Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank on a refrigerator?

[John Ruhland <john@drruhland.com>]

If you put some sturdy boards on the refrigerator, like a couple of old  
2x8's or thicker underneath the tank, the tank should be OK, and the  
sides of the refrig. should be strong enough to support it.

Holly, I had to move your clown angel to his own tank. After the first  
week with my other angel, he was so abusive that my angel started to  
get lesions on his body. Fortunately they all cleared up by the next  
day after moving yours. He's so nice looking that I'll just keep him in  
his own tank.
John



On Sep 6, 2006, at 1:34 PM, SUSAN WELENOFSKY wrote:

Hi Holly:

I would just fill it up with a hose on top the frig and see how it  
behaves
as the weight increases.



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 12:19 PM
To: Holly
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Tank on a refrigerator?

Depends on the fridge, but I wouldn't, unless you keep the 29 half full  
:-)
If the surface area  is the same for a tank (a 15 is 1 foot by 2 feet,  
a 29
is 30" by 1 foot, usually), the depth doesn't matter for most fish.  
It's why
killi people keep so many fish in shoeboxes and so forth -> they have  
the
same footprint as much larger tanks, yet 'detritus tolerant' fish like
killies don't really need the extra volume. This works for most fish,  
too.
Big waste producing, "thick" fish like cichlids, goldfish and catfish do
benefit from the extra gallonage, though. "The solution to pollution is
dilution" in their case (though I'd still opt for max surface area over
depth.)

My $.02.



> From: holly@ourglasshouse.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed,  
> 6
Sep 2006 12:46:36 -0700> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Tank on a  
refrigerator?> > I
am going to have limited space but want to try to keep some of my fish.  
  I>
was going to put a 15g on top of my fridge.  But I am considering a 29g  
on>
top instead.  Is that just too heavy or do you guys think it will  
work?>  >
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