I think its up to the tank maker to advise u on those things.. IMO, my 6ft is ard 15mm thick.. i think rubber mat is much heavy thus add extra weight..
er.... for 6ft.... so thickness should be 1/2" ??? and what kind of reforcement needed beside the standard extra picece of glass at both top end as well as on the top center of the tank... is that strong enough and not crack or bust????
oh... the size about....6' x 450mm' x 500mm ht.... also normaly what is place between the tank and the carbinet..... foam board?? how about rubber mat???
thanks
I think its up to the tank maker to advise u on those things.. IMO, my 6ft is ard 15mm thick.. i think rubber mat is much heavy thus add extra weight..
wow simon... is you tank reforcement the same as i have descride? thanks
If my memory don't fail me, 1/2" is about 13mm. Should be thick enuf IMO. Like what Simon has pointed out, let the tank maker decide on how it should be done. Unless you know exactly what you doing, the tank makers should make most of the decision on safety expects. If anything happen they should be held responsible.
thanks sherwin....... just want to know lor... just incase if they are trying to smoke me.... [] dun wanna to get con
The foam they provide will be a 1piece 6ft foam, very thick, thicker then normal foams.
Cheers!
Benetay
15mm should be the minimum
if any tank maker should want to get by with thinner ones, dont accept. It will save you a lot of worries later on.
yes the reinforcement you mentioned is standard.
I am worry about the silicon too .... as Akoh's tank disaster...
any difference.... using black, white or clear silican...
Thank you, thank you.... any advise greatly appreciated[:]
(it's always better to know .... more)
dun to worry too much.. joey..
if you worry, then you can
1) keep the tank empty for 1-2 wks for silicon to fully cure (lots of buffer already)
2) fill up tank with water only and let it stand for another week or so.
3) check for tank bowing silicon peeling off or....
4) then fill it up with plants, fishes, gravel,.....
thomas liew
sounds like a good idea...... thanks...
I think the akoh case is juz plain bad luck.. Allen, no offence hor. Silicon peeling off does not usually happen, but in Akoh's case it did cos.... well, nobody is perfect.
Silicon wise, I would prefer the black type cos:
1. Looks better, more stylish
2. Alage growing on it is not easily visible
3. Imperfection are not easily noticable
Deck,
Seriuos har... 6ft tank. My dream is still to own a 6ft tank... don't know when it will come true.
sherwin... thanks.... cos i am trying to make my dream come ture lor.... going for the 6 instead of 4
6ft plus carbinet market rate about $2000??? anyone have any idea???
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anyone interested? Sherwin??? see above picture
thought i saw oceanfree 6' tank at qianhu's exhibition in bugis for something like $1.7K? should be with cabinet...
P-L-E-C-O-R-Y=M-A-N-I-A!!! YEAH!
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Somebody pass me a tissue, my mouth is watering..... lol----------------
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anyone interested? Sherwin??? see above picture
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sherwin, maybe this make you water even more ....
tank plus hood plus carbinet... $1200??? hopefully anyone interested
the finish.... white laminate carbinet with maple finish skirting and hood.... 15mm glass
yam, yam, yam, yam
coryfav- i saw the ehiem pro 4'ft tank at BJ too ... black colour ..... nice ... the price , i think it's at $1800[:0]
Deck,
The tank is custom made is it?
yes.... sherwin.... my dream tank!
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