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    Fred,
    Looks great, are you going back to raising Heckels?

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    Hi Cliff.
    My goal is to try to get another group a young heckels next fall.
    I do miss them. Then will let nature take its course.

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    My other hobby is building a race car, I'm lucky to have a welder, drill press and metal band saw.

    Its simply a piece of 1/8 steel plate cut to a 3x3.5 size.
    I drill a 1/2 hole and weld a grade nut to the plate. I then drill two small holes in opposite corners so that I can put two screws to the base of the stand.

    Cheers
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    The stand for tge three 35 gallons cube is done. Just need to paint the 35's and install the 65 for aging the water.
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    Done... now preparing some water to set up a few breeding pairs.FB_IMG_1553467490774.jpg

    Spent some time in the garage to build myself a table to weld my stands for my four 65 gallons growout. That table will be usefull for some other big projects...

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    Fred everything looks like its coming along nicely. I wish I had access to a welder here. Thats a tool I could really use but have not invested in yet. Some day I will invest in one. What is the metal? 2 " square tube?
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    Thanks Al.

    The tubing is 1.5 inch square by 0.125 thichness... a little bit overkill. I think I should have used 0.100.

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    I had a friend once who offered to teach me how to weld, but I was afraid to accept.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    I had a friend once who offered to teach me how to weld, but I was afraid to accept.

    Welding with a MIG is not that complicated and at least for me fun. With some practice you do get nice results. I have a small miller 120V unit its powerfull enought to weld up 3/16. More than enough for my needs. With it I welded to lotus seven type chassis/suspention. Welded several trailers and fixed things around the house.

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    cool set up ! following

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    Fred,
    Any new progress on this fish room?
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    Nice looking fishroom, wish I could convince my wife to have one

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    Those 35 gal cubes are my favorite breeder tank size. I also like planning for conditioning water storage beforehand. That's the sign of a veteran!

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    Hi Everyone.

    Not much progress as Discus took a 2nd place in my priorities. There are some progress.

    I've decided to have my 65 gallons growing tanks filtered with corner poret filters.
    I've siliconed the glass strips.
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    I've now placed the first two tanks in the steel stands and will be placing the last two this weekend.
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    Agree with you Willie. Those 35 are just the best size and shape for pairs.
    I've put a pair of Red Melons in one of them to try to get another batch of fry.
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    As for aging water, my tap water comes out with a ph of 8.4... that's too high. I've been treating my water with phosphoric acid to bring it to 6.6 for the last 7 years. A while back I took the decision to be master of my water and not a victim of my water treatment plant.

    I'll post more progress as I'm getting back to working in the room.

    Timvriens... tell her it will be a perfect way to keep an eye on you ;-)

    Cheers Fred

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    Put up the last 2 tanks on the stand and spent some time plubing the drainage pipes for the water changes.
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    This weekend I'll finish the drainage loop and cut the poret.

    I also need to do a reinforcement on the breeding rack as the top 2x6 bowed a little. I'll take care of it next weekend also.

    Cheers
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    Fred

    Looking great, like your design, looking forward to seeing fish in them tanks.
    Larry

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