Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Katrina71]

That's what I do over my sump. I use expanded pvc board. 2 1/4" screws to hold it than mount everything on that.
Little pricey but you can find scraps

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Hmmm. Reading now...

 

[siggy]

Its real easy to work with, glue up. I bought a full sheet locally for around a hundred.
https://www.lairdplastics.com/locations-list

 

[Katrina71]

There isn't even a source to buy acrylic here. That's something on my bucket list to learn. Andrew too.

 

[Katrina71]

Alright, now we have to encourage @Fin to finish his build! He's retiring today!!!

 

[Katrina71]

He'll be having a mimosa in the morning reading R2R!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

@Robin Haselden

OMG, that looks just like you too!

 

[NY_Caveman]

@Fin

 

[NY_Caveman]

Been saving that for over a week. LOL

 

[Katrina71]

@Fin seriously, it would be an honor to learn from your build. It's about to get real here. You have serious skills! You've forgotten more than I've figured out yet!

 

[Fin]

@Fin

Thank you! It will be a weird day for sure. Tomorrow morning I will be in shock.

 

[Katrina71]

We will be right here for you!!!

 

[Fin]

A day that I have waited on for many years and now that it is here, I am not really excited. I will miss my coworkers. But, on the bright side, the office is less than two minutes from my house. I will be dropping in from time to time, disrupting their work.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Thank you! It will be a weird day for sure. Tomorrow morning I will be in shock.

Congratulations.

 

[Katrina71]

When old people find a new app...

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Mmm coffee

 

[Katrina71]

This is an exciting week here in the 8 gallon!

 

[Katrina71]

Oxydator...talk to me. It peaks my interest.

 

[Katrina71]

And...UV plumbed in. Rated for our new water volume. Which one and how?

 

[Fin]

Oxydator...talk to me. It peaks my interest.

It uses a higher percentage food grade Hydrogen Peroxide (diluted 35% to something around 6%-9%). The stuff you get in the drug store is 3%. It reacts with a catalyst and slowly releases oxygen into your tank water. There are a few people on here that use them, but mostly something you would see across the pond. @najer may have more knowledge on these than me. I do have one for my tank, but of course it is dry like everything else. This is where I got mine. There is a brief description about their function on that page :

The Shrimp Tank

 

[Katrina71]

I knew @najer ran one, and knew you have one plumbed in. I would like to know more. Any negatives?