08-24-2011, 11:13 AM
Special thanks to FroggyMike I have recently aquired a handfull of bi-color crabs and a 20gal aquarium to house them in. After lots of thought I decided to go with a small water section (no water feature) and mostly land.
First thing I did was cut and siliconed a piece of glass for the water section
While waiting for that to dry I constructed the screen vent. I will also use a red sea max fan to keep the glass fog free.
Here is the frame assembled (sorry no pic of me struggling with a dull hacksaw)
Gasket material removed
Cut piece of screen to lay over frame
Place gasket material back into place making sure screen is good and tight
Trim off excess screen material
Quick and easy as it sounds.
Now that the silicone has dried for ...well less than two days but shhh. It is time to hydrotest. I will leave this section full of water until I get home from work. If it holds then the remainder of the tank can be completed.
Heres a shot of one of the anxious future inhabitants
First thing I did was cut and siliconed a piece of glass for the water section
While waiting for that to dry I constructed the screen vent. I will also use a red sea max fan to keep the glass fog free.
Here is the frame assembled (sorry no pic of me struggling with a dull hacksaw)
Gasket material removed
Cut piece of screen to lay over frame
Place gasket material back into place making sure screen is good and tight
Trim off excess screen material
Quick and easy as it sounds.
Now that the silicone has dried for ...well less than two days but shhh. It is time to hydrotest. I will leave this section full of water until I get home from work. If it holds then the remainder of the tank can be completed.
Heres a shot of one of the anxious future inhabitants