140 Gallon Tank Is Bowing - Is This Okay? | My Aquarium Club

140 Gallon Tank Is Bowing - Is This Okay? | My Aquarium Club: "It is 72lx19dx24h and has no center bracing across the top. Glass measure at 5/8 of an inch. Empty this thing is very heavy, full I'm guessing somewhere near 1400 lbs - no substrate or rocks yet. Its currently mounted on the heavy duty steel stand and I leveled as close as possible (bubble between the middle lines, but not dead centre) (garage has a slight slope). It has the black plastic trim top and bottom and the top ledge for setting a lid on. I'm getting conflicting info some says no bowing in a glass aquarium others say its okay. Most long tanks seem to come with bracing, but mine didn't. As far as I can see it never had it."



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Aquarium Glass Thickness Calculator

Aquarium Glass Thickness Calculator: "In the table above, the top row indicates the length of the tank, the left vertical column indicates the depth (height) of the tank. To determine the glass thickness to use for constructing your tank, find the length of the tank in the top row (indicated in feet and cm - centimeters), then follow that column down until you reach the height of the tank (indicated in inches and cm). Glass thickness is indicated in mm (millimeters), with the number in parenthesis below indicating the Safety Factor.



Below, is a quick conversion of millimeters to inches.

 6mm = 0.24"

 9mm = 0.35"

 12mm = 0.47"

16mm = 0.63"

 20mm = 0.79""









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Appropriate glass thickness for 1000gal* [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com

Appropriate glass thickness for 1000gal* [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com: "The aquarium's dimensions are---
-8 feet long BY
-4.1 BY 4 feet high
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Appropriate glass thickness for 1000gal* [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com

Appropriate glass thickness for 1000gal* [Archive] - MonsterFishKeepers.com: "from what I was told. 1/4 glass is good up to 2 feet high. it doesn't matter how wide the tank is, it matters on how high the tank is. for some reason the higher the tank the thicker the glass. I think it has to do with the pressure of the weight of water. I see this in acrylic tanks as well as glass tanks. it seems you can have 2 tanks of equal gallons of water, one a high tank and the other standard, the high tank will have thinker glass. I checked out the site above, and I liked it. it is a good resource, everybody building a tank should use it. the only thing I can say is tell your friend to check into tempered glass. 1/4 temp. glass is = to 1 inch plate. 1/4 might be more expensive of equal size. but to buy a 1" think piece of plate will cost you a fortune. plus the plate glass would be very heavy, compared to the tempered glass. "



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Chrysler Town & Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chrysler Town & Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: " Anniversary editions have included the 1994 "10 Year Anniversary Edition" the 2004 Platinum Series marking the Chrysler twentieth year of minivan production, the 2009 "25th Anniversary Edition," and the 2014 "30th Anniversary Edition.""



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Chrysler Town & Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chrysler Town & Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: " Anniversary editions have included the 1994 "10 Year Anniversary Edition" the 2004 Platinum Series marking the Chrysler twentieth year of minivan production, the 2009 "25th Anniversary Edition," and the 2014 "30th Anniversary Edition.""



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(( ♥VINYL )) © / Polythene Record Outer Sleeve Covers.[sleeve protectors]

(( ♥VINYL )) © / Polythene Record Outer Sleeve Covers.[sleeve protectors]: "e trouble is vinyl record sleeves vary in size greatly, this is probably why they are made slightly bigger as standard, I get mine from sounds wholesale who do diffeent thickness ones....
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Eviltoastman over 3 years ago
This is who I use too and find they are pretty loose, expecially the 250's, but they need to be as if they're too tights the sleeves will get ruined by the pvc outers anyway. "



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LP Vinyl Record Poly Sleeves. Use to cover 12"/ 33-1/3rpm records.

LP Vinyl Record Poly Sleeves. Use to cover 12"/ 33-1/3rpm records.: "
• Record JACKET Sleeves come in two different materials: polyethylene and polypropylene. Both materials come in two styles:
Snug-fit 12-5/8 x 12-5/8" and Standard 12-3/4 x 12-3/4".
Both styles are available in various configurations- no flap, with flap, resealable flap as well as different mil thickness."



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Oscar Fish Breeding

Oscar Fish Breeding: "Remove the flat rock that the eggs are laid on from the aquarium (be prepared to be viciously attacked) and place it on its side in a 10-gallon aquarium with dechlorinated water. Arrange an airstone to play a gentle stream of bubbles adjacent to the eggs. Add an antimicrobial to the water such as acriflavine (2 drops per gallon) or methylene blue, which darkens the water. This protects against flagellates and other single-celled organisms with supplemental chloroplasts (such as velvet and its relatives). Instead you could add formalin (one-tenth of a milliliter or 2 drops of 37- to 40-percent formaldehyde solution per gallon). Change water when the eggs hatch, and don’t feed until the fry are free-swimming. Change water constantly (a fourth of the water a day).

If you remove the eggs for artificial hatching and rearing of the fry, the parents will spawn again in two to six weeks. If you continue to remove eggs, they will continue to spawn. For most aquarists, that is too many fry to raise or take to pet stores — and too much work.

