RE: Cut your own

["Tranquility Base" <TranquilityBase at NetZero_Net>]

Hi Kristi,

Lexan is a very good material for canopies from what I have heard. It is
expensive though. For a similar $4.00 you get a 2'X 2' square of styrene and
for about $6.00 you get a 2' X 4' piece this reduces the cost for a smaller
tank to under $2.00 each.

Peace,

~RJ~

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Diane Hascall
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:42 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: Re: Cut your own



I've used Lexan on one of my tanks. However the largest piece spanned a
whopping 9 or 10 in, so I don't know how it would do on a larger tank. I
looks exactly like plexi, but doesn't bow. About $4 for a 14 x 12 sheet. Its
about 1/16 in thick and is supposedly stronger than glass. Bought it at Home
Depot.
Kristi
 Tish KB <tishykb at yahoo_com> wrote:Although you'll have to buy the glass
there (i
think..) Lowe's can cut glass to your specifications.
one word of warning tho-- each employee i've
encountered doesn't know the metric system! So if
you're getting glass cut to make a tank, (it was
easier for me to measure in MM and CM because the
glass thicknesses were given in MM...) you'll either
have to convert back to imperial or do some arm
twisting and teach the employees that "metric is the
LITTLE lines in counts of 10 on the bottom of the
ruler..."

I've also heard to silicon marbles to the top as a
handle.
I've tried using plexiglass cut with a plastic jigsaw
blade as a tank cover, but it bowed in the middle. You
could prevent that but cutting a brace to silicon over
the middle... or just go with glass. Don't forget to
cut holes for airlines, filters, heater cords, etc.



--- George Davis wrote:
> If you buy a glass cutter you can make your own
> tops. When people put
> in replacement windows, the old storm windows are
> thrown out. You can
> easily take them apart and have lots of free glass.
> I have too many panes
> stored in the garage. You can make tanks, tops, and
> little pieces of glass
> for the top of a grindal worm culture. Glass won't
> warp either. Use
> aquarium cement to put a soda bottle top on your
> aquarium top and you have
> an easy way to pick up the top.
>
> George Davis
> Wilmington, De
>
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