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Post by ontariotraps on Mar 10, 2015 12:32:14 GMT -5
I have a 50 gal I want to use but the black cross bar at the top of the tank that supports the fish tank lids, seems like it will block a lot of light, is there any suggestion on if it matters or not ? Should I try to cut it away ? Or would it be ok to leave it ?
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Post by bonfield on Mar 10, 2015 12:36:58 GMT -5
If it's not too large, it probably isn't going to cause many problems. You could also place plants with lower light requirements under the bar.
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Post by cory on Mar 10, 2015 12:57:03 GMT -5
I have several tanks here. Don't worry about the cross bar it will be fine just as it is
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Post by ontariotraps on Mar 11, 2015 23:04:21 GMT -5
Sweet thanks !
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Post by bcmosaic on May 18, 2015 21:22:37 GMT -5
If it's a dedicated terrarium I would cut the center brace out. It's needed if you were going to use it as a fish tank. The center brace is there to minimize bowing because of water pressure pushing against the front & back walls of the tank. I have/had large planted fish tanks and that brace piece was a PITA when it came to lighting the substrate plants 20 inches down.
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Post by nwflytrap on May 25, 2015 11:21:33 GMT -5
Very few aquariums require the cross brace. They are mainly there for supporting the lids and lights. I've completely removed the top bracing from many tanks to run them as open top tanks. Some older tanks were made from thinner glass (I'm talking 25+ years old) and the brace does add some structure to these tanks.
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Post by clockworkpeacock on Jun 28, 2015 0:29:31 GMT -5
I have a 50g tank the hermit crabs used to live in, it doesn't have a brace but it's old and not incredibly structually sound, I mean, I wouldn't fill it with water incase it exploded or something (this has happened to me before lol) but it's not going to collaspe. It was filled with 6 inches of playsand and coconut fibre for the burrowing hermies and I don't think the sealant will allow it to hold water anymore as the shifting sand from the digging crabs would have wore it down. It might make a neat terrarium, I had no trouble keeping 80% humidity and 80 degree conditions for the crabs in it. It had an under tank heating pad stuck to the side of the tank that gave the crabs 24/7 heat. Would it would for a terrarium?
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2015 2:27:12 GMT -5
Sounds pretty good! Why did you have to get rid of the crabs?
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Post by clockworkpeacock on Jun 28, 2015 2:46:21 GMT -5
Sounds pretty good! Why did you have to get rid of the crabs? Well, they were all doing well and they were active and had gone through several successful molts between the 9 of them and then my mother thought they smelled like mold so she made me find them a new home. She can't deny that I didn't take good care of them. I gave them to a man I know who runs a reptile store and he found them a final home. He said people came in and were amazed at how active they were. The smell still hasn't gone away (apparently, I can't smell anything) so I may have gotten rid of them for no reason. We're pretty sure there has been mold growing in the drywall for several years. One day when I move out and am financially secure enough I hope to start rescuing more little crabbies. Basically I've traded having animals for having plants, I have to take care of something, that's the kind of person I am. Except the tarantula, I still have her because she's quiet, cheap to feed (20 cents a week) and has no odor.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2015 2:51:34 GMT -5
Sounds pretty good! Why did you have to get rid of the crabs? Well, they were all doing well and they were active and had gone through several successful molts between the 9 of them and then my mother thought they smelled like mold so she made me find them a new home. She can't deny that I didn't take good care of them. I gave them to a man I know who runs a reptile store and he found them a final home. He said people came in and were amazed at how active they were. The smell still hasn't gone away (apparently, I can't smell anything) so I may have gotten rid of them for no reason. We're pretty sure there has been mold growing in the drywall for several years. One day when I move out and am financially secure enough I hope to start rescuing more little crabbies. Basically I've traded having animals for having plants, I have to take care of something, that's the kind of person I am. Except the tarantula, I still have her because she's quiet, cheap to feed (20 cents a week) and has no odor. Oh that's too bad... One day! But hey, you're in CP world now!!
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