JustinFromAL
Active Member
Hey all, oddball question here. I think I'm good but I wanted a second opinion.
I've got a Rubbermaid stock tank that I'm using as a basement sump. In order to make a macro garden / refugium chamber in this I used a plastic storage container from Home Depot and cut a slit in it. I used a plastic stand to raise this up as high as possible, based on my plumbing. Basically water drains from the DT's into the HD storage container, past my macro, and into the stock tank/sump that it's sitting in slightly lower water level. I think this should work fine, no issues. I was basically doing this before, but instead of the algae garden this "chamber" held my skimmer.
It occurred to me that I'd really like to see my macro from the sides, not just top down. I have a 29g I'm not using and I thought I might replace the HD storage container. The only negative would be that the 29g is a bit taller than the storage container, meaning that in order for it to fit about 5" of the 29g would be under the water level of the sump. I _could_ lower the water level of the sump, but I'd rather keep as much volume in it as possible as a large amount of live rock will reside there.
TL;DR - Is it ok to submerge the outside plastic/silicone of a 29g aquarium for a long period of time?
I've got a Rubbermaid stock tank that I'm using as a basement sump. In order to make a macro garden / refugium chamber in this I used a plastic storage container from Home Depot and cut a slit in it. I used a plastic stand to raise this up as high as possible, based on my plumbing. Basically water drains from the DT's into the HD storage container, past my macro, and into the stock tank/sump that it's sitting in slightly lower water level. I think this should work fine, no issues. I was basically doing this before, but instead of the algae garden this "chamber" held my skimmer.
It occurred to me that I'd really like to see my macro from the sides, not just top down. I have a 29g I'm not using and I thought I might replace the HD storage container. The only negative would be that the 29g is a bit taller than the storage container, meaning that in order for it to fit about 5" of the 29g would be under the water level of the sump. I _could_ lower the water level of the sump, but I'd rather keep as much volume in it as possible as a large amount of live rock will reside there.
TL;DR - Is it ok to submerge the outside plastic/silicone of a 29g aquarium for a long period of time?
