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Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:07 am
by Hambone
I found this info online at you-tube and thought that some of you may be able to use some of these techniques. I am building a 55 gallon and using the acrylic rod idea to tie stuff to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnVrdfk ... AAAAAAASAA
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 11:38 am
by randoswife
That's a cool idea! Suction cups are a pain!
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:20 pm
by CallaLily
Love this!
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:06 pm
by Hambone
You actually need 1/2" acrylic rods.....1/4" is too small. They will just break when you try to drill into them. The rod idea seems sooooo much safer than suction cups. I would not want anything falling off of the side of the tank and injuring any of them.
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:15 pm
by crabbienewb
I'm liking the corner things they used to drill holes in, i think i could use that stuff to fix my uneven plexi lid
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:48 am
by tk421
Ooo that is neat! I wonder how annoying they would be to clean off the crud after a few months...
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:49 am
by randoswife
Lol...I just brushed off the top this morning :p
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:34 am
by Hambone
I did something similar to this. It's pretty easy to clean really. I just take out the hermies and put them all in the iso, use a shop vac and suck up all the debris. Believe it or not the moist sand substrate stays down.
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:55 pm
by Desirae327
What a clever idea! Thanks for posting this
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:42 pm
by gotta-crab-em-all
I'm making second levels out of "lizard ladders" :3 They're mesh triangles with 3 suction cups. They aren't big enough to stretch from the front to the back of the crabitat (75gal), but I zip tied the pointy end to a braided dollar store vine I have strung along the length of the tank, and stuck the other side to the glass with the suction cups. I used cholla to make a bridge up there (and I even got it to split off so one part of the cholla goes to the shell shop with the small shells~). I'm replicating it on the other side when I get the rest of the stuff in the mail
They don't make huge second levels, but it works and its fairly cheap compared to some other second level ideas and if you combine several of them you can get a pretty big second level. They would probably work great for smaller tanks. Here's a picture of the side I have done so far.
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:27 am
by Hambone
Thats a great idea too.
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:34 am
by Skymall007
I am playing with the idea of a critter keeper second level. The right size critter keeper holds securely to the ledges on the inner top of the tank so the lid can close. I did an iso that way. I just need to make an entrance
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:09 am
by moonshermies
definitely gr8 ideas theres!!!
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Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:48 pm
by MgnB
Hambone, I have a 230 Gallon tank I'm setting up and someone suggested checking out this post. The image isn't working for me though. Anyway you could repost or send me a link?
Thank you
Re: Second level idea's.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:37 am
by YYWW
I just clicked it and it worked? What do you get?
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