18' x 9' x 3.5' catfish tank build in progress.....

necrocanis

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TheFishGuy;3037664; said:
Questions:

Did you get the Marble cat?You mean the one that I don't have that was at the lfs? Not yet, my other one is around 7" after 1.5 months though. I'll be getting this one if they don't sell it by the time my tank is finished.
Is it a leiarius longibarbis, marmoratus or pictus? marmoratus
How much are they asking for it?$35
Did you see the River Monsters episode last Sunday nite?No, but in the previews from the last one they were gonna be catching alligator gar. I saw the one with goonch in it though!:headbang2
Would you like a 22 1/2" Clown Knife? We just rescued him this past Saturday... Not unless he's free. Big knifes are probably one of the rare exceptions I would put in this tank. Otherwise no. Got pics? I'm not sure he'd last too long with my big kitties, and he's too big for my smaller tanks atm.
Do you like cheese?Not a fan, no! Maybe cheese doodles! Only problem with them is cheesy fingerprints after you're finished!?


In other news I did a little more staining today and I gave plasma again. There's some hotties that work in there or I wouldn't still be doing it....I think. :naughty: Well gonna putty and sand on the tank some more. I'll post up pics after I do my water changes.
 

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I know I've been making you guys wait on pics, and the wait is finally over. Here's pics of some of the progress, and my fishes! I know someone is gonna ask to see the fish so I took the liberty of putting them up now! There's also a pic of a 20ish lbs pile of saw dust I swept up from in fron of the tank!

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and the fish! My last remaining lima shovelnose really needs a bigger tank! He's in my 75 gal right now. Should show you about how big he is:popcorn:

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Looking real good Nec, a real credit to you. ;)
 

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So many different types of wood in there that the grains are all crazy lol. You can't really tell what it will look like until your rub that first coat of stain on there. Hopefully I'll get the rest of it stained this weekend.
 

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wow, that looks amazing!


you putting water in it yet? lol
 

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:pTrust me I want water in this thing more than anyone on here lol. :DEven if I were to coat the inside today it would be at least another 2-3weeks before water goes in. I will be ordering the stuff to seal it very soon though. Probably next week. I still have tons of work before it's ready to seal though. It's like having another part time job trying to get this tank ready. :nilly:Better work. I have plans for a second tank that's smaller than this one and need to make sure this is going to work good before I go that route! I'm still kind of debating on weather to just seal the windows in with the blue max or weather to do them seperate. I think the blue max will make a great gasket, and will hold the windows in place just fine. Just gets my nerves going thinking about it! I have a plan, we'll just have to see how it works!:WHOA:

cnoel08;3040382; said:
wow, that looks amazing!


you putting water in it yet? lol
 
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