pics of my free monster tank!!

[midnight]

dude that background is kewl
at the very least put it up and say it's rustic art
kinda like using beer cans to make wind chimes type of thing lol

ya thought about it but everything here is fw.lol
tried selling it as a painting.lol
i got one person that wants it.
"anyone just tuning in theres cool pics of the background on the last page"



update
got the return plumbing setup.
not glued yet.
the 90 inside the tank is threaded through the cardboard so i can remove it if needed.
"cardboard will be glass.lol"

only plumbing left is the overflow piping.
but i went to lowes and home depot and couldnt find the right 90 degree elbow for it.
going to an irrigation and plumbing store tomorrow.

 

[midnight]

painted the corner metal with krylon fusion.
the aluminum was corroding so i sanded them down and painted them.
"nothing wrong with glass in the 5th pic.lol"
also painted a piece of glass to see how black spray paint would look like as a backing.
one is krylon fusion stuff. other is cheapo paint.
one pic is paint,other is paint through glass.
both paints look crappy.lol
"i used very dirty glass tho" lol

 

[midnight]

sold the skimmer for 20.
so now ive made 50 bucks off this free tank lol

update
got the overflow plumbing done.
just need the bio ball tank to hook it too.lol

 

[blazin_dragon18]

wow, it's realli coming together man, nice, a yet to be finish job well done man!!! love the black corners, it realli makes the tank look a lot cleaner. fill it up now, fill it up!!!

 

[cockroach]

cant wait to see it done. you really making a name with all your projects. loving this thread!!

 

[midnight]

wow, it's realli coming together man, nice, a yet to be finish job well done man!!! love the black corners, it realli makes the tank look a lot cleaner. fill it up now, fill it up!!!

thanks
i want to fill it "scared" but want to.lol
i gotta find a way to clean the back glass tho.
vinegar doesnt work.
guess i gotta use a chemical or something.
and need to put a background on but i cant decide what!! it sucks!!! lol
few more things and then will be adding water.

cant wait to see it done. you really making a name with all your projects. loving this thread!!

thanks.
good to see people are still looking at this thread.

 

[midnight]

update
cleaned the tank for like 12+ hrs.
used 1000 grit wet sandpaper,razors,lemon juice.
heres a link on how i cleaned it
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108191
finally got the background done.
put 3 screws and a piece of wood to keep the backing tight to the glass on the bottom.
didnt want to tape bottom and not be able to change it later.
was going to go black but it showed stains to much.
looks good blue tho,cant wait to see sand in it.
started a few other threads on it that helped.
background color poll
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108624
where to get backing thread
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107231
also finished the plumbing "still have one hose to put on"
painted the elbow in the tank cus it was going to be black backing.
doesnt look bad tho.

pics

 

[midnight]

moved the tank up to the wall.
also made a new overflow grill.
new one has smaller mesh.
i folded the mesh once then folded it into a box for more strength.
also made better clips.
filled up the tank a lil to test for leaks.dont see anything.
next thing is getting the tank to set flat on the styro.

 

[AMG]

Awesome work so far, she is coming together.

 

[TheMightyOscar]

it has come a long way, looks great.