Re: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers

Harry Knaub (harryknaub_at_suscom.net)
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 19:58:04 -0400

About 25 years ago I worked for a plumbing supply house and I remember that
there was such a thing as a street fitting although I can't remember exactly
what it was that made it a steet fitting.
Harry Knaub
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers

> Okay. I'll check it out this morning. Sounds like PVC will do the trick
> for you. I think they're 1" Street x Street x Street... But as I'm typing
> that... That doesn't make sense. Hmmm... More news tonight :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <nanfa_at_jonahsaquarium.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers
>
>
> > At 5:38 PM -0400 8/9/03, Todd Crail wrote:
> > >I'll check Monday at work to see if we can even order anything like
that.
> > >We do have the 3 way PVC fittings that Rob mentioned.
> > >Here's how Tropicorium (a coral farm and LFS) solved the issue:
> > >http://www.tropicorium.com/low_tide_2.html
> > >These tanks are 3.5' tall, consist of block, angle braces on double
2x6's
> > >and a 60 mil tarp drapped over it. The garden hoses I think help keep
it
> > >from bowing. The tanks are about 8'x16'... A lot of bang for the buck.
> > >They're in Romulus Michigan which is only about 40 minutes from here.
> Maybe
> > >we can day trip up there sometime and look at all the corally goodness
:)
> >
> >
> > Corally goodness. He, he. :) Sounds like fun. Hey, what does
> > Carter's charge for those PVC furniture fittings? What diameter pipe
> > do they take? Thanks.
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