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My attempt at DIY

Post by midman » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:41 am

Well, after much deliberation over a new tank size, and I am sure to the relief of Emma, I now have a new tank to house my rather big Clown Loach. Still only a 4ft tank, but a lot better than before. I made all the furniture for it myself. A basic cube frame with Pine wood cladded around the outside. Still need to varnish it and still doing top ups of water to keep shock down, but other than that it is complete. Hope you like.

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Post by Emma Turner » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:58 am

Very nice! :D I am sure the clowns will appreciate the extra space they now have. :wink:

Just a word of warning about varnishing - it would have been better to have done this before you added the aquarium to the stand and added your fish. Make sure the varnish you choose is water-based (rather than solvent- or oil-based) and ensure that the room is extremely well ventilated.

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Post by midman » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:02 am

I know. I was eager to get them in after I had all those Nitrate problems. I have put all my old water and gravel and filters in there. I have just bought a Fluval 305 filter which is due shortly from the internet. I will get that set up and leave the old filters in for a month or until I am happy the new filter is cycling.
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Post by Mad Duff » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:14 am

Looks great Midman :)
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Post by shari2 » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:30 am

Very nice tank! Wish I was a DIY'er...and nice lava lamp too. 8)
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Post by Martin Thoene » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:36 am

DIYers are like Lava-lamps. A bit slow to get going, but once they do.....

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Post by midman » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:59 am

shari2 wrote:Very nice tank! Wish I was a DIY'er...and nice lava lamp too. 8)
Thank you. Not really a DIY'er to be honest. The professionals out there would prove that. Thought I would have a go though. I made a cube to support the tank after Emma posted a good link. Wanted to make sure it was sturdy enough. That was the easy bit. As for the hood, which is sloped, completely different story :cry: Took me ages. I still have to enclose the tank at the back a bit to cut down the light leakage from the lamp. Tank + glass slides was 120 quid. All the furniture came to about 100 pounds, and all to my own design. The only other thing I bought was a circular saw to cut it all. So apart from this additional cost, about 220 pounds all in :lol:
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Post by midman » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:19 am

Martin Thoene wrote:DIYers are like Lava-lamps. A bit slow to get going, but once they do.....

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Started off quickly and then slowed down towards the end :wink:
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Post by Dave_2133 » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:15 pm

Nice tank. looks like you've done a good job there matey.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:27 am

Superb!! 8)
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Post by JoeKuhlii » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:15 pm

Attractive stand and nice, clean work.
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Post by angelfish83 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:42 pm

Martin Thoene wrote:DIYers are like Lava-lamps. A bit slow to get going, but once they do.....

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Once they do they gloop slowly to the top only to lose inertia and fall down again to join the glop they began as and start all over again :D

Just kidding very nice furninture. It'll look great stained...
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Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:56 pm

I haven't seen too much glop at Home Depot........Is that in the adhesives section? ......Looks for old fart in orange apron to ask..........

Build it, and they will come...............

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Post by angelfish83 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:25 pm

Some people are so stupid... That load is close to the safe limit for a 15 foot cube van...
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Post by shari2 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:18 pm

Got a good laugh out of that pic. :lol: (and I needed it)

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