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Re: How about granite, then?
Why pick on me?? I imagine granite, especially black granite (gabbro), should be OK
as long as there is no sulfide minerals showing. I don't know what thickness you'll
need but I would think it needs to be thicker than the glass. Glass flexes but the
granite won't.
Mike Wise
Kathy Olson wrote:
> 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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