Stuart74 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Hey guys, I have finally filled my latest tank with water The tank size is 8X30X30 From a bare sheet of styro I created this then a few coats of resin and sand I had this Add water and a few fish and you get this For a full description of how it all went together so far you can view it on Addicted to fish forum LINK TO A2F FORUM *Note you must be a registered member to view the forum* but hey why not its free and only takes two seconds to register ENJOY!! Cheers Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Nice work Stuart...I am dragging my feet somewhat but will get pics up when the two backgrounds I have made are fitted into the tanks. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 ahh, so you did the resin & sand thing to the return pipe too I see. nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 Cheers Guys, Ash, I am now wondering if I should remove the 2260 intake pipe and do that one too Cheers Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Nice job. Looks the goods. Huge tank as well. How many litres is it? 1200L ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Tank looks good except I would have preferred not to have the pipes in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Ltrs I filled probably 1/3 of the tank with water from the fish room to save on water 1/3 was fresh and the other 1/3 came from the 5x2x2 which was my old display tank. At a guess with the sump included (4x18x18) I'd say probably 1200 to 1300lt somewhere around there wui, I needed to have a return pipe in there somewhere so I disguised it as best as possable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Okay. I was talking about the Terracotta 90 degree sewer pipe at the bottom of the tank. Still th background looks good, beats most of the other premade backgrounds that you see around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Powder Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Okay. I was talking about the Terracotta 90 degree sewer pipe at the bottom of the tank. Still th background looks good, beats most of the other premade backgrounds that you see around. wui39, the rocks and stuff in there are temporary. He's collecting rocks to and will be changing it completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagfest Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 bEAUtiful tank!! I skimmed throught the thread and you mentioned epoxy? That was for the background right? I'm going to do a syro background aswell. Was there any reason you used that instead of concrete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 For anyone wondering how much water... 8ft(96in(240cm) x 30in(75cm) x 30in(75cm) = 240 x 75 x75 /1000 = 1350L Not that hard really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Am I Arj?? Maybe one day but not right now, the price of nice big white rock pieces can be scary to the hip pocket I don't mind the sewer pipe Its actually a "T" piece pipe and the size suits the tank rather well. Oh well each to their own I guess If you look hard enough you will see a house brick in the right hand end too Stagfest, Yes epoxy resin was for the background but be carful what you buy There is an excellent article on the DIY backgrounds in SCP pages that was completed by one of the members from ACE. The main reason for the resin V concrete is the epoxy when dry does not affect your water conditions in any way shape or form, but in saying that after seeing Merjo's efforts I am interested in giving the concrete a go. Those tank equations are okay but don't allow for the cross bracing removing part of the height,substrate,rocks, my DIY background and the water content in the sump hence the reason why I stated 1200 to 1300lt as I have no wish to find out exactly how much water it holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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