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Old 04-04-2006, 05:40 PM   #1
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I got a 15 Gallon tank from my grandmother almost a year
ago and it never had a cover. When I decided I should use it
for snails I realized it would need a cover of some sort to
keep them in the tank. So I got my dad to help me and we
came up with this cover.

- First dad cut strips of wood half inch wide.
- Then we took the strips down to the tank and marked off
where they would need to be cut.
- Then he cut them with (I wanna say Skill Saw but im not sure)
- We then got some small Finish Nails and nailed the
pieces of wood together (I think we should have used some wood glue
too for extra strength)
- Then well I could have sanded it but didnt feel like it.. lol
- Then I got some black paint and painted the frame so it would
look nicer
- After the paint dried I got some tulle and using a Wood Stapler
stapled the tulle (4 layers) onto the frame. You could probally
use other types of mesh to cover the frame, I used tulle cause
it was really cheap, I think it only cost me 4 dollars if that for
2 meters which was way more than I needed.

Thats about it I guess, Here are some pictures of it all done.
I didnt think to take any of actually making it. I bent it somehow
when I was taking the pictures and have to add a piece of wood to
the middle of the frame to strengthen it somemore.



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Old 04-04-2006, 05:45 PM   #2
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Neat idea!
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Old 04-04-2006, 05:55 PM   #3
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great cover!
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Old 04-04-2006, 05:57 PM   #4
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Oooh clever... Hoods are one thing I seem to not ever have enough of.
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Old 04-04-2006, 07:28 PM   #5
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very nice....great idea!
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Old 04-05-2006, 06:43 PM   #6
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looks like a nice tight fit. NICE
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