Calling all DIY gurus

[KrazyKuch]

I would suggest putting in a inline heater just for the sake of tempurate control instead of the bulb at the bottom....

Just my opinion...If you need a schematic for a DIY inline heater I can provide one!!

[Fish]

Thanks,
You and Andy are giving me some good advice, I'll hit you up for some info when I get to that stage. Right now I'm stuck on the "wife isn't crazy about me drilling the island" stage .

I'll keep you posted.

- Chad

[AndyL]

Just to keep the pressure on albert / dennis

Dennis at golds said he'd order a "Bunch" of sexy shrimp in!!! Voila you should have some soon! (I might add 1 to the now 2.75, and a couple to the 20).

[Fish]

Andy,
You... are the man! I didn't realize it was that easy .

[AndyL]

I had figured you would have made that request long ago

FWIW scratch building tanks is a pain (literally), do yourself a favour get someone to cut the glass and polish the edges before you start assembly I'm currently leak testing my new 2.75g tank to replace the 2.5 - you have no idea how much blood sweat and tears went into that little monster!!!

Andy

[Fish]

Haha, thanks Andy.
I'm still trying to find a place in town that sells cable glands.
I will keep everyone posted.

Cheers,

- Chad

[JimE]

Originally Posted by Fish

I'm still trying to find a place in town that sells cable glands.

Home Despot. Electrical section - they call them strain relief connectors. Made of pvc - pipe thread one end, compression nut and assortment of grommets at the other end. Not rated for "pressure" but I've used them before and they'll hold pretty well for what you want to do. Give er.

Jim

[Fish]

Jim,
Thanks man! I stopped by MD yesterday and picked up the thing that you described, the guy there referred to them as 'liquid tight ends'. Is this the right thing you figure?

- Chad

[Fish]

Here is the light I was planing on using. Do you think this will be bright enough to grow chaeto:
http://artisticdelights.com/halogenlight.html

or should I go with this:
http://artisticdelights.com/10watspotlig.html

Thanks!

- Chad

[JimE]

Originally Posted by Fish

Jim,
Thanks man! I stopped by MD yesterday and picked up the thing that you described, the guy there referred to them as 'liquid tight ends'. Is this the right thing you figure?

- Chad

Should be. Everyone seems to call them different things - strain reliefs, water tight, weatherproof, cord seals, etc. The ones the local HD has are made by Scepter - beefy compression nut, 4 or 5 grommets of various sizes, sell for 4or5 bucks I think.

Jim