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Hi,
I currently have made , as some may know, a paladaruium and have decided to branch out and attempt to make somthing else out of what I have involving water, land, or both ( Im open to anything.).

I just cant seem to get the seals sealed enough to hold the amount of water needed.

Below is a link to some photos of the setup taken awhile back, but nothing has changed from the past month.

Its just frustrating that a supposed to have been a 2 week at max project has turned into a 2 month problem. I really want to finish this tank some how or another and get somthing in it.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Heres the link : http://www.geocities.com/mcfat_we_be/mcfat88.html

Last edited by mcfat88 at 04-May-2005 21:07

Last edited by Fallout at 05-May-2005 08:56

Sorry to hear that you were never able to get the seals to hold up. I know you were really frustrated by it. Hate to not see you using this tank though so maybe you just need to strip out all of the sealant and walls and just go back to a normal aquarium setup.

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

What a possible option with what I have in the tank

Why not a kind of paludarium that doesn't require sealing? Pile rocks or driftwood up, put in a nice waterfall and some terrestrial plants, and ta-da: paludarium. It generally won't be right for reptiles but could be a gorgeous home for fish, maybe something odd and fun like mudskippers.

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I'd strip it right back and reseal, and start again

I love the concept of that tank!

Is the only problem so far is that it leaks a bit?

EDIT:

OK, Are you saying the TANK leaks or the little internal DAMS leak? Cause the dams are an easy fix

Your problem was that you overcomplicated what was essentially a very simple concept (guilty myelf at many times)

You will need a trip to the homewares store and a trip to the watering system section of the hardware store.

Buy the correct sized tupperware to form your dams.
Buy the screw-in fittings you will need to run the piping through the containers and still have them be watertight

Easy peasy


Last edited by Callatya at 05-May-2005 21:39

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

The dam or plant section of the tank, is leaking.

Ok, that is the lower tier, and the higher one is the waterfall correct?

What are these sections made out of and how are they constructed? It looks like perspex and silicone, am I close?

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

The area is made out of plexiglass and silicone.

OK, and the silicone seals aren't holding?

My thought is to replace or at least reinforce the plexiglass/silicone area with an appropriately-sized injection moulded piece, eliminating joins and weak spots. The most practical choice would be tupperware-like containers, but anything without joins will do

You gotta take some of the pressure off your seams, because they just aren't strong enough to hold that much water. My bet is that the plexiglass bowed slightly with the water pressure and popped the seams.



For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett