the building has started

[gekkecichla]

today i finally started on the building of my tank, well at least where it stands on:) this is one day work by myself, and something to skin up ofcourse lol you know me:D well i guess for 1 day its a good start:)
will post more pics when building continues, but tell me what you think so far

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[physicz]

looking great.keep us posted

[jcardona1]

holy crap thats gonna be huge! what will the dimensions of the tank be?

[LBathory]

jesus thats huge.. I know it's early on but do you have a stock list yet?

[Yanbbrox]

Looking good:)

[mjuniorc]

holy crap thats gonna be huge! what will the dimensions of the tank be?


he has planned this for awhile now... if i can remember it is suppose to be a 635gal... tank:headbang2

300x100x80cm.....

looken good STONERCICHLA.. keep us updated on your monster tank!!! :headbang2

[silverdragon]

thats gonna be one crazy tank!
cant wait to see it completed! :headbang2

[gekkecichla]

thanks guys, i doing my best to build it as strong as possilble, adding more wood today, and then ill start on cleaning the glass, before i will be put it toghether,

im building this tank for my silver aro and 2 cichla occelaris

[kusojijii]

cool, I like the third pic with the dog...

[Opiate]

joop!! my man!!! h3ll YEAH!!! i wanna fly to holland and help ya!! looks awesome so far bro!! keep up posted!!!

[kusojijii]

so after the stand, do you need to make a jig to silicon the tank back together?

You've done this before?

[gekkecichla]

:)hi guys ppff just came home, made myself an extra long one:D:D light up and here i am, been a hard day since i only had a hand saw:) but put some more thick logs in and the top and sides plus horisiontal woodys:)lol
feels masssive been juming on it, let me know what you think, ive never build a tank this large because in holland this is pretty big, but ive build smaller ones like 700 , 800 litres just silliconed them on site,\

you start by taping your backwindow to the wall put sillicon then slide you bottom glass plate against it and then the sides then the front, always works for me


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[ICoMe2ConQuER]

pass da DUTCHE pon de left hand side.....:cheers:

[Yanbbrox]

I'm amazed you have the energy to work on it :ROFL:

[solidc10]

looks like its laced with hash........lol

keep up the good work man its looking fine

[gekkecichla]

hi guys im back, ran into some delay i had to get my internet re installed in my new home, but the building has continued :D
my sump
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[snakeheader]

lovin the third from last pic,stand looks amazing

[Tongue33]

hi guys im back, ran into some delay i had to get my internet re installed in my new home, but the building has continued :D
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Well I official hate you until I get my upgrade that size!!! :D:D:D

[Yanbbrox]

I bet she'd please about Pic 7 going up;)
Glad you've found the energy to continue...

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[jamey0615]

Looks good dude! And the stand too !!
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[Yanbbrox]

Looks good dude! And the stand too !!
:j/k:
Subscribed to your tank build as well, your winning the race ;)
Less distractions :ROFL:

[bOOsteN aUdI]

wuddup bradda.. fu*ken sweeett!!! i have to say i wish i could send you some orinos to put in that thing once its done.. i love the tattoo on your forearm by the way ;)

[Loubard]

Looking good J! Stand is indeed looking good!

[Miguel]

keep it up and keep as posted!

[djdlemma]

Excited to see the finished product!! More picts of the build and your, ummm female helper!! Lol! Keep up the great work!

[as_i_lay_dying]

hmm looking good, cant wait ti see the final thing will be huge,

[nomis]

looking good man hope that crack doesn't leak:naughty:

[gekkecichla]

:grinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::g rinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::grinno::gri nno:hi guys, got some progress :) put my tank back together again:)
here some pics tell me what you guys think


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[Aquai]

Looks truly awesome, you built tanks before?

[gekkecichla]

jep not this big though, but in holland this is pretty much as big as it gets

[bOOsteN aUdI]

sweet tank bradda.. your one of the few that actually said they were going to do it and did it :)

[gekkecichla]

thanks now begins the final stage getting him up the stand, but i think ill try it with 8 guys that has to work

[sjick]

Ziet er goed uit man! Loving it..

[gekkecichla]

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[bOOsteN aUdI]

niiiccee.. i cnat wait to see it filled

[gekkecichla]

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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
finally ive waited long for this day:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[Yanbbrox]

Sweet build, glad it's filling, any leaks to report or is everything ok?

[gekkecichla]

everything is still ok , but i wont go to bed, ive got a full bag o spliffin goods,

[bOOsteN aUdI]

amazzzzzziiinng lol ...mmmmm splifs lol

[varanio]

pimped out!

[Fishermoe14]

sweet only 4 pages and your already done :D

awesome tank

[gekkecichla]

did my pvc plumbing today:D tomorrow fill some more day after that water out, and then begins the sand washing, ill put in 250 kg of sand and big plants and some wood, then after 2 weeks the fish go in:popcorn:

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[Superlaz]

LOVE it!

[StiffMeister]

Super size Joop! So what are the plans for stocking except the 2 cichla and 1 aro? You can add a zillion monsters in there.

How thick is that glass btw, doesnt look too thick?

