ESTUARINE WATER SYSTEMS AT SOLOMONS, MD. 



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3/4" plate glass 

 slate retainer 



condensation gutter 

 quarry tile floor 



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Figure 6. — Detail of aquarium construction. 



special attention. The heavy pipe sup- 

 ports (fig. 7) are of double-strength pipe, 

 fabricated into one welded framework and 

 galvanized. These supports are designed 

 to serve as a base for other aquariums or 

 tanks, cooling and heating equipment, and 

 monitoring and controlling components. 

 They are heavy enough to support a vol- 

 ume of water comparable to the tank be- 



low. Although not obvious in the photo- 

 graph, the glass partitions between the 

 tanks are held in place with replaceable 

 packing and are removable. This feature 

 permits us to expand the size and utility 

 of these tanks. We have employed 3-inch 

 standpipes of PVC plastic in these tanks 

 which allows us to adjust, through the use 

 of plastic pipe plugs, the height of the 



