RE: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers

Nick Zarlinga (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:45:38 -0400

As was mentioned, luan is a thin (about 1/4 or 1/8 inch) sheet of wood that
is used primarily as a base for a floor. It is very cheap and comes in 4'x
8' sheets. Since the 2 x 4's are doing the majority of the support, the
luan would keep the liner in check. I think that you could build a frame of
that size for about $20 to $25, probably less. If you securely fastened
old carpeting in place of luan, I imagine that it would work just as well.
Although the luan would weather better than the carpet.

Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485

><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Mark
><)> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 2:01 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers
><)>
><)>
><)> At 10:16 AM -0400 8/11/03, Nick Zarlinga wrote:
><)> >Why not wood? I think that you can make the
><)> supports for the liner
><)> >relatively cheaply. If you need to make the
><)> tanks taller, you can use luan
><)> >for the sides. I don't think it would cost that
><)> much. You could make a
><)> >tank that is 2x2x4 with four 2x4's (4 posts 2ft
><)> long, two supports
><)> >lengthwise on each side at 4ft each, and two
><)> supports on each end 2 ft
><)> >each). Three quarter of a sheet of luan to line
><)> the sides, a full sheet if
><)> >you use a bottom. To save money, you could use
><)> old carpeting instead of
><)> >luan to keep the liner from bowing. (you can
><)> nail the carpeting to the wood
><)> >to keep it in place.
><)>
><)>
><)> What's luan?
><)> --
><)> Mark
><)> Ohio
><)> USA
><)> <))><
><)> ---------------------------
><)> /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this
><)> list do not necessarily
><)> / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North
><)> American Native Fishes
><)> / Association"
><)> / This is the discussion list of the North
><)> American Native Fishes Association
><)> / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or
><)> get help, send the word
><)> / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not
><)> subject) of an email to
><)> / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version,
><)> send the command to
><)> / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
><)> / For more information about NANFA, visit our web
><)> page, http://www.nanfa.org
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org