Cool your tank - here's an idea!

Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool your tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source for it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same size in
glass in well under $10aus.


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
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Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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I don't know about cheap, but I'm building sumps all the time, so I tend to have
small pieces lying around. Most of that was built with tiny 2" scrap pieces,
except for the main piece with the holes routed out. I actually had to waste a
piece the first time around, because I cut a square hole only to find out it was
a little too big. Opps!! So I redid it with the octogons with a new piece.

Then yesterday, I cut another set of octogons to keep it as a template in case I
ever have to make something similar again.

I liked making it because it was different from the typical acrylic project I
work on. Trust me, I didn't do it for the money, because I only asked for $20
for my trouble. I probably spent 1.5 hours on that - from beginning to end, and
for that amount of time $20 isn't worth it for me.

Marc


skozzy wrote:

You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source for it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same size in
glass in well under $10aus.

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com



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Marc - LOVE your website and lovely clear piks - when I can access them
(dialup victim here).
you've given me incentive to do a bit of DIY when I finally bite the bullet
and start doing marine... Only owned my house for a year, so all my money is
going into that at the mo!

Cheers
Lill

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
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I don't know about cheap, but I'm building sumps all the time, so I tend
to have
small pieces lying around. Most of that was built with tiny 2" scrap
pieces,
except for the main piece with the holes routed out. I actually had to
waste a
piece the first time around, because I cut a square hole only to find out
it was
a little too big. Opps!! So I redid it with the octogons with a new
piece.

Then yesterday, I cut another set of octogons to keep it as a template in
case I
ever have to make something similar again.

I liked making it because it was different from the typical acrylic
project I
work on. Trust me, I didn't do it for the money, because I only asked for
$20
for my trouble. I probably spent 1.5 hours on that - from beginning to
end, and
for that amount of time $20 isn't worth it for me.

Marc


skozzy wrote:

You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source for
it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same
size in
glass in well under $10aus.

"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool
your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com



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i have an acrylic aquarium w/ lids
recently added a walmart $8 desk fan above my overflow box
it blows down in to overflow & air comes back out holes in aquarium lids
temp dropped from 84 back to 78 where my heater was set to
have ordered 21db 25cfm 80mm PC fan to replace walmart fan
http://www.siliconacoustics.com/acou...mm-af80ct.html
will be placing another above my sump

tried a few 110v 80mm fans w/ numerous problems
too loud, too little airflow, poor quality (started rattling within weeks)
the walmart unit was a quick fix until i found something better
Acoustifan & Papst both make very quiet fans w/ temp monitoring
as the temp rises above 70F, the fan's RPM's increase

hi skozzy
where can you get 6mm glass at that price??

Akk

"skozzy" wrote in message
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You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source for it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same size
in
glass in well under $10aus.


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool
your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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The old fella at the Cabulture Markets on sundays. I don't know his name.
This is 2nd hand glass, not new. But it's unscratched.

We pay $60aus for 4 foot tanks (6mm glass) from him, that also includes top
covers too.

"Akk" wrote in message
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hi skozzy
where can you get 6mm glass at that price??

Akk

"skozzy" wrote in message
...
You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source for
it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same
size
in
glass in well under $10aus.


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool
your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


--
Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

His name is Ed Williams
It's considered cheap quality glass but does the job....

Cheers
Microbot

"skozzy" wrote in message
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The old fella at the Cabulture Markets on sundays. I don't know his name.
This is 2nd hand glass, not new. But it's unscratched.

We pay $60aus for 4 foot tanks (6mm glass) from him, that also includes
top
covers too.

"Akk" wrote in message
...
hi skozzy
where can you get 6mm glass at that price??

Akk

"skozzy" wrote in message
...
You do a lot of your work using acrylic, do you have a cheap source
for
it
?. Where I am acrylic is more then 10x the cost of glass. One sheet of
acrylic 6mm thick in the size of 3 foot x 3 foot is $80aus, the same
size
in
glass in well under $10aus.


"Marc Levenson" wrote in message
...
Just in time for summer, a webpage with information to help you cool
your
tank.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/fan_tray.html

Marc


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Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com