Supporting LR

[dwall174]

I’m looking for any ideas on how to support the LR off the bottom of a glass tank that I plan to re-set up as a bare bottom tank?

[yardboy]

Here's an easy enough way, eggcrate and 1"PVC attached with cable ties. This is my rock cycling, but in the display all the plastic will be hiden.

[yardboy]

Curses, wrong picture. I needed the posts anyway.

[dwall174]

What did you use to hide the eggcrate in the finished view!

[PJ]

Is there a way you can modify your eggcrate/PVC support system to allow the LR to slope UP and to the rear?

PJ

[Geoff]

Originally posted by PJ
Is there a way you can modify your eggcrate/PVC support system to allow the LR to slope UP and to the rear?

PJ

zip-ties. you can use zip ties wrapped around the eggcrage and the LR. that way it will not slide off of the egg-crate. corraline really like plastic, so it will encrust pretty quickly.

G~

[dwall174]

Originally posted by Geoff
zip-ties. you can use zip ties wrapped around the eggcrage and the LR. that way it will not slide off of the egg-crate. G~

Now that's an idea! connecting the LR to the eggcrate will also prevent it from falling, Which is another concern of mine with a bare bottom tank.

[hankstanks]

Any thought of making it a Starboard tank? Check out Spankys tank. I am building my new 90 as a starboard... cant wait!

[dwall174]

Originally posted by hankstanks
Any thought of making it a Starboard tank?

Yea I'm going to use starbord if I can find it! If not I'll just use white acrylic.

I'm just getting ideas of how to support the LR! I may even try to include a closed loop into the support system?

[Jimbo]

Here's my support, going to put wood looking contact paper around the bottom of the tank to hide the support. I also drilled two holes in the pvc pieces so that the tie wraps where threaded through them make them nice and square to the eggcrate.