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Ben
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 05:13 AM
here is a pic of a cage i nocked up.
the wire is from bunnings, its PVC coated, so it will be safe for my fish.
the joiners are stainless steel.
took 10 mintues to make!

cheers,
Ben

DiscusMan
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 09:51 AM
Ben,

Those edges arent to sharp are they?

I have seen similar units made up using gutter guard that is like $2 for 8 metres and a offcut is threaded throu the join to fastner it. With a bit of work it can be made to shape the code as well.

My brother in law actually did it i will take a pic of it and post it here.

Wayne

Ben
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 09:59 AM
Hi Wayne,
my first concern was having something metal in the water, so i overcome this by using the pvc coated wire, my second concern was the edges. When i made it, i filed any edges that might be of concern, the top is bent over. so its very safe.

I made one out of the gutter guard, and the problem was that the bloody thing floated!

you can see it:
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2438&highlight=

I had this other piece of plastic coated wire that i am using to wiegh it down.

how did you overcome this problem?

cheers,
Ben

DR.V
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 11:22 AM
Use a sinker that normally use for fishing , that should be safe isnt ??

Ben
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 11:27 AM
My concerns with sinkers are that they are made of lead. I am not completly sure but this might poison the water?

any thoughts??

cheers,
Ben

Mattzilla
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 11:46 AM
lead is bad for discus.....

Mattzilla
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 11:47 AM
perhaps attach some suction cups with plastic cable ties and suction it to the bottom of the tank

DiscusMan
Thu Mar 24, 2005, 08:46 AM
Just called the bother in law.

He made it a very nice fit. and done some cool stuff with it as well. I will get photos this weekend.

he said he had a suction cup ready but didnt need it.

Wayne

jwight
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 12:43 AM
I was wondering if anybody thought "Hell in a cell" when they first opened this post. lol

flukes
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 02:18 AM
hehe discus wrestling, now ive heard it all... :lol: