safety cage

[Ben]

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]

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]

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]

Use a sinker that normally use for fishing , that should be safe isnt ??

[Ben]

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]

lead is bad for discus.....

[Mattzilla]

perhaps attach some suction cups with plastic cable ties and suction it to the bottom of the tank

[DiscusMan]

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]

I was wondering if anybody thought "Hell in a cell" when they first opened this post. lol

[flukes]

hehe discus wrestling, now ive heard it all... :lol: