DaveS April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 Ok, this is the beginning of several noob questions so please forgive me... What do you guys use to view and take pics of your tank from the top down? At the LFS I've seen a acrylic trough like thingy floating in the tank. Is that something you can buy or have to make? Know anyone selling or making them? Once I get this answered, I can figure out a decent way to take pics to ask my other noob questions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 Ok, this is the beginning of several noob questions so please forgive me... What do you guys use to view and take pics of your tank from the top down? At the LFS I've seen a acrylic trough like thingy floating in the tank. Is that something you can buy or have to make? Know anyone selling or making them? Once I get this answered, I can figure out a decent way to take pics to ask my other noob questions.. Lee's specimen containers work well....we sell them. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 A couple of pieces of acrylic work together (a round one, and a flat one). Chip made one for me... and I can take some pics of it... works great. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 A couple of pieces of acrylic work together (a round one, and a flat one). Chip made one for me... and I can take some pics of it... works great. Dave I've seen this it works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90OcReef April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 AquariumSpecialty.com sells an SLR Camera Box $34.00 It can be seen here.... AquariumSpecialty.com SLR Camera Box -Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 Here i was just assuming that one cut the pumps off then just shot away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUsnakebyte April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 I put on the underwater housing of my dive camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS April 11, 2007 Author Share April 11, 2007 A couple of pieces of acrylic work together (a round one, and a flat one). Chip made one for me... and I can take some pics of it... works great. Dave This sounds like it's along the lines of what I'm looking for. Something simple/cheap. I just want something to assist with being able to view things from above the tank when cleaning it and take a few simple pics for documenting growth. If I want true gallery quality photos, I'd go with an underwater setup or something fancy. My tank is in the wall and only accessible from behind. Since the back is black acrylic, my options for seeing what I'm cleaning are limited... A pic of how your or any similar gadget is set up would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoch April 11, 2007 Share April 11, 2007 I'll post a pic tonight when I get home....(unless someone beats me to it). Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 April 13, 2007 Share April 13, 2007 Now this one seems like a good canidate for a group build...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller April 13, 2007 Share April 13, 2007 A couple of pieces of acrylic work together (a round one, and a flat one). Chip made one for me... and I can take some pics of it... works great. Dave To make mine and Dave's, I used 4" or 4.5" tube that was about 3"-4" tall and glued a flat piece of acrylic to it. If I had had it, I would have used black tube so it blocked the light around it. I guess you could also use "grey" tube like say SCH80 and weld it to the flat piece. IF YOU GET MY DRIFT? You can also use those clear, short, wide "coctail" cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 April 13, 2007 Share April 13, 2007 4" schedule 80 is around $50 a foot I think schedule 40 would be fine even though it's not as cool as grey . I DO GET YOUR DRIFT I have 50# of sheet scrap and 600' of welding rod and I need to make some clear parts boxes for pvc fittings. I easily have well over 1000 fittings on hand at any given time and the ziploc bags are getting old. Maybe I will do some of those round ones to get the feel for the tube as well.....hmmmm door prizes for the social?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal April 13, 2007 Share April 13, 2007 (edited) I think schedule 40 would be fine even though it's not as cool as grey Black Krylon works wonders and is very cheap! Edited April 15, 2007 by YBeNormal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS April 15, 2007 Author Share April 15, 2007 Now this one seems like a good canidate for a group build...... Now that's a great idea. Who's interested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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