Recent content by steven0161

Hello everyone and thanks for reading my post. my next door neighbour has had central heating installed. they took 3 and half days to put it in, (2 bed terraced) and the bare copper pipes sticking out of the front of his house running to the gas meter under his kitchen window just dont look...

Can anyone tell me if its safe to use a standard mechanical timer to turn on and off a set of 2x250W Metal Halide lamps ? ive heard some people say they need a contactor ?

Thanks all for the help, guess i'll stick to regular servicing/replacement of the equpment in and around the tank. Thanks again

Cheers towman that sounds like a good idea, does anyone see that as being dangerous ? johnd, yes i do have heaters and pumps etc, but afaik no metal is in contact with the water, most metals are quite dangerous to many marine animals and rust quite quickly in salt water.

Hi, yes thats what ive been told, i got the info from a marine forum, but am confused now as to what to do. i dont want to kill my fish with stray voltage, and i dont want to risk my family either, is it really dangerous to earth the tank ?

Thanks for the quick reply, could i ask why its dangerous, i only ask as i know several people who say they have done this and would like to explain why they might want to consider removing it. i do use rcds for everything around the tank already but heard that earthing the tank was a "best...

Hi, i have a marine aquarium and i would like to earth it just in case it kills me or one of my family. i have brought some titanium wire (so it doesnt rust), i take it i should wire this to the earth pin of the plug and stick the other end in the tank ? should i remove the fuse, or the...

Can anyone tell me where i can buy a single piece of metal edging for a worktop thats 2.1 metres long and 30-40mm deep. i cant find anything longer than 630mm. any help really appreciated

Thanks for the replies, im putting the wood onto the wall tomorrow. not sure if ive explained very well, just to clarify. the wall is u shaped. made from concrete blocks, 1 layer thick, and 3 bricks high. the 2 side walls will be directly under the tank supporting it. (after the wood is...

Nice one, thanks Jason

hI, can anyone tell me if any of the holesaws sold by screwfix are suitable for cutting through 18mm plywood. i need 2 holes about 100mm, and thats it so id rather spend more than i need. thanks

as you may have seen from another post im building a stand for a fish tank, the top is made from 4x4 redwood. can anyone tell me what the best thing to use to finish/protect it will be ? ( it will be exposed to humid salt air ) Can i use Yacht Varnish ? or would i be better off using...

the floors concrete so im not too worried about that, thanks for all the replies, much appreciated

thanks for the reply, on top of the 4x4 beams there will be a 18mm sheet of marine ply to spread the weight. the 4x4 are just for support. if i put 3 (one at the front, one at the back and 1 in the middle), do you think that would be more than enough ?

I need a little advice on the above, i have built a u shaped wall from concrete blocks that i am going to use as a base for a large fish tank.im planning on bolting some 4x4 joists to the top of this stand, the gap is 1.1 metres and the distance front to back is 70cms. the weight of the tank...