New glasshouse

[wolf9striker]

Here is the pic of the new glasshouse I just built. I still havent decided yet if I am going to get another fluorex to put on top? And yes yes I know the nep looks lonely, only for a sec I am currently reallocating the stock. Thanks

 

[Patch]

very nice

 

[Phyrex]

Excuse me being blunt but what were the costs to build it yourself?

 

[Amateur_Expert]

VERY nice, you just game me an idea. Did you take apart other, smaller tanks and bond them back up?

 

[Patch]

glasses isnt too expensive..
a glass place here in town sells glass panes to whatever size you want for $4 per sq foot

 

[Kirkscoastalcarnivores]

very nice, soon that nep should be HUGE

 

[wolf9striker]

The costes werent really all that much. I put it together using stainded glass methods. Copper foiling the edges of glass and then soldering the pieces together. I had all the equipment so I just paid for the glass, and that was around 30 USD. No I didnt take apart smaller ones, I just purchased 4' X4' sheets of glass and then cut them to the size I needed. I hope the nep grows big that was the idea. Now I just need a couple more large neps to fill the space, any ideas on which ones?

 

[Electric Carnivores]

Mmm i like this alot great job!


E l e c t r i c Carnivores

 

[Joachim Danz]

Hi,

from the picture it looks like it is made like a Tiffany lamp. Did you solder it with lead? - This could be poisonous for your plants.

Cheers Joachim

 

[pond boy]

Very nice looking

 

[cool85k5]

Thats a cool grow chamber!Very nice!


Jerry

 

[Amateur_Expert]

I think im gonna make one too. I'm gonna take apart 4, ten gallon tanks, then put them together. Since a 10 gallon tank is 20x10x12 (LxWxH) It'll be 40x20x24. (83 gallons). Each 10 gallon tank is only 10 dollars so it'll be a whopping total of 40 dollars.
By the way thought this formula might be useful:
Lenght x Width x Height / 231 = How many gallons in the tank.
Ex:
20 x 10 x 12 = 2400
2400 / 231 = 10.3 gallons (10 gallon tank)

 

[pond boy]

Ae get the tanks at garage sales and you can get them for $1-2

 

[Tony Paroubek]

Might be cheaper to buy the 5 pieces of glass (and a whole lot less work).

 

[Amateur_Expert]

does the home depot sell custom glass?

 

[Tony Paroubek]

You could check. They have a glass cutting station in the Lowes here. I haven't checked the Homedepot. Not sure how they price it though. If you have to buy a sheet and they will simply do the cutting for you or if they charge you just for the size of the cut piece.

If you go specifically to a glass place they charge for the size of the cut piece of glass based on it's thickness, and height and width.

Worth finding out at least before you go spending money on new 10gallon aquariums. Although if you keep your eyes out you might get some deals on used ones as Pondboy mentioned ;>
Tony

 

[Amateur_Expert]

it would be 40 dollars for 4 tanks since each is 10 dollars. i'm gonna check in with the home depot and look for glass shops or something here in the city, though i doubt i'll find any

 

[chloroplast]

That's a very aesthetically pleasing setup. Awesome!

 

[Amateur_Expert]

Yeah.. home depot doesn't sell glass. The whole trip over there would of been a waste if i hadn't rescued a few plants

I think i'll buy those 4 ten gallon tanks.

 

[pond boy]

I`d wait for a garage sale purchase if I were yu. Bt it`s you`r money:laugh: