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[quote=Basile;No , i've just got an idea, Lowes has pre-cut plexiglass that i can buy. Then i'll rebuild another support system with 1" pvc this time and still put eveything on a plexiglass who'll spread the total weight along its entire area of the panel and protecting the glass at the same time. Thanks for your inputs guys.:biggrin:[/QUOTE]
:thumb::idea::thumb: I would buy the thickest plexiglass available to have a safe piece of mind. Make sure all your PVC on the bottom is as straight a possible simply to disperse the weight equally... I like your design.. |
Once you put your sand in will it not also help support that structure.I dont see any problems at all and wouldnt change a thing. Egg crate under the sandbed sucks though. It eventually get exposed and looks terrible once it does. I think your rockwork is cool. so to answer your question....just a little bit sissy:lol:
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Also, you can use physics to your advantage and add some weight on the opposite side from the overhang to reduce the torque (the bending force) on the rods. I did this on one of my old tanks and it worked like a charm. There are a few other things, like anchoring rods, that would also fix this and be easily hidden. |
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So my sculpture is finished, just have to rebuild the support with 1" pvc which i got as you can see i just need elbows ,lol. Then just got to hide those nuts and put it in the tank with a plexi glass in the bottom. The sculpture is 36" longX20"wideX 20" hight. My tank is 21" hight, but the structure was suppose to be built with 1/2" pvc now its with 1" so my last rock will be floating, i'll put a mini palm tree and a lodge for the snails.
http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo003-4.jpg http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo004-3.jpg http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo006-4.jpg http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo007-4.jpg http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo008-4.jpg http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/q...Photo009-4.jpg At the end of the ramp a stalactite will come down. |
Once again. Thats really cool. A frag plug will probably sit nice on those nylon bolts and whatever coral you choose will encrust over them.
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