7. Caring for and Selling Fry
The oscar fish fry should now be siphoned into a bucket for transfer to a 10- or 20-gallon bare aquarium with sponge filtration and vigorous aeration. Reduce the temperature to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Begin feedings of newly hatched brine shrimp (Artemia nauplii) not less than twice a day, with five or six feedings a day for optimal growth. The small aquarium keeps the fry within visual range of the food, so none is wasted. If the fry don’t get enough food during the first week, they begin starving to death. The oscar fish grow fast, and by the second or third week are ready for flake foods. Grier described them as “swimming stomachs with a fin at each corner and a mouth in the front.”"



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Oscar Fish Breeding

Oscar Fish Breeding: "The best trigger to spawning is a combination of new and larger quarters, increased temperature, an enriched diet and water changes. When the oscar fish are ready to spawn, they’ll begin gill flaring, fin spreading, side-by-side wagging, tail-slapping, vibrating, and jaw locking and shaking. One or both will clear the gravel from a flat rock and begin scrubbing the surface. Rock cleaning may go on for days or weeks. Spawning is imminent when the female’s ovipositor descends. When the male’s breeding tube appears extended shortly thereafter, spawning can be expected to begin within 48 hours.

With both parents’ colors intensified, their tubes down and the two oscar fish vigorously scrubbing the flat rock, the first signs of spawning are false passes by the female over the rock. After a few tries, the first eggs are laid, and the male makes a following pass over the eggs. The adhesive eggs are about a millimeter in diameter and opaque white, resembling dead eggs of other fish. Spawning takes about three hours, resulting in a 6-inch or larger patch of evenly spaced rows of eggs. Small fish may produce 300 to 500 eggs on their first spawning. Larger female oscars (10 to 14 inches) may produce 2,500 to 3,000 eggs."



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Oscar Fish Breeding

Oscar Fish Breeding: "Many breeders use frozen adult brine shrimp, live crickets, thawed beef heart, trout chow, live black worms or freeze-dried euphausiid shrimp (ocean plankton). Mealworms are nutritious, but too messy and not popular.

4. Provide The Right Water
With all that fish food, water changes become mandatory. Aquarium filters are helpful but can’t deal with the load for more than a few days at a time. Change 25 to 50 percent of the aquarium water at least once a week (more often is better).

Oscar fish eat and grow well at 76 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit, but spawning is triggered by elevating the temperature to 82 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. This requires large aquarium heaters (not less than 5 watts per gallon). Unfortunately, oscars think heaters are toys to be tossed about and smashed into the aquarium’s sides. Select a single, large, solid state submersible heater with a dialed temperature control and no less than five adhesive tabs for locking it onto the side of the aquarium"



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Oscar Fish Breeding

Oscar Fish Breeding: "Oscar fish reach sexual maturity at about 14 months when they are 6 to 10 inches long. Size is not reliable, and even age cannot be counted on for getting results. Many mature oscars refuse to spawn until they are 2 or even 3 years old.

The only certain way to sex oscar fish is by looking at the breeding tubes. In the female, the tube (ovipositor) is short, stubby and flat at the tip as though sliced off, and about as long as it is wide. The male’s breeding tube is about a third the mass of the female’s tube, very thin, curved and comes to a point; its length is far greater than its width. The tubes are only apparent just before spawning."



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Retail

Retail: "We receive new shipments of our finned friends each week, so our stock is constantly replenished and circulating with new and interesting finds.
We keep a running log of your purchases to better serve you in troubleshooting and attachment supplies for your next visit"



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Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community

Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community: "Ahhh... forgot this little list:
Diamond Hole Saw size 60mm = 1.5 inch Bulkhead
Diamond Hole Saw size 45mm = 1.0 inch Bulkhead
Diamond Hole Saw size 38mm = 0.75 inch Bulkhead

Those listed are for standard sized bulkheads. There are some fancy heavy duty bulkheads that require a larger-sized hole in the glass tank. I am not sure the size Diamond Hole Saw required for those.
Use this conversion to determine what size you need. 25.4mm=1inch
MarineDepot lists a size 1 3/4 " hole for a size 1" Bulkhead. High School math will get you 1.75 x 25.4 = 44.45 That is the size in mm diamond hole saw that you need.
I hope that was easy to follow???"



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Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community

Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community: "Rubber gasket goes on the inside (also know as the "wet side"). I use plenty of silicone as well. Some people don't but I dont ever worry about leaks doing it this way.
Be careful not to overtighten the bulkhead or any threaded PVC. You can crack/split the standard bulkheads this way. It just needs to be "good and tight" not "Super Human with a Wrench Tight"
Good. I hope this has been helpful"



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Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community

Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community: "The plastic ring is duct taped to the tank resulting in a very good (not perfect) watertight seal. This will do a fine job holding the water keeping the tank and bit cool."



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Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community

Step-by-Step: Drilling Holes in Your Glass Tank for Bulkheads - Reef Central Online Community: " Use common sense and keep safety at the top of the list. Always wear eye protection and work slowly trying to think ahead. Be very careful with plugged in power tools around saltwater.
#2 Do not try and drill Tempered Glass! It will shatter for sure. Tempered Glass usually has a warning sticker indicating it as such and is usually the bottom pane of glass in a glass tank."



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