puncy Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 So after purchasing the tank from inkevnito. i now have a project to work on. 1480mm x 170mm x 850mm Hopefully plan on stocking it with rainbowfish but im not sure which ones yet. going to try for the smaller type so they dont have issues with the slimness of the tank, maybe Pygmy Rainbowfish - http://rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Pygmaea.htm My plan is to use as much stuff as i have extra laying around but not trying to scrimp on the look of it. Im getting a steel stand made up for cost price from a mate and planning on wrapping it in wood/ply and painting it black. Using Iron Sand as the substrate (already have leftover sand) possibly a 30cm T5 fixture i already have as the light (hanging from above the tank attached from some steel welded to the stand) need to get some lids made up for the top. Dec 30th 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAquaHolic001 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Sounds good but what filter system where you thinking? And how many litres is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 around 214 litres, at the moment, ive got a spare 2000lph internal i am going to use. Might see how much a canister filter is and if it can be stored underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkevnito Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 was nice meeting you Puncy, Tank looks nice and clean again! hope it wasn't a hassle to clean.. Good luck with your project! Will definitely be watching the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Gave it a good wash out and yeah it is very difficult to get to the bottom lol my arm isn't 85cm long. Going to have to figure something out to clean the last little bit. Already got the plans drawn up for the stand so should have that done in a few weeks hopefully. And my neighbour came to the party and helped me unload it when I got home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Steel is all sorted and tank stand is on track to be made next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 2/1/16 Filling to check for leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 2/1/16 55cm T5 light i stole off one of my spare bed heads, i am going to weld two small steel lengths from the back of the tank stand to up above the tank to hold the light. they will be about 55cms apart so if i need a bigger light the width will be fine as well as the steel will hold a fair bit of weight of any type of light. Aldobug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 3/1/16 Success, no leaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Looks like today will be the day for spray painting the back and sides. Got some gloss black duramax and some silver diamond finish duramax. I spotted a tank on the Internet with a black glitter sort of background and it looked sweet. So im going to give it a go on this tank. Will post some pictures after it is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 ok, so everyone thinking of doing a glitter background, dont do it, totally uneven distribution and looks horrible, in the process of scrapping it all off now and re-applying just black Aldobug and unheatedtank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbee fan Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I use plasti dip so I can peel it off when I please with out damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 well, me being the stubborn person i am, i decided to try and redo the glitter, this time very very very sparingly. only 1 coat of glitter. and now 1st coat of black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I use plasti dip so I can peel it off when I please with out damage i thought about that,but decided to go with this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 tank now fully painted. stand half done. man, cutting and welding is a very tedious process. probably still another full days work to have just the steel bit finished, then i have to work on the ply wrap for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 well decided the Aquaholics 100cm LED deal was too good to pass up for this tank and i had to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAquaHolic001 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 C'mon man where's the beautiful fully set up aquarium with all sorts of awesome fish and plants and lights and filtration! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 C'mon man where's the beautiful fully set up aquarium with all sorts of awesome fish and plants and lights and filtration! 😄 That takes time dude. patience, i got the stand hopefully being complete done this weekend and then i can give an idea on what it will end up looking like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAquaHolic001 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 That takes time dude. patience, i got the stand hopefully being complete done this weekend and then i can give an idea on what it will end up looking like Hahaha, was just jokin with ya keep up the good work mate! Aldobug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1234 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 looks awesome, i had a planted loach and live bearer aquarium setup like this, 4ft, by 18cm, by 3ft. the only problem is they are a pain to clean . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 looks awesome, i had a planted loach and live bearer aquarium setup like this, 4ft, by 18cm, by 3ft. the only problem is they are a pain to clean . yeah i noticed that when i got it home still not sure how im going to clean the bottom part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 still waiting to finish off the stand but i do have the stock list for what is going to be in the tank it is going to be a dedicated m parva rainbowfish tank. 3 x males, 2 x females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just a quick update, m. Parva have arrived and are being housed in a two foot until this is ready to go Stand is taking shape, still got a few more welds to do and some angle line on the top and it's done. Then I can get the wood ready to wrap it Aldobug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubs Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Its a really interesting shape and is coming together well. Are you doing anything to ensure the tank cant topple over? e.g. tying the stand to the wall somehow? It will sit solidly of course but you wouldn't want to lose your balance while cleaning it. Edited February 14, 2016 by Grubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncy Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Its a really interesting shape and is coming together well. Are you doing anything to ensure the tank cant topple over? e.g. tying the stand to the wall somehow? I have a 1.8m x 30cm piece of pine which I'm going to attach the stand to it, this should provide enough stability from someone pulling it over. All up it would weigh around 450kg with water and substrate in it so it would take some force to move it to an angle for it to go over. I could rig something up to be able to attach it to studs in the wall but i don't think I need to at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
