KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

[michika]

I usually don't keep salt around longer then 3 months, so for us having a bucket that long is quite old. It definitely wasn't mixed because the texture was different right at the very bottom apprently, but it never triggered any flags at the time. Most of the clams seemed better last night after the WC. There were two who hadn't quite come around yet, but hopefully today they will have improved.

Algae clip still causes the same problem. The more aggressive feeders take all the food. A longer PVC pipe like I was using before allows me to spread the food over more space allowing all the fish, aggressive, or not, to get in and eat. Its all about surface area in this case, the more you have, the easyier it is.

Anyone know what kind of table saw blade you would need for acrylic cutting?

[Chaloupa]

Originally Posted by michika

Anyone know what kind of table saw blade you would need for acrylic cutting?

Just asked the same question....the more teeth the better...we got a really good one at Canadian Tire, I think it was 80 teeth...but they are costly! $90.00...but works sooooo very well!

[Skimmerking]

actually the more teeth the better Ridgid has a good blade to lifetime warrenty on them. if you can get a finishing blade that is what you want. fine teeth is the key...

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by michika

Anyone know what kind of table saw blade you would need for acrylic cutting?

how much acrylic are you going to be cutting.

the best blade is one designed for acrylic in a no melt design. it is a tripple chip tooth design with a zero rake and a no melt design specificly designed for the acrylic industry. it is so good you can glue directly from the table saw, but it is about 160 to 170.00. I bought one as I was cutting a tone of acrylic, but if you only have a little to do you can get what Sarah got and just use a 400 grit sand paper or a fine file to clean up the edges, but be carfule not to round them over.

Steve

[michika]

I think it will just be a little bit.

So if I take what you just wrote right to the hardware store will someone who is reasonably versed in such things be able to point me to the right product?

[StirCrazy]

tell them you want lots of teeth and a tripple chip design.

Steve

[michika]

Thanks Steve! It worked!

[brizzo]

http://www.amazon.com/Freud-LU94M010...ion/B00004T7AL

Aka, Triple chip melamine blade, or negative kerf blade. Store I work in retails them for $114

[michika]

Thanks everyone for the blade recommendations. They helped a lot, and made shopping very simple.

All the clams are happy again. The water change and extending the MH lighting period again seemed to have solved it. I'm returning the MHs back to 7 hours a day.

Kevin has been very good about watching over the tank. I've been really sick for all of December, and unable to do much of anything. I only worked 3.5 days this month for my regular day job. I wished I could have take advantage of boxing day sales, but I'm still mostly house-bound.

I still think that some predator survived the crash. Before we moved I had at least two fish that just vanished without explanation. I think some predator survived because Kevin told me that we have a missing fish. I thought I checked over all the rocks when we re-started after the crash. I guess I missed something.

Until I'm better I'll just keep planning the big tank and living vicariously through everyone else. I think the internet has been the sole thing to accredit for me retaining my sanity through this illness.