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Glass for new plant tank
Hello All:
This may be slightly off topic. I have an oppertunity next year to
have an aquarium made locally at a very competitive price. I was
thinking of a 48" X 18" X 18". What thickness glass should I specify
for a tank this size? Can I use the same thickness of glass
throughout, or should I use thicker glass in certain areas? Should I
maybe make the height 21 inches to allow a greater water column depth
with a three to four inch substrate, or is 14 inches of water column
sufficient?
I've got a 10 gallon plant tank at the moment which has been
mentioned on this list before. It has now finished cycling. The only
algae are the rampent green spot algae (my Otoclinius still haven't
arrived), and the plants are growing like crazy. I'm going to prune
the tank tomorrow. I'll probably be selling as much back to the
pet-shops as I bought from them in the first place. My Eleocharis is
slowly spreading, while my Liliopsis is slowly forming a nice carpet
in the front of the tank. Just got a phone-call from a colleague
begging for plants, so I guess I'll be giving him some of my excess.
Jacques
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Jacques Gerber
Botany Department
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
6140
South Africa
Dept Tel#: 046 6038596
Dept Fax#: 046 6225524
Home Tel#: 046 6225000
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