Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Harry Knaub
><)> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:58 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Building cheap fish containers
><)>
><)>
><)> 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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