[Beun]

Impressive build. Love the "plush" frame :)

[gekkecichla]

thanks guys , if you in my area your always welcome, maybe we can swop some fish, i breed american ciclids,

[sQuIrt23]

that looks very nice...also nice choice of furniture... i got a queston though... by the reflection on your tank you have a matching love seat and couches, so where does the T.V go?:ROFL:

[Loops]

that girl just cant keep her parts to her self :)

that tank is really awesome i never thought to cover the stand with fabric. very nice!

[slowef]

Can i come? Nice build!

[Miguel]

awesome job!! Can't wait to see it full of monsters!

[TrikkyMakk]

i'm sure that will be pure sweetness

[gekkecichla]

tv isnt an issue in our house hold my wife and i watch quality tv in bed

[Yanbbrox]

What's the plan now then, pm a mod and ask them to changed the thread title to 'The building has finished'?:ROFL:

Very cool:cool: Looking forward to the fish:)

[Bud8Fan]

VERY Impressive!!! Nice work!

[jdiidy271]

nice!!!!!

[catfishlover106]

pretty cool bro! how many gallons is that thing? and what the habitants that may go in their?

[gekkecichla]

got my sump ready there s gonna be more material but no cash

[bOOsteN aUdI]

looking great.. use the water from your old tank so you cycle faster

[gekkecichla]

i washed the sand good but its pretty blurrry:irked:


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[xaznkewlguyx]

wow that is mighty blurry :irked: but WOW what a nice setup..

[Miguel]

it will clear in no time!! Anxious to see it stocked!

[p4runnin]

Props to the setup. Can't wait to see the finale.

[Yanbbrox]

looking great.. use the water from your old tank so you cycle faster
Should clear in no time with a bit of old tank water to fire up the filter

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[gekkecichla]

i dont want to use my old water actually ,because during the move from my old home i wasnt able to collect much water, and on top of that ,i got a dent in my 750 liter tank, so i have to resillicon a bottom plate in it than the tank is fine again, but because of that my bass and aro have spent there last 3 weeks in just a 400 liter, man that sucks, and the water also sucks in that tank right now, so ill start a new bio system

[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol ok make sure you test your water b/c a good cycle take about 6 or so weeks and that tank is bigggggg

[Basstrainer]

wo ow nice tank dude it looks like the chizang.

[gekkecichla]

well i took the muddy sand out and put riversand in, clear as day:), so today i have put in my full stock exept one,
1 silver aro 71 cm
2 peacock bass 35 cm
2 creni cichla 20 cm
2 cichlasoma salvini 12 cm
2 geohappusus heckeli 20 cm
1 cichlasoma trimaculatum 15 cm
1 cichlasoma friedrichstahlli 10 cm
and the last one isnt big enough yet its a ghost catfish,
well as promised here are the pics some are crappy because they love the new tank and swim like back and forth, still not completely finished though ive still got to put fabric on the topdeck:D
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i give em 8 hours of full light and 4 hours half light, by the wy that oceanrunner6500 blows like hell:D a jet ive never seen before

[silverdragon]

Tank looks good mate!

[Basstrainer]

nice nice

[ZOO YORK 207]

What's Yogho? Tank looks nice.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

the ocellaris look really happy!

[Big Stu]

that looks GREAT

[Yanbbrox]

Sweet, nice to see it full

Good job, well done:headbang2

[Tongue33]

well i took the muddy sand out and put riversand in, clear as day:), so today i have put in my full stock exept one,
1 silver aro 71 cm
2 peacock bass 35 cm
2 creni cichla 20 cm
2 cichlasoma salvini 12 cm
2 geohappusus heckeli 20 cm
1 cichlasoma trimaculatum 15 cm
1 cichlasoma friedrichstahlli 10 cm
and the last one isnt big enough yet its a ghost catfish,
well as promised here are the pics some are crappy because they love the new tank and swim like back and forth, still not completely finished though ive still got to put fabric on the topdeck:D
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i give em 8 hours of full light and 4 hours half light, by the wy that oceanrunner6500 blows like hell:D a jet ive never seen before
Now that is Awesome and inspiring!!

[BTD930]

dang man thats gunna be huge??? how big are your fish?

[lelid26]

Nice setup! Very well done.

[TimTheBadass]

That tank looks awesome and it's huge. Makes that aro look small. Well done!!

[Opiate]

dude!!!! Freakin amazing!!!! i envy j00!!!!! friggin fantastic work there bro!!! will have to fly over n see it in person!!!! :thumbsup: what could be better than staring at that tank and passin round a Joint lol ???

[gekkecichla]

dude!!!! Freakin amazing!!!! i envy j00!!!!! friggin fantastic work there bro!!! will have to fly over n see it in person!!!! :thumbsup: what could be better than staring at that tank and passin round a Joint lol ???


thanks mate, there has been smoked a lot in front of it already lol:)

[gekkecichla]

ive put some wood in and my catfish and a pic of my silver aro 15cm he is in my 400l tank
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[catfishlover106]

looking good! =D can't wait for the final touch up and with everything in already! you should get a video up of them in action...like feeding time =]