouldn't trade anything for it 'cause I don't have anything to trade. Peace Richard Link to comment
Birdie Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 P.S. Isn't a standard piece of paper 8.5" by 11"? If so, it would also come in 8.5by11. Peace Richard Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 uhhh... how big a print... I made it on photoshop? so the defalt size of that I guess? maybe 6.5'' by 8'' ? Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I was asking how big a print the picture would be. I implied that you were selling the picture and not the tank. Link to comment
RobinsonFam1 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 those tanks usually sell for over 100 bucks easy. not really a trading peice to make. it is more along the lines of something to sell and make some money! i take it you have some real good experience in making these types of projects? acrylic or glass? BR Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 not a whole lot of experience... but I can have cuts made for $1, so I dont need to cut it... and using welldon could be THAT hard, could it? just like calking in a bathroom or somthing, just you need to be cleaner... Link to comment
Simms142 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Using weldon isnt hard, if you dont mind bubbles. Seriously, its and art and it takes a lit of practice to make a perfect seem on a tank, a lot harder to do than caulking a bathroom. Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 8, 2004 Author Share Posted December 8, 2004 well hopefully I will get a homedepot gift cert. for X-mas (thats what I asked my grandma for) so then I can buy the acrylic. I dont mind bubbles, but the person buying might... so If I mess up I could just keep it. My 10G had a crack (well more like a shatter... so I have a space for another tank...) and if it does look good then I will sell it and make another one... (for myself ) Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 BTW the Home Depot stuff is a lot cheaper grade (extruded, not cast), but I think the 1/4" would hold up for a small 7g. Link to comment
fade2black Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Don't use extruded (aka the stuff from HD) for any tanks. Extruded absorbs 10x the moisture that cast does and leads to crazing in the joints and eventually seam failure. That is why aquariums are never made from extruded acrylic. And like someone said earlier, using Weld-on is an art form and it takes a lot of pratice to get clear joints. I still get a small bubble every now and then and I've been doing this for a long time! Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 well... I think its worth a try, if it bubbles I dont care I will use it, and if it looks good-ok then I will sell it (or try ) I will tell you when I start... probably not until after x-mas... Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 oh, do you think weldon 4 is the best? I think thats what im going to use... Link to comment
fade2black Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 That is all I use. I buy it by the gallon. Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 what do you use to apply it? I think a polyurithane (I spelled that one wrong...) squeeze bottle would work best...? Link to comment
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