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Thanks to all of the great things I have learned on this site I have managed to move a 215 gallon tank and loose nothing but a few crabs and snails. The move was from the Washington D.C. area to South Florida (over 1250 miles) and I am honestly amazed that everyone lived. I kept the fish alive...

Slick, I followed a lot of your advice on building this canopy but not having used a frame leaves me with a need to make it a little more firm. I though about using two left over pieces of plywood about 3 inches wide to run front to back as braces. Do you think this would work? Do you have a...

Do you think the same process would work on Birch?

Great thanks for the advice, any ideas to help support it better? Maybe some kind of brace?

I have to continue the 72 inch canopy project this weekend and it will involve trying to add some type of support for strength. Thus far I have a 3/4 inch thick box of plywood (4 pieces of wood no top) screwed tightly togehter. It is pretty firm but not firm enough. I am thinking about...

I have taken a lot of Slick's advice for building this and I went with a 3/4 inch Birch with no frame. It is a little bit on the loose side, only very little, so I can either put some L braces on the inside or I can run a couple of braces from front to back across the middle. Any suggestions to...

Well I have spent about an hour cutting my $65.00 piece of Birch plywood and praying it is straight enough to then read a post that tells me home depot and Lowes cuts it for free. I guess I will take the other sheet back there tomorrow and let them deal with it!;)

I have a 215 on the second floor of my house. The night I picked it up there was a guy who went to school for structural engineering at the store and he told me I was crazy. Imagine my dissapointment when I heard the news. After speaking to a few builders they told me as long as I had in on...

Why do you suggest no reusing the live sand? If you keep all the water from the tank and all the sand wouldn't that be okay if it was only for 2 days?

Thanks for the advice. it looks great! Did you frame it with anything or use just the plywood. Thanks again

I have purchased 2 sheets of 3/4 inch Birch plywood to build my canopy with and I have sketched some rough plans. The canopy will be roughly 6 wide and 24 deep. I had planned on making it about 18 tall with 3 or 4 400 watt MH and 2 72" VHO's but 18 high looks really tall once I lay it out on...

Thanks Beth, I will check out the thread and try it out.

On a tank that small how much should I change and how frequently?

Sadly I have a clown fish that has fallen sick. His eye is extremely swollen to the point I would say it is 3 to 4 times its normal size. He was swimming on his side at the top of the tank on Monday morning. Thinking he would not make it I took him out and dipped him in a 50% freshwater 50%...

Slick, Thanks for the response! Did you use plywood as the supports between the cabinet doors and above them or is that some type of other wood? Thanks again, Ian

Slick, I had left you a question on your canopy thread but I think you stopped checking it. When you built that canopy did you frame it with a 1X2 ? I am going to build one this weekend and I am trying to keep it as lightweight as possible. I looked at some pine and oak 1 x 2's for the frame...

I have seen some pictures of a canopy you built that was amazing. Anytime you are bored and want to build something in the Maryland area I am happy to donate my place! Good luck keeping the coraline off the front of that glass! I want to see that room when it is done. :cool:

I have a fishing rod you can borrow! Only kidding but the idea above is kind of like what I have done and it works well for some fish.

Great I will swing by the grocery store on the way home. Two last things and I think I am set. You metioned vegetables or greens, what do you use other than seaweed? You also mentioned zoecon, I am not very familiar with what that is. Where can I find it?