Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment

[gregt]

Yes, it does. Support a wall on three sides (joints on the tank) and it is much more difficult to bend that wall. Maybe you should take an engineering class as an elective.

 

[photobarry]

Yes, it does. Support a wall on three sides (joints on the tank) and it is much more difficult to bend that wall. Maybe you should take an engineering class as an elective.

LOL I'm sorry Chris but had to laugh out loud at Greg's response.

Acrylic tanks have to be supported/braced for 2 reasons: One, because thin acrylic is used to cut costs. Two, due to what is being held inside that acrylic box...water, which is quite heavy the last time I checked.

 

[chewie]

Dumb question...but couldn't someone use either white acrylic sheeting or white polycarbonate instead of Starboard? I'm pretty sure both have a density of > 1.0 g/mL.

Thoughts?

Shane

I just painted the bottom of my tank flat white.

Looking nice Jerel!

 

[Bomber]

All I know is that Wess at the plastics shop told me the only thing to use was starboard. I don't remember which now but he said one you couldn't keep anything alive in it and the other choice gets brittle.
Course he makes bait wells and lab tanks out of it.

 

[LiquidShaneo]

I just painted the bottom of my tank flat white.

With what?

Shane

 

[wastwage]

see Greg rc stinks

 

[gregt]

Just so everyone else know, Chris (galleon) and I are just horsing around. My post wasn't meant as an insult.

 

[Bomber]

Chris stinks

 

[wastwage]

:lol:

 

[photobarry]

Just so everyone else know, Chris (galleon) and I are just horsing around. My post wasn't meant as an insult.

Mine either! :lol:

 

[electric130]

is starboard made in black? or other colors?

 

[chewie]

With what?

Shane

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I painted the underside of the bottom of the tank with a flat white paint and a paint brush.

 

[joeychitwood]

is starboard made in black? or other colors?

Yes. Check the Starboard web site. It comes in several colors and textures.

 

[photobarry]

Or go to the cuttingboard company's website. I'm using light blue in one of my tanks.

 

[Bomber]

I still like the white.

 

[photobarry]

You're just jealous!! :lol:

I thought you said you liked black as well?

 

[musicsmaker]

Barry, what is the red and white thing in your avatar? For some reason, it reminds me of a FW black ghost knife.

EDIT: PS ~ It has been bugging me for weeks.

 

[Bomber]

That's Barry's pets. They're deep water vent worms.
Now just try setting up a tank for them.:eek1:

I like the black and the light blue too.

 

[photobarry]

You need to start watching the Discovery Channel. LOL It's a picture of deep sea hydrothermal vent tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) from one of my dives in the research submersible Alvin. That picture was taken 1.5 miles deep. Ironically, those guys like all the stuff we try to keep out of our reef tanks.

Edit: More specifically, the red part is the "plume" of the worm. Basically its gills, its region of gas exchange. The white part is it's tube. They are soft and leathery when wet but are very brittle once dried. These animals have no mouth and rely completely on their symbiotic bacteria for their energy needs.

 

[photobarry]

Ack! Bomber beat me to it!