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Re: How about granite, then?
I will wait to see what Mike has to say on this.....nothing that I have to
add, except make sure your floor boards can handle the weight. (never
seen it but I have heard of and it must be quite a sight to have a tank
come through a ceiling onto a bottom level floor).
Kathy
On Sun, 2 Apr 2000, David Colin Gorton wrote:
> Continuing on from "the marble won't do" school, would granite? From what I
> can remember of malt whisky;-O, garnite IS safe, would anybody be able to
> help with thicknesses? If you don't know how thick, maybe you might know the
> pressure in an aquarium measuring 175x50x60(lxwxd) and then the stonemason
> (or my lfs) could probably help. I can get granite at wholesale prices,
> polished and cut to size, practically any colour, I would presume the
> particle size wouldn't cause any probs. I was thinking that black-specked
> granite on the back wall would be pretty impressive. I hope that I'll be
> able (eventually) to let you all see the results:-) Thanks for being able to
> bounce these ideas around.
> Colin
>
>
> >From: "David Colin Gorton" <colingorton@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >Subject: Re: Marble
> >Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 15:52:53 CEST
> >
> >This, unfortunately, is what I thought:-(
> >Nice idea though;-)
> >Colin
> >
> >>From: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
> >>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >>Subject: Marble
> >>Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 09:17:59 -0800 (PST)
> >>
> >>
> >>I would agree with Mike,
> >>Marble is calcium carbonate and does have the potential to change your pH
> >>and hardness. Back when I use to be the chemist we used marble chips all
> >>the time in certain experiments for it's ability to leeck Ca, or to
> >>generate CO2. Make it an apisto tank and drop the pH...it could turn very
> >>interesting.
> >>
> >>Kathy
> >>
> >>
> >>On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, David Colin Gorton wrote:
> >>
> >> > I have now replaced the battery and reset the clock! If there is still
> >>a
> >> > problem then let me know. The time zone is correct and the time is
> >>correct
> >> > as far as I'm aware:-0.
> >> > Thanks for the advice from everyone on the list as to the cracked
> >>glass.
> >> > I'll ask the giver for clarification on how it happened (I think
> >>someone
> >> > knocked it when it was being moved), sort out any problem, and then
> >>remove
> >> > the old panel and repalce it.
> >> > While on the subject, has anyone tried using marble as a substitute for
> >> > glass? I have access to marble at very reasonable prices (more than
> >>glass,
> >> > but not much - one of the advantages of being in Spain), I can't
> >>remember my
> >> > chemistry that well, after all it was 20 years ago, would it be
> >>effected
> >>by
> >> > the water/acidity in an apisto tank, what about the strenth aspect; how
> >> > thick would it need to be? Any and all advice would be truly
> >>apreciated?
> >> > I'd like to add how much this list is appreciated - my life would be a
> >>lot
> >> > poorer without it. Even with the remarks about time keeping. BTW , I
> >>reset
> >> > the internal clock every time I switched the cop. on, but sometimes
> >>forgot,
> >> > which explains the prev. probs.
> >> > Sorry for the long post.
> >> > Colin
> >> >
> >> > >From: "Mr. Fish" <mrfish@ix.netcom.com>
> >> > >Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >> > >To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> >> > >Subject: Re: Problems with a gift!/e-store ideas
> >> > >Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:22:48 -0500
> >> > >
> >> > >David Colin Gorton wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I'm sorry if there is a problem with my time keeping! I'm going to
> >>the
> >> > >shop
> >> > > > to get a new battery today.
> >> > >
> >> > >How about setting your clock every day until you get a battery, it
> >>would
> >> > >only
> >> > >take a minute or less to do it.
> >> > >
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> >> > >
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