View Full Version : Update of 310 gallon tank (pics)
hurricane_redbone
04-15-2007, 3:59 PM
Ill just put pics of what I have done from beginnin to end.
hurricane_redbone
04-15-2007, 4:04 PM
Ill just put pics of what I have done from beginnin to end.
Now all I have to do is sand down the polyester, put the topcoat on and put reinforcing bars on the outside...
and then let water cycle for a REALLY long time
you're a big fella lol. Nice tank. What you gonna stock it with? Please tell me its snakeheads :drool:
hurricane_redbone
04-15-2007, 8:27 PM
you're a big fella lol. Nice tank. What you gonna stock it with? Please tell me its snakeheads :drool:
You know it has ofcourse crossed my mind to stock with snakeheads... but well seein as im still quite the beginner with monster fish I have a stock growing out for it right now.
1 ornate bichir
2 senegal bichirs
3 oscars
1 golden nugget pleco
1 clown knife
and the last fish i will add are a synodontis angelica catfish (getting it froma friend... its already like 40cm :>)
and a lapradei or endlicheri bichir if i can find it....
At first I was planning to add 2 emperor snakeheads cause my lfs has a bunch quite cheap. but then my friend bought me a clown knife and well that made it so there was no space anymore... but maybe ill sell my oscars eventually cuz they are little territorial ****s and ill get the snakeheads after all...
as for my other tanks I am going to breed some channa gachuas, bleheris, or orientalis in my 55 gallon...
From the scrap wood I had left from this giant tank I have already decided to build a paludarium and Im gonna try to breed some mudskippers....
Phixer
04-15-2007, 9:21 PM
Sweet... what did you used to waterproof it?
ani-mal-lvr
04-15-2007, 9:38 PM
Kewl!!!! :headbang2
Can't wait to see it stocked with sumthin besides you.
Haaaaaaaaaaaa
hurricane_redbone
04-16-2007, 4:27 AM
Sweet... what did you used to waterproof it?
polyester resin
hurricane_redbone
04-16-2007, 4:27 AM
Kewl!!!! :headbang2
Can't wait to see it stocked with sumthin besides you.
Haaaaaaaaaaaa
u gotta admit though... i look good in a tank :ROFL: :nilly:
Dimensions? Gotta be odd to get to 310g. Im thinking 72x32x31?
hurricane_redbone
04-16-2007, 4:10 PM
Dimensions? Gotta be odd to get to 310g. Im thinking 72x32x31?
Im not in inches... its 180cm x 75cm x 85cm
its quite wide... i like tanks that give the fish space to hide out of site... kinda makes it cooler when u do get to see them :>
The tank looks great and I cant wait to see the pictures of it stocked. Makes me jealous!
hurricane_redbone
04-16-2007, 6:09 PM
The tank looks great and I cant wait to see the pictures of it stocked. Makes me jealous!
it starts with jealousy... it ends with a beautiful project....
When i joined monster fish keepers i couldnt believe my eyes... i had no clue that people actually had tanks of this size
after lookin all these crazy fish i couldnt stop myself... i didnt want some dumb LITTLE cichlids... i wanted monsters! so i started this project, To tell u the truth i didnt even really think out where it would go or anything I just knew i had to make it work...
and im so excited to see it finished... and i must say i am seriously impressed with wat i have made so far... i really thought i would mess it up... but it looks awesome, its sturdy and yea its just a great project... i suggest everyone builds their own tank this way... watever the largest size u can fit somewhere is... just build it... its so worth it...
hurricane_redbone
04-22-2007, 2:07 PM
This weekend I finished the inside of my tank. Picked up the piece of glass and started building the support frame on the outside.
2 more weeks and i think it should be done.
well the tank atleast... then i still need to put together the canopy and the sump... but thats small stuff compared to the tank and the stand.
princess
04-22-2007, 2:43 PM
dumb little cichlids! how dare thee my keyhole will come and bite ur bum
hurricane_redbone
04-22-2007, 4:20 PM
dumb little cichlids! how dare thee my keyhole will come and bite ur bum
hey anything for an excuse to meet u ;)
looking good, now hurry up and fill it LOL
hurricane_redbone
04-22-2007, 7:04 PM
wow very impressive
im gettin so excited... im almost done!!!!
jkruger83
04-22-2007, 7:48 PM
I would love to build a tank but am Just worried it would leak or something. I wish i knew someone in the area that could help me plan something from start to finish. I need a second opinin when it comes to things of this magnitude lol.
captainawesome
04-22-2007, 9:21 PM
thats awesome man, good luck with the rest of it
dang nice tank. cant wait to see final product
:headbang2
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 1:42 AM
dude... i aint much of a carpenter. Im just over doing it all
wasting a bit of money here and there for extra support. Notice how much wood i put into the stand. and the fact that i put an extra sealing layer of resin in all the corners to ensure it was sealed... im still planning to put silicone in the corners even though they are already sealed... just to be safe. I also put/putting that little frame on the outside to ensure the walse to bust open. u dont have to be a genious to make one... u just need common sense and experience with tools...
princess
04-23-2007, 9:34 AM
hey anything for an excuse to meet u ;)
hmmm :nilly:
rdeandavidson
04-23-2007, 11:31 AM
Cool. Great job. By the way checked out your band, quality music when are ya touring US?
princess
04-23-2007, 12:02 PM
omg ur band? you rock! i like your kinda music....i'd let you check out my band but i don't have one...
unbeatablec
04-23-2007, 12:09 PM
very cool dude, but its 303 gallons, not 310,
Source:http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/calculate.htm
unbeatablec
04-23-2007, 12:13 PM
dude, sweet band, just listened 2 it, sweet. the guitar riff is sick, NICE!!!
