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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / September 2003Finally got my 110 gallon tank!
I've got my 4'x2'x2' safely in my home, it's bloody heavy! I've started staining/and varnishing the 800mm high colonial style stand and hood. It's a big job!! there is almost 10metres of surface area to varnish the inside and outside of the stand and the hood, and I have to do this 3 times!!! I have built my filter, it looks great and will fit 3, 1 inch pieces of foam (about 1' x 1' square) and about 20 litres of sump area, with some filter media in the bottom. I'm going to return this to the tank with a resun 6000, which will pump at about 1600 litres an hour with the head that it's got to contend with. next step is to build the background, and I think I like the idea of styrofoam coated with cement/sand/water/colouring/ mix looks the best. does anyone know, if I've going to keep africans, if I'll need to seal this background? anyway, looks like more staining/varnishing this afternoon, lots of work to go!! hopefully I can get some photos of the finnished product, cos I think it should look great! > I've got my 4'x2'x2' safely in my home, it's bloody heavy! I've started > staining/and varnishing the 800mm high colonial style stand and hood. It's > a big job!! there is almost 10metres of surface area to varnish the inside > and outside of the stand and the hood, and I have to do this 3 times!!! Make sure there is no possibility of fumes or condensation coming off the stained hood into the tank. Consider using a true seal for your final coat (polyurethane, epoxy, fiberglas etc) if there is a chance of water contamination. > I have built my filter, it looks great and will fit 3, 1 inch pieces of foam > (about 1' x 1' square) and about 20 litres of sump area, with some filter [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > anyone know, if I've going to keep africans, if I'll need to seal this > background? Yes, seal with epoxy or fiberglas. This seals the coloring agent (and sand texturing) and prevents the fish from tearing it apart when picking the algae off of it, ymmv. Styrofoam structures http://cichlidinspiration.net3services.com/show_articles.asp?category='Co nstructions%20-%20Background' http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/panis/pu_background.html http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/invent1.html http://www.goddijn.com/aquarium/index.htm http://www.thekrib.com/TankHardware/janne.html http://www.african.uklinux.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=1926&forum=8&153 http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_other_netmax_styro.htm ..and then for more inspiration :o) showtanks http://cichlidinspiration.net3services.com/ http://www.aquariumdesigns.com/aquariums.html http://www.livingcolor.com/ http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/ http://www.saltvandssiden.dk/birger_kim_rylander.htm (marine, Danish) http://www.aquariumdesigners.com/gallery/index.php?currDir=./Aquariums > anyway, looks like more staining/varnishing this afternoon, lots of work to > go!! hopefully I can get some photos of the finnished product, cos I think > it should look great! Sounds great ! NetMax hey thanks for show an interest netmax! You have helped me from the start! I feel 10x more knowledgable since joining this group!! next step is to discuss what fish I will stock.. but I will wait till I get the furniture and decor finnished and give a few weeks for cycling before I start talking fish... I will go and find out what is available and do my research first! NetMax wrote in message ... >> I've got my 4'x2'x2' safely in my home, it's bloody heavy! I've >started [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > >NetMax |
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