Any reason to not use these shims inside the tank?

[rennjidk]

Ive heard some types of plastic can leech contaminants. There's not really any info on these besides being a composite made from recycled materials, but I found the MSDS from the mold factory.

 

[blaxsun]

Why in the tank...?

 

[twentyleagues]

Why in the tank...?

Yeah me too?

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Yeah me too?

Same. Why?

 

[JGT]

I’m going to guess….leveling parts of your aqua scape?

 

[Rmckoy]

I see no reason to use them inside ….

 

[Rmckoy]

I’m going to guess….leveling parts of your aqua scape?

I’d use sand or other rocks

 

[JGT]

I’d use sand or other rocks

Me too, but can’t figure why else you would use them in the tank.

 

[rennjidk]

I'm not using them for level anything. I need a wedge to keep my media basket up against the overflow in my aio. The flow keeps pushing it against the back wall and bypassing it completely.

 

[JGT]

I'm not using them for level anything. I need a wedge to keep my media basket up against the overflow in my aio. The flow keeps pushing against the back wall and by passing it completely.

Oh! I was so close.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I'm not using them for level anything. I need a wedge to keep my media basket up against the overflow in my aio. The flow keeps pushing against the back wall and by passing it completely.

Didn't I tell you id give you the cad for that so that you could have someone print it? Or to just use a piece of acrylic dowel?

Those are both easy and affordable options. No more money than a bundle of composite shims.

And if your bedia basket hangs on the glass, use thin velcro to hang it in place it will only take a tiny square 1/2" x 1/2".

 

[LuizW13]

I'm not using them for level anything. I need a wedge to keep my media basket up against the overflow in my aio. The flow keeps pushing against the back wall and by passing it completely.

The IM and Intank Media caddy baskets are designed with this exactly in mind.

 

[rennjidk]

Didn't I tell you id give you the cad for that so that you could have someone print it? Or to just use a piece of acrylic dowel?

Those are both easy and affordable options. No more money than a bundle of composite shims.

And if your bedia basket hangs on the glass, use thin velcro to hang it in place it will only take a tiny square 1/2" x 1/2".

You did and I appreciated it, but I can't find anyone to print stuff less than $12 shipped. I also didn't want to waste your time and my money if a $1.50 pack of shims I already owned would work. The basket does not hang on the glass at all.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I'll print them free and ship them free. I just didn't want to set up my printer. But a buddy will print them free. Tell me how big the gap is.

 

[blaxsun]

I'm not using them for level anything. I need a wedge to keep my media basket up against the overflow in my aio. The flow keeps pushing it against the back wall and bypassing it completely.

What kind of tank is this? Something custom?

 

[rennjidk]

I'll print them free and ship them free. I just didn't want to set up my printer. But a buddy will print them free. Tell me how big the gap is.

If the shims work I'll use them, but if not, I can pay for shipping and print. They're polypropylene and wood pulp, so I can't forsee an issue, but I'm not a chemist, which is why I asked.

 

[rennjidk]

What kind of tank is this? Something custom?

No, it's an IM tank but they've started sizing their chambers and designing their tanks to force you to buy their equipment. It's really annoying but I get it from an aquarium manufacturer that also wants to sell their own rollers, skimmers, baskets, uv, ect.

 

[blaxsun]

No, it's an IM tank but they've started sizing their chambers and designing their tanks to force you to buy their equipment. It's really annoying but I get it from an aquarium manufacturer that also wants to sell their own rollers, skimmers, baskets, uv, ect.

The InTank media basket solves this issue (at least it did on the previous generation of their Fusion tanks).

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

If the shims work I'll use them, but if not, I can pay for shipping and print. They're polypropylene and wood pulp, so I can't forsee an issue, but I'm not a chemist, which is why I asked.

By the way, the "wood" is the part I don't trust. Many composite "wood" products are made with processed saw dust. A lot of that dust was treated or chemically altered to make a sheet good or composite good.

 

[rennjidk]

The InTank media basket solves this issue (at least it did on the previous generation of their Fusion tanks).

It's the same tilt forwards design which works fine on larger tanks, but it doesn't work on my tank (fusion pro 2 20). The chambers are only 2.8" and the baskets do not have enough weight to overcome the flow.