PROJECTS: JELLYFISH TANK
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3c. Epoxy one long side of the
screen to one of the shorter
acrylic braces. Add more
epoxy on top, and sandwich
the screen between the brace
and the inside of the tank, on
the drain side, about 1/3 of the
way down from the top. Hold
it in place and allow the epoxy
to cure to a strong hold.
3c
3d
3d. Glue the opposite side of
the screen under and around
the long brace on top of the
tank. Gently pull the screen
taut and hold it in place while
the epoxy cures.
Fold the short sides of the
screen in and epoxy them
against the inside of the tank.
3d
4b 4b
4. MAKE THE DRAIN
4a. Cut out a circle slightly
bigger than the bulkhead fitting in the middle of the tank’s
exit screen side, as far up as it
can go without the fitting overlapping the top of the tank.
4a
NOTE: If you’re using an
acrylic tank you can make
the hole with a hole saw or
Dremel with a router fitting.
If you’re using a glass tank
you need to make the hole
with a diamond hole saw.
4b. Install the bulkhead
fitting in the hole.
Using teflon tape, screw the
1½" male pipe thread (MPT)
× slip adapter into the outside
of the bulkhead fitting.
4c. Cut a 3" long piece of 1½"
PVC pipe and use it to connect the 1½" male pipe thread
MPT × slip adapter to the 1½"
PVC elbow, pointing down.
4d. Cut a piece of 1½" PVC
pipe long enough to run from
the 1½" PVC elbow into the
bucket beside the tank. 4d
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