Im tight on my money this month. Doing my diy. Next step of my tattoo. getting frontosa and doing driving lessons. I can also get the filter at...
the wood and poly are already put together....so that ship has sailed. im going to cover all the borders with extra silicone and add extra...
some costs of things i bought this weekend Stones L 20kg R58.95 from stodels Stones m 5kg R26.95 from stodels x2 handheld 90ml silicone tubes...
Bump
Bump still for sale. A guy strung me along all weekend for the sale and just bailed. Not the first time this has happened. They are for...
Here are some beginning photos. I bought polystyrene 1.2x0.6x0.2 x2 pieces as planned. They cut it for me at mica hardware to be sure it fits I...
@Zuraki the magnet idea is fantastic! I am going to try use it. I just need to see tomorrow what the best magnets are that I can get close by. The...
@ryanj252 I need to get the magnets somewhere locally tomorrow so I can start my build this weekend
i cant really do a full scale test beforehand... @ryanj252 as the tank will have water in it. i will need to durapond and seal everything before...
@ryanj252 that is a pretty good idea! then i dont need to use big rocks at the bottom to keep the polystyrene up against the back! i did a quick...
@ryanj252 i dont want it to be siliconed to my tank and work from there because my tank has water and fish into it thats why it has to be free...
@ryanj252 look @Zuraki profile for the first tang build. im not going the cement route i dont like it. im going to silicone the stones onto my...
@ryanj252 also i need to find a hot knife i can lend for a day just to cut the poly styrene nicely. or what else is best to cut it with to achieve...
@ryanj252 thanks man but i think Zuraki and i have got most of it down, my only issue right now is finding nice stones and deciding on how thick...
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@Zuraki wow thanks for that very indepth and accurate drawing. i dont have a pc so you've kicked my asss on drawings. you hit my planning spot...
Decided im going to make them 4cm thick atleast. Im liking the second idea more because im worried about the heater melting the poly and heat not...
@Zuraki I was planning on making them straight, odd shapes will affect the balance of my pillars as they will be free standing against the back of...
@Zuraki after looking at your post again i see you only used one sheet of 1cm polystyrene. will it work for me to only use x1 sheet of 2cm poly...
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