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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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Lost a coolant seal, Fish died.

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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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haha that's awesome, is that yours?
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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that looks awesome! then now im wondering how hard it is to clean it
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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OK, now I know what I'm doing with my old housings...
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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haha that's awesome, is that yours?
No, but now I am wondering how to do it!
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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dammit.

I knew I shouldnt give away my old rotor housings...
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 12:57 AM
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I swear. You find the wierdest sh*t. My question is.......How do get the fish in or out?
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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I swear. You find the wierdest sh*t. My question is.......How do get the fish in or out?
Removable section in the "rear" housing. the clear parts are plastic, not glass, with the two housings bolted together. Also, the housings are no good. They look awesome just because of the polish job on them. Took like 5 hours.

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Now, you just need a triangular-shaped fish...
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Now, you just need a triangular-shaped fish...
LOL
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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ive had that idea for a while except i want to use 2-3 housings with rotors and a eccentric shaft in the water. Of course, theyd have to be coated with something though.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Now, you just need a triangular-shaped fish...

LOL. Angel fishies are mostly triangular...
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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We demand better pics.
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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Assemble with fish safe silicone sealant and bolts. Go with 3+ rotor housings for depth. Sealing the intake/exhaust ports will be the hard part. Perhaps make bolt on cover plates would be the easiest. One can use a hole saw to drill access from the top. I'd have the housings hot tanked at the local machine shop, the sand blast and power wash them.

You could use stock outer coolant seals instead of the silicone, no need for inner coolant seals. 1/4" aquarium acrylic for the ends.

Have fun, lol.
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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OMG there is so much win in this thread. Rx8 housings would work the best.
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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http://www.syncity.com.au/Fish_Tanks.html

This is one of the sellers, I think the other one's website is gone.
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