Minimalist Aquascaping
- Thread starter E.intheC
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74 gallon tower.. 24x24x30...
what is your substrate made out of. I'm running a bare bottom 60G cube and miss the white color on the bottom
you could get some starboard and put it down to get the white color and also protect the bottom of your tank. they also make it in a "sand" color. search "king starboard"what is your substrate made out of. I'm running a bare bottom 60G cube and miss the white color on the bottom
WHOA. $75 for a 24" x 27" white piece?
No thanks!!!! That's crazy expensive for a piece of plastic
Hey man, you asked, I answered. That's what a lot of people use.
See if you can find it locally, a 1/2" thick piece in your dimensions should be about $50 locally by me. and 1/2" is probably on the thick side.
I went to the cutting board company and they wanted $62 for a 24" by 24" square. Not much cheaper than the starboard.
If only I could find a white cutting board locally for cheaper..
it seems that 18" x 24" cutting boards are the common size. My cubes exact measurements are 22 and 1/4" square.
I found these 18 x 24 white boars (1/2 thick) for 15.99/ wondering how hard it would be to cut 2 of these boards up to make an 18" piece butted up to the short 6" piece which I'd have to jigsaw around my center mounted/curved intake? also wondering how the seem would look where the 2 pieces meet. Anyone done this already?
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/18-...rriSy71wHQo6LBF11ROLUAg-Gw_vjlWUBMaAiJu8P8HAQ
I found these 18 x 24 white boars (1/2 thick) for 15.99/ wondering how hard it would be to cut 2 of these boards up to make an 18" piece butted up to the short 6" piece which I'd have to jigsaw around my center mounted/curved intake? also wondering how the seem would look where the 2 pieces meet. Anyone done this already?
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/18-...rriSy71wHQo6LBF11ROLUAg-Gw_vjlWUBMaAiJu8P8HAQ
tsav
New member
I tried to do a minimalist aquascape I think it turned out okay. About 25lbs of rock in 40 breeder.
Like it!
maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
The seam would allow detritus to get under the board, which defeats the purpose of the BB principle and allows detritus to become trapped underneath.
If you seal the seam with silicone, you'll just make the seam more visible.
You could always try it, but I suspect you'll be unhappy with the seam look.
tsav
New member
Might try to find a way to fuse them together with something like Weldon #4 does for acrylic.
mark54321
Active member
good idea but I doubt the seam would match the rest of the board which would make it standout
I think I found my product: 24 by 24 HDPE block for about 45 with shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Sanatec-Plastic-Cutting-Board-Natural/dp/B00K0SP3VI
Opinions? I'd have to cut size down to match the interior dimesions of my Marineland 60G cube: 22.25 x 22.25 but think I could handle that with my radial saw?
Final problem would be to somehow trace out the rounded center mounted overflow and use my hand held jigsaw to tackle that?
http://www.amazon.com/Sanatec-Plastic-Cutting-Board-Natural/dp/B00K0SP3VI
Opinions? I'd have to cut size down to match the interior dimesions of my Marineland 60G cube: 22.25 x 22.25 but think I could handle that with my radial saw?
Final problem would be to somehow trace out the rounded center mounted overflow and use my hand held jigsaw to tackle that?
maroun.c
New member
Very Nice
maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
HDPE cuts just like any other plastic. Your radial saw should be fine.
Trace out the overflow and use a drill to make holes on the inside (area you're cutting out to make room for the overflow), so the jigsaw can make the turn at the corner. You'll be fine. Dont forget to silicone the cutting board down to the bottom of the tank or detritus will get underneath it and defeat the purpose of going BB.
