ya i got a few ideas kickin on that.loli like the glove box idea
also think i might do 2 glove box doors
one for the filter side one for storage.
thanks
and heres a pic how im thinking of doing the 2 glove box doors with trim.
pics of my free monster tank!!
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also think i might do 2 glove box doors
one for the filter side one for storage.
and heres a pic how im thinking of doing the 2 glove box doors with trim.
that idea looks like a keeper brother now time to get to workmidnight;1386367; said:ya i got a few ideas kickin on that.lol
also think i might do 2 glove box doors
one for the filter side one for storage.
Tank looks very nice. You should stain the wood a dark red, it will look so cool!!!!! The figure of the wood is really cool, lots of motion.
thanks
it has been sooooo much work tho.and not done.lol
holidays broke me,cant get any wood right now.lolthat idea looks like a keeper brother now time to get to work
i have stain left over from a past stand i did so that color is it.lol
ya he/they are loving it.and im diggin it also
thanks
same 2 u
few days ago he ate his first shrimp in over a month.
he ate 1 and a half,better then none.
then a day or 2 ago i caught some small frogs and fed them to him.
not sure how many he ate,just a few tho.
videos of him and his tankmates eating in the video lounge.
frog feeding in the 240,i think.
then last night,feed night,he didnt eat shrimp but ate a few minnows.
just figured i would say this here.
today was public aquarium day here.lol
had a bunch of people over checkin out my collection.did it in groups.lol
also had the previous owner of my 240 over for the first time.
walked in and said,nice,with one of those impressed giggles.
he was impressed with how clean i got it and the "mods" i did to the tank/stand/filter.
first thing he did was an inspection to see what i changed.
was looking behind it at my plumbing,the way i changed the filter,the way i changed the stand.
was cool to have him over.not many people look that deep at a setup.lol
they asked where the painting was.lol i said it went with a sw tank but not as much with a fresh.
they didnt seem to happy but i offered them it and they didnt want it.
also he/everyone was like about the main attraction,the silver aro.
everyone liked him the best.i was hand feeding him for them also.
but ya,i mainly posted to say i had the guy that gave this tank to me over and he was impressed with what i did.
i took a month off the build but this month it should be finished.
today was public aquarium day here.lol
had a bunch of people over checkin out my collection.did it in groups.lol
also had the previous owner of my 240 over for the first time.
walked in and said,nice,with one of those impressed giggles.
he was impressed with how clean i got it and the "mods" i did to the tank/stand/filter.
first thing he did was an inspection to see what i changed.
was looking behind it at my plumbing,the way i changed the filter,the way i changed the stand.
was cool to have him over.not many people look that deep at a setup.lol
they asked where the painting was.lol i said it went with a sw tank but not as much with a fresh.
they didnt seem to happy but i offered them it and they didnt want it.
also he/everyone was like
about the main attraction,the silver aro.everyone liked him the best.i was hand feeding him for them also.
but ya,i mainly posted to say i had the guy that gave this tank to me over and he was impressed with what i did.
i took a month off the build but this month it should be finished.
finally rebuilt the bio box
this was my first try at "tank" making,this has me wanting to make more
i cut the old bio box down
cut the glass down to size
cleaned the glass
re siliconed everything back together
packed it all tight with media
also rebuilt the drip plate.
it was siliconed,glass on acrylic,held for about 30 years but was falling apart now.
i used locktite marine glue,worked great.
"here is how the filter goes,i posted it in another thread"
overflows the side
then to a drip plate
then to a/c filter padding,2 layers
then the next level is felt
then down to more felt
"all that is about 5g"
then to bio balls "5g of those" half in water,half out
then through the 2" tube down to the 2nd filter
bottom filter
first,another drip plate
then to 7g of bio balls in the bio box
then to about 10g of bio balls underwater,under the bio box
then to scrubbies and sponges about 7g of those
2 bags of carbon
then through 2" thick sponge
then pump and heater
"those gallons are just media not the actual sumps gallons"
this was my first try at "tank" making,this has me wanting to make more
i cut the old bio box down
cut the glass down to size
cleaned the glass
re siliconed everything back together
packed it all tight with media
also rebuilt the drip plate.
it was siliconed,glass on acrylic,held for about 30 years but was falling apart now.
i used locktite marine glue,worked great.
"here is how the filter goes,i posted it in another thread"
overflows the side
then to a drip plate
then to a/c filter padding,2 layers
then the next level is felt
then down to more felt
"all that is about 5g"
then to bio balls "5g of those" half in water,half out
then through the 2" tube down to the 2nd filter
bottom filter
first,another drip plate
then to 7g of bio balls in the bio box
then to about 10g of bio balls underwater,under the bio box
then to scrubbies and sponges about 7g of those
2 bags of carbon
then through 2" thick sponge
then pump and heater
"those gallons are just media not the actual sumps gallons"
That is sooo cool.midnight;1531789; said:finally rebuilt the bio box
this was my first try at "tank" making,this has me wanting to make more
i cut the old bio box down
cut the glass down to size
cleaned the glass
re siliconed everything back together
packed it all tight with media
also rebuilt the drip plate.
it was siliconed,glass on acrylic,held for about 30 years but was falling apart now.
i used locktite marine glue,worked great.
"here is how the filter goes,i posted it in another thread"
overflows the side
then to a drip plate
then to a/c filter padding,2 layers
then the next level is felt
then down to more felt
"all that is about 5g"
then to bio balls "5g of those" half in water,half out
then through the 2" tube down to the 2nd filter
bottom filter
first,another drip plate
then to 7g of bio balls in the bio box
then to about 10g of bio balls underwater,under the bio box
then to scrubbies and sponges about 7g of those
2 bags of carbon
then through 2" thick sponge
then pump and heater
"those gallons are just media not the actual sumps gallons"
