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Well, here we are. I will be as detailed as I can in this construction journal, and I hope those people looking for inspiration can use my journal for some ideas.
Below is the tank, completely cleaned out and bleached. I couldnt fill the tank all the way up with water because it had two gaping holes for the overflow. Ripping out the overflow was a pain in the a**, but I finally was able to rip the sucker out after getting a knife under all the silicone (see hole picture below).
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Horrible photo of the furniture, but you get the idea. I will take more detailed pictures and show you what everything will look like once the clutter is organized. The stand and canopy has a cherry stain on it, which my mother already wants painted black because it looks "pink." Oh mother...
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Here are the two holes for the overflow I was talking about. I was given the bulkheads used for the tank by the owner thankfully. I will cut PVC pipe and place it through the bulkhead inside the tank for a small overflow for a pond. That way the moisture going throgh my substrate doesn't run straight into the holes, leaving the pond dry as a bone.
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One nasty looking hood right? Rusty ballast, what am I going to do?! Clean it. I might ask for help later on the wiring for this thing, looks like a wire fell out of place.
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When I was taking out the one salty bulb the hood came with, one of the brackets snapped right off... I hate reefs! Too much mess!
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DIY in-tank circulation. I plan on having two of these with 60mm fans sanded down inside a 2 to 2 and a half inch PVC reducer. Had to paint the cap and reducer black because I bought them white. I will post detailed construction steps for this project later.
That's all for now. Still collecting recipe ingredients for my clay substrate (thanks Doug for the recipe!), going to the glass store and getting glass/ holes cut. Would I be okay with two misters inside? And the dreaded background, yikes, more of that later...
Thanks fellas,
Will
Below is the tank, completely cleaned out and bleached. I couldnt fill the tank all the way up with water because it had two gaping holes for the overflow. Ripping out the overflow was a pain in the a**, but I finally was able to rip the sucker out after getting a knife under all the silicone (see hole picture below).
Horrible photo of the furniture, but you get the idea. I will take more detailed pictures and show you what everything will look like once the clutter is organized. The stand and canopy has a cherry stain on it, which my mother already wants painted black because it looks "pink." Oh mother...
Here are the two holes for the overflow I was talking about. I was given the bulkheads used for the tank by the owner thankfully. I will cut PVC pipe and place it through the bulkhead inside the tank for a small overflow for a pond. That way the moisture going throgh my substrate doesn't run straight into the holes, leaving the pond dry as a bone.
One nasty looking hood right? Rusty ballast, what am I going to do?! Clean it. I might ask for help later on the wiring for this thing, looks like a wire fell out of place.
When I was taking out the one salty bulb the hood came with, one of the brackets snapped right off... I hate reefs! Too much mess!
DIY in-tank circulation. I plan on having two of these with 60mm fans sanded down inside a 2 to 2 and a half inch PVC reducer. Had to paint the cap and reducer black because I bought them white. I will post detailed construction steps for this project later.
That's all for now. Still collecting recipe ingredients for my clay substrate (thanks Doug for the recipe!), going to the glass store and getting glass/ holes cut. Would I be okay with two misters inside? And the dreaded background, yikes, more of that later...
Thanks fellas,
Will