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 12:14 PM
very cool dude, but its 303 gallons, not 310,
Source:http://animal-world.com/encyclo/information/calculate.htm
watever... my calculation said 310 but watever its big enough
unbeatablec
04-23-2007, 12:16 PM
its still sweet, way bigger then my tank. that'd b sweet if u put ur bands logo on the background IMO.
Great tank and great music, what else do you need?
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 12:28 PM
Great tank and great music, what else do you need?
princess, unbeatablec and AWK.. thanks for the kind words about the band...
the cd will be available in stores soon ill post it in my signature when preorders start... the preorder will get u the cd and a tshirt for 12.50 euros
if u wanna help spread the word be my guest n tell all ur friends!
peace
princess
04-23-2007, 12:53 PM
Great tank and great music, what else do you need?
a sence of humor
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 12:59 PM
:headbang2 me haha j/k
wow u just love attention dont u...
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 1:00 PM
wow u just love attention dont u...
and just for the record (MFK dont shut this thread down)
I dont believe ur a virigin for ****!
just had to say that... the thread was closed before i got to throw in my 2 cents...
but lets not talk bout that... i dun want my thread closed
princess
04-23-2007, 1:06 PM
i never said i was a virgin.(non of anyones business)....i was a virgin on MFK lol silly billy
i still like your music and tank so don't be nasty to me
and i dont love attention either :( i get it for all the wrong reasons. sexist attention more than anything! you should read the horrid im's i have gotten ....so now i'm a rock
and b4 u said .....something about me...and i was just ...yea i'm sorry :(
Zeppelin3k
04-23-2007, 1:19 PM
oops
Zeppelin3k
04-23-2007, 1:19 PM
310 or 303, doesnt matter...... keep us updated
hurricane_redbone
04-23-2007, 2:34 PM
i never said i was a virgin.(non of anyones business)....i was a virgin on MFK lol silly billy
i still like your music and tank so don't be nasty to me
and i dont love attention either :( i get it for all the wrong reasons. sexist attention more than anything! you should read the horrid im's i have gotten ....so now i'm a rock
and b4 u said .....something about me...and i was just ...yea i'm sorry :(
sorry... my bad...
hurricane_redbone
04-26-2007, 6:50 AM
so i picked up the tank that will soon be transformed into a sump... Its big... its a tank that alot of people would be quite happy with as their main tank... so its gonna b quite the filter
I got 2 Endlis that are like 8 inches or so... they are awesome...
SO for all of u who keep asking what this tank will be stocked with... this is what ive got so far in my tanks
2x P. Endlicheri
2x P. Senegalus
1x P. Ornatipinnis
3x Oscars
1x Clown Knife
1x African Brown Knife
1x Golden Nugget Pleco
Fish I still want to get:
2 P. Endlicheri Congicus or 2 P. Teugelsi
2 P Weekssi
3 Cichla Ocellaris or 2 Datnoid Pulchers
2 P. Afer Knifes
But ofcourse they wont all go into the same tank... i need to figure out the bestr setup for them
Im thinkin in the 310:
the Congicus/Teugelsi, Endlicheri, Cichlas/Datnoides, Ornatipinnis and CLown knife, P afer knifes
but that is If I can even find the Datnoides... Otherwise Ill put 2 or all 3 Oscars in too... but chances are Ill end up selling the Oscars
Then for the smaller 55:
Senegals, Weekssis, Brown Knife, Golden Nugget Pleco
StiffMeister
04-26-2007, 7:19 AM
nice tank, kinda missed this topic. Nice collection of monsters too. I would not get 2 dats tho, better get one or a whole group cuz of agression.
hurricane_redbone
04-26-2007, 8:53 AM
nice tank, kinda missed this topic. Nice collection of monsters too. I would not get 2 dats tho, better get one or a whole group cuz of agression.
yea good point... but hey u know how hard those things are to find here... if i find 2 that wud be crazy...
well actually im goin to the states this summer n ill b workin at Just-pets in Reston and Im sure I will be able to order some there. If I can Im gonna try to setup papers and **** to take like 10-20 home with me...
ofcourse they will be little guys though... but its better than whats available here now...
sicxspeed
04-26-2007, 11:02 AM
Nice tank man. Keep us posted and keep takin pics of the progress.
hurricane_redbone
04-26-2007, 11:50 AM
Nice tank man. Keep us posted and keep takin pics of the progress.
Ill for sure keep you posted... In fact ill let yall know my dilemma of the day...
Ive been workin my ass off to get this tank done before the summer because im off to the states for like a month...
But now it looks like it will actually be done even sooner than i thought...
I leave June 25th and come back July 30th...
And as u can imagin I really wanna set it up... but it seems a bit pointless as my fish wont be with me over the summer... theyll b babysitted by a LFS...
It sucks... i wanna see my fish in it!
genitor
04-26-2007, 1:53 PM
nice tank keep us posted.
smilin_joe_cool
04-26-2007, 2:50 PM
That is truly awesome. Pretty inspiring - seriously though. Your attitude about forging ahead and building it yourself because YOU WANT TO rocks. I'm looking forward to seeing this evolve further. Rock on, man!
By the by I am looking forward to trying on that CD as well; don't forget to let us know when to pre-order. Hey, that's gotta feel good - you already have a fan in the States.
hanseong
04-26-2007, 3:03 PM
ill b workin at Just-pets in Reston
Virginia?
hurricane_redbone
04-26-2007, 4:42 PM
That is truly awesome. Pretty inspiring - seriously though. Your attitude about forging ahead and building it yourself because YOU WANT TO rocks. I'm looking forward to seeing this evolve further. Rock on, man!
By the by I am looking forward to trying on that CD as well; don't forget to let us know when to pre-order. Hey, that's gotta feel good - you already have a fan in the States.
Dude u rock... thanks for all the kind words... and it does feel good to have a fan in the states... but u aint the only one... we have quite a few fans over in the states...
but u can help spread the word for sho...
hurricane_redbone
04-26-2007, 4:44 PM
Virginia?
Yea virginia..
y u know it?
hurricane_redbone
04-27-2007, 2:12 AM
this weekend is a biiiig weekend for the construction of this tank...
this is the weekend that i find out if it holds water... Im puttin in the glass today and then by tomorow i can try to fill it with some water...
if its all good then ill be drillin the overflow holes mounting the pvc pipes and then ill start work on the canopy...
hanseong
04-27-2007, 10:46 AM
I used to live in Reston, VA. I did recognize the store name but wanted to confirm it. I was looking for a puppy at that time. Still am. Let me know when you are in town. I'll swing by and see if they have any. I've signed up for their mailing list too.
hurricane_redbone
04-27-2007, 12:07 PM
I used to live in Reston, VA. I did recognize the store name but wanted to confirm it. I was looking for a puppy at that time. Still am. Let me know when you are in town. I'll swing by and see if they have any. I've signed up for their mailing list too.
alright dude sounds good... ill make sure to post somethin when im over there..
hurricane_redbone
04-27-2007, 6:23 PM
Fish I own:
2x P. Endlicheri
2x P. Senegalus
1x P. Ornatipinnis
3x Oscars
1x Clown Knife
1x African Brown Knife
1x Golden Nugget Pleco
Fish I still want to get:
2 P. Endlicheri Congicus or 2 P. Teugelsi
2 P Weekssi
3 Cichla Ocellaris or 2 Datnoid Pulchers
2 P. Afer Knifes
[/quote]
i posted his list earlier in this thread but It has just changed. Ive decided that instead of the cichla or datnoides Im gonna get 3 Channa Marulioides..
hurricane_redbone
04-27-2007, 6:46 PM
I was gonna do a lengthy post right now with all these new pics of progress but im dead tired... ima go sleep and ill post it tomorow
peace all
portabuddy
04-28-2007, 1:18 AM
awww i was looking forward to lots of pics... like the other thread suggested... *really really sad face*
Made another thread about pics and theres no pics! boooo
portabuddy
04-28-2007, 2:38 AM
lol i stand by my post in the other thread...
all this and no pics... tisk tisk tisk...
*roles up newspaper*
!!WHACK!!
*/roles up newspaper*
hurricane_redbone
04-28-2007, 4:56 AM
the progress I made yesterday...
Drawing and Drilling the top plate
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01656.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01659.jpg
Following the lines as neatly as possible...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01661.jpg
End result...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01662.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01663.jpg
Just for the idea... this is where the sump pump will go through...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01666.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01667.jpg
This part REALLY sucked... i was so scared cuz drilling holes in the bottom of a tank.. well if u screw that up... ur done... big waste of money... but it went good :> these are the holes for the overflow pipes...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01668.jpg
This is a PVC quick clutch or sumthin... Im going to mount these on the bottom of the tank so that my overflow pipes dont stick out a lot on the bottom... this make its easier to place on the stand and move it around.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01669.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01670.jpg
A true plumber :P
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01671.jpg
Getting the frame ready for the glass pane...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01672.jpg
The overflow holes from the bottom of the tank...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01673.jpg
The glass in place...
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01674.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/mb_barton/DSC01675.jpg
hurricane_redbone
04-28-2007, 12:19 PM
More update shots...
I have now mounted the Overflow pipes... the tank itself is pretty much done... just needa mount