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wisesam 02-09-2009 06:22 PM

I'm thinking to do this with my 45 cube.
Thx for sharing.

Snaz 02-09-2009 09:19 PM

Looks very good but you should still do some water changes to replace the trace elements used by the tank.

baker_jeff 02-22-2009 01:13 PM

Anyone else built one yet? :)

I pulled the box off the top of the tank yesterday to clean it out, and the back panel had warped for some reason, and it all came apart. :sad:

Getting quotes on have a new box professionally made.

Jeff

hillegom 02-22-2009 02:48 PM

Sounds like the heat from the bulb warped the plastic.

baker_jeff 02-22-2009 02:56 PM

Possible, but by the way I had the screen hanging diagonally, the light was sitting furthest away from the back panel, and no light was directly hitting it. All the other panels were fine.

Odd.

hillegom 02-22-2009 03:26 PM

wierd, any other heat source? can't see any other reason for plastic warping

Mrfish55 02-22-2009 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baker_jeff (Post 391277)
Anyone else built one yet? :)

I pulled the box off the top of the tank yesterday to clean it out, and the back panel had warped for some reason, and it all came apart. :sad:

Getting quotes on have a new box professionally made.

Jeff

You need to use acrylic glue for assembly (you can buy it at Industrial Plastics, weld-on 16 would probably be best for the do it yourselfer) superglue will not hold plexi together for very long (as you just found out) Clean off your silicone and superglue and re-assemble with the proper adhesive and you should be golden, good idea hope it works out for you.

wisesam 03-03-2009 11:44 PM

Where can I find the plastic mesh?

baker_jeff 03-03-2009 11:45 PM

I bought this stuff at Micheals.

wisesam 03-03-2009 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baker_jeff (Post 395260)
I bought this stuff at Micheals.

That was a quick reply. :D
Thanks, I'll go check it out at Michael's.


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