Cool, I'll give it a go
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| Author: | mantis [ Aug 11th, '10, 09:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Round fish tank lids |
Hey folks I need to make a lid for my new round tank of 2m diameter. I want it hinged in the middle and maybe domed a bit Would using the blue lined black plastic pipe work as the rim? I will be covering it with high blockout shadecloth |
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| Author: | Dufflight [ Aug 11th, '10, 09:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Should work. Have a couple of loops going over the top to dome it. |
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| Author: | mantis [ Aug 11th, '10, 12:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Cool, I'll give it a go
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| Author: | Dufflight [ Aug 11th, '10, 14:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Another idea is to make a steel wire frame dome. Then wrap the black pipe in a coil to cover the top. Then in winter you can pump through the cover to heat up the water a little. |
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| Author: | mantis [ Aug 11th, '10, 15:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Good plan but I am hopeless with steel. Will stick to a shadecloth cover and just get fish to suite my climate |
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| Author: | TCLynx [ Aug 11th, '10, 21:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Fish to suite the climate is a good choice. |
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| Author: | BlueThumb [ Sep 4th, '10, 21:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
... Post a pic of the end result - I too have a round tank, but have started to build the subframe for a hardwood decking lid! BTx |
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| Author: | TCLynx [ Sep 6th, '10, 09:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
I simply used some fencing panel pieces to make my fish tank lid and then attached netting and shade cloth over that. It isn't domed but was real easy. |
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| Author: | Jamey [ Sep 6th, '10, 18:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Round fish tank lids |
Dufflight wrote: Should work. Have a couple of loops going over the top to dome it. you could get some Philmac fittings, put T's in 4 places around the rim then run pipe between the two adjacent eachother to create the dome. not sure if you could make 2 semi circles and hinge them ahahahah i reckon you could its tough that pipe:) |
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