100 Gallon Build

Subscribed. I couldn't help but notice the company vehicle ... there are a lot of good froggers in the DFW area so you won't have to go far to find frogs and supplies.

What are the inhabitants going to be?

Casper

Nice restoration on the stand. I picked up a semi crappy looking stand recently and now I might try my hand at fixing it up!

How badly cracked was the 75?

This is probably going to be home for a group of leucs and some cherry red shrimp in the pond section. The 75 gallon was cracked pretty bad. A dolly wheel caught on a door threshold, pulled to the side, causing a bulkhead to cach on a door frame and cracked it all around the hole. I tried to remove the frame so I could replace the glass, but the way the frame overlaped the glass, I couldn't get it of without destroying the frame. The stand rehab was pretty easy. The key is to sand everything and use spray paint for a smooth finish with no brush strokes. Go light with the paint and keep your arm moving to avoid any buildup. Also I used a satin finish, gloss shows too many defects.

Nice tank!
Can't wight to see it planted!

nice! i need one that big

I plan on using a backpack air circulation set up like this:

http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/pa...osed-air-circulation-system-you-can-make.html

I am going to be drilling the back of the tank and having the intake and output coming through the background. My question is about placement. I see four possible options: Intake and output both near the top horizontally; both near the bottom horizontally; intake near the top, output near the bottom diagonally; and intake near the bottom, output near the top diagonally. Which if any would be best for internal air circulation and keeping the glass clear of condensation?

looking good. keep us updated

So what ratio of acid to water did u use to clean the glass.

I work for a restoration company; mold, crime scenes, meth labs, fire. We have some gallon jugs of muratic acid at our shop for cleaning such as acid washing soot off of stone and brick.

The brand is Smart Muriatic acid. The label says 31.45%. They sell it at Home Depot. I just used that and a kitchen scrubbing sponge. Of course, I did it outside with a full face respirator and the appropriate cartridges and lots of rinsing afterwards.

I saw a post on here saying that muriatic acid would work better than vinegar or lemon juice.

If it weren't for all the tools and materials at work, I never would be able to build this tank in my appartment.

nice... I was planning to do a ventilation system like yours, to bad it take so much space. I have to make a smaller one, although really like you build. Keep us updated.

It looks nice! Are you going to put ecoweb on the other side of the waterfall too? I think that would look good if you did.

No, I'm going to embed some slate pieces into a GS background. I'm also going to attach slate to the ecoweb, and hopefully get moss to fill in.

More options to get out sounds better to me