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Tank & Hardware This section contains information on the tank, decorations, stand, hood, etc. Don't forget to check the separate lighting, plumbing & filtration, marine-specific, plant tech-specific, and CO2 sections for hardware that is not covered here!

Building Tanks

• Why to [not] Build
• Glass: random info (includes drilling info), and thickness chart for building your own tanks.
• Plexiglass/Acrylic
• Where to find clear or black PVC
• Wooden Tanks (here's an illustrated set of plans for one guy's tank.)
• Big Tanks (and the related issue of Aquarium-safe Concrete!)
• Drums, barrels and other containers
• Building fishrooms.
• Tank Sizes
• Sealants and Adhesives
• Refurbishing old aquaria

Tank-related

• Building Tank Stands (see also That Darn Plant Tank)
• Cushioning between tank and stand
• Moving Your Tank
• Backgrounds: assorted postings, and an excellent construction article using foam and expoxy.
• Tank Dividers
• Sand+Substrates
• Rocks and decor
• Driftwood/Bogwood
• Siphons
• An interesting variable-wattage heater
• Traps for fish and other animals

Electrical

• Automation (i.e. computers, timers, etc).
• Solution Grounds (probe you stick in the tank to keep out stray induced AC currents)
• Miniature heaters for hatching brine shrimp or creating a slow-flow RUGF.
• Power Outage-related hardware
• GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interruptors)

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