Re: starting a new project

Honestly, I"m a DIYer myself, because if I don't do it, it'll never get
done... I hope my wife didn't hear that... anyway....

I've too got a 29g coming and I also wish that I could drill it, would make
my SW adventure easier and I wouldn't have to do other thing like get a hang
on skimmer, I could do a sump instead and hang the skimmer there instead...
anyway....

I say this... when necessity brings you to the edge of doing it, or not
doing it, what would you do....

Do it, it breaks, gotta get another tank. Cost of another tank $60, learning
that you shouldn't drill your own tank? Priceless....

Do it, it DOESN"T break, you've got something accomplished, no harm, no
foul....


"Mark Davidson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Paul, I could not locate the posts to which you are referring to, and I'm
> sorry and I realize that most questions that a person might ask have been
> exhaustively covered. I have searched high and low for the specific
answers
> I am looking for. For instance I found an OLD post about an
> overflow/standpipe setup that does address the issue of debris removal
> however the expanded information on someones web site had long been
removed.
> I have found a source for a diamond core bit CHEAP. So if the right tank
at
> the right price comes along that is not pre-drilled I'll be in pretty good
> shape. What a lot of aquarist don't understand is that not everyone lives
> near a metropolitan city, my nearest LFS has no idea what CO2 is. The
plants
> I get, if I'm being particular are by mail order, along with most of my
> supplies, so the "take the tank to be drilled at your local LFS" response
> doesn't help me much. I can't come by information locally, so I scour the
> "Net" and believe me I am racking up the hours. So thanx again for
everyone'
> s patience.
>
>
>
> "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > mark do a search on some of my posts. I asked nearly the same question
> about
> > a month or two ago and received a wealth of advise. believe me, we
> exhausted
> > the subject!!!
> >
> >
> > Mark Davidson wrote in message ...
> > >Well let me start off by apologizing for the length of this post. To
tell
> > >you where I want to go, I will start by telling you where I've been. I
> have
> > >a 29gal planted tank with fluorite substrate, fluval 204 canister,
> compact
> > >fluorescent lighting, and pressurized CO2. My inhabitant are a female
> > Angel,
> > >a couple of Neons, two Cories, a Pleco, and Trumpet Snails. Everything
> has
> > >been fine for two years, my Angel even spawns periodically, even though
> > >every time I try to add more Neons they disappear (she eats them??).
Any
> > way
> > >due to changing personal circumstances I have neglected this tank for
> > >months. No water changes, no chemistry tests, and no filter cleaning.
> Plant
> > >growth is out of control (it's a jungle in there). A couple of  weeks
ago
> > my
> > >Pleco up and died. Then the next day my Angel was hanging out on the
> > surface
> > >then also died. Its been about two weeks all the other inhabitants seem
> > fine
> > >except I noticed that the points of the trumpet snail shells have
> > apparently
> > >dissolved. Well that's where I've been. Well I'm looking into doing a
> 75gal
> > >planted. Using a sump to move all the junk out of the main tank. I'm
> > >planning on making my own background from Styrofoam and either cement
or
> > >epoxy resin. And using a Durso standpipe in a corner overflow. I've
been
> > >doing a lot of reading on these subjects. But I'm left with a few
> > questions.
> > >Bear in mind I want to keep inside the main tank maintenance to a
> minimum.
> > >
> > >  1.. How to remove debris from the bottom. Can an overflow/sump setup
> > >achieve this?
> > >  2..  I was looking into a UGJ setup for this artical by Marc Elieson
> but
> > >that defeats the idea of getting the "junk" out of the tank. I may do
it
> > any
> > >way and alternate my sump return and separate UGJ jets under ground.
> > >  3.. I have not purchased my new tank yet and I have found many
articles
> > on
> > >DIY aquariums. Is it feasible to make a glass aquarium with an acrylic
> > >bottom (ease of drilling)? How about plywood bottom?
> > >If you are still reading this, I thank you for your patience and I look
> > >forward to hearing from any one with comments or suggestions.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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