Got My New Tank!!!!!!!!!!

mimzy

mimzy

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Hey all!!!!! We drove an hour to pick up my Hanuka present tonight....
a new tank!!! :joy:
It's been used for about a year, still had some water and cc in it...and a LOT of algae...but I really didn't mind much, b/c I got the tank AND the stand for 75BUCKS!
I can't believe it. :scared:
Anyhow - the guy said it was a 48...but I've never seen a 48 before...I HAVE however seen 38's in this shape... so I'm thinking it's a 38? Anyone know how to calculate the volume of a tank? I posted the measurements of each side in one of the pix....any help would be greatly appreciated.
RADIATA HERE I COME!!!!




 
jjjoey

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NICE I LOVE IT
i got a baby dwarf lion today not even and inch long its cool i got pics of em on here...GOOD LUCK
tank looks gorgeous cant wwait to see it set up
:happyfish
 
rgmason

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Mimzy wimzy got her new tanky today. Hmmm cant quite get ur language down but i will eventually. Good Luck
 
mimzy

mimzy

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Thanx Joey

sooooooooooo excited :joy:
it's in the garage now, I'm going to clean it out and make it beautiful again and then I'll post more pix of it set up properly. can't wait till we move already so I can get started!!
 
mimzy

mimzy

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Originally Posted by Rgmason
Mimzy wimzy got her new tanky today. Hmmm cant quite get ur language down but i will eventually. Good Luck
Tanky-wanky.
And thanx :joy:
 
bigb

bigb

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Not sure on the hex but standard LxWxHx.00433 will give you an estimate. for that I got a little over 36 gallons
 
mimzy

mimzy

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thanx bigB - I THOUGHT it might be a 38.
phew... I'm actually glad that it's smaller than I thought, the weight issue was starting to worry me... now I can get a full 20gL fuge and not worry about it all crashing through the floor. LoL
 
bigb

bigb

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It's probably more than that. V=bxh so you have to figure out the area of that base, which is a little harder with the different length sides. I am sure someone here will know the equation for that type tank sooner or later.
 
mimzy

mimzy

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Originally Posted by Madman133
ok i just did the math i got 35.5 but not sure if its correct as i did it in my head but i thinnk it is.
ok... so this makes sense....i was doing some searches last night and couldn't find a 48 flat back hex anywhere - found plenty of 38's...again. My little brother, the math demon, isn't convinced - so I'll keep looking for measurements if the 38's...couldn't seem to find any.
In any event, I guess we'll find out when I fill her up - I'm planning on using gallon jugs of RO/DI water....so I'll count the empty jugs when I'm done

anyone have a favorite special-sauce for cleaning really old stubborn algae out of a glass tank?
 
space_geek

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uhh, you'll need to hose it down first...but when its wet, take a kent proscraper to it. They work SOOO WELL! They can even get algae out of scratches!
 
mimzy

mimzy

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hhhm.... don't have one of those yet...it'll be on my list for after the move, along with a magfloat. I just loooove magfloats

i was asking for more of a cleaning solution. I've got a good scrubby sponge that's softer than the scouring kind, so it won't scratch the glass.
Found a couple threads with good suggestions...think I'm gonna try those out. One says water with vinegar, and one says water with a tiny bit of bleach - and then rinsing out like a fiend and allowing it to dry in the sun (apparently sunlight neutralizes the bleach).
I'll start with the vinegar, if that doesn't work I'll try the second thing. I'll let y'all know how it goes!! :joy:
 
mytank

mytank

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The vinegar should work with a little bit of elbow grease, I had a tank that was not used in years and just left it and it was NASTY. To clean it up I just went to the store got some vinegar and some of the sponges with the little scrub stuff on them and went at it.
Good luck!
 
puffer24/7

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very nice, cant wait to see the finished project, hopefully it looks as good as you do, i just had to say that could not resist
 
puffer24/7

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Originally Posted by connor
shes married lol
does that mean she cant have compliments.........j/k by the way but she does deserve to have compliments, u guys agree
 
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