glass ats

[ocean rock]

i ve been looking at sm scrubber and i was woundering can i make it out of glass and use black board paint to black it out i could build two to fit in my sump just nice , its just glass is a lot cheeper here in the uk , i have a diamond drill bit for the holes for the feed so thats not a problem and going to use a pump to pump the water onto the screens .

ps hi sm can i use some of your design please ?

[SantaMonica]

Glass is fine. And you don't even need to paint it unless the light bothers you.

Here are the plans again:
http://www.radio-media.com/fish/100.jpg

[ocean rock]

cheers SM i will paint it as i don't want too much light escaping into the sump .

[SantaMonica]

Then paint it white to reflect back

[ocean rock]

so why would you not build yours out of white acrylic ???????????

[SantaMonica]

White still lets some light through, and, it would not look as good setting on a shelf, or on top of a tank, in a living room.

[rahjelli]

Ocean Rock, can alway paint the white first then go over the layer with a primer then paint it black, the inner will still be white

[ocean rock]

by rahjelli » 24 Feb 2010 17:24

Ocean Rock, can alway paint the white first then go over the layer with a primer then paint it black, the inner will still be white

thats a very good idea mate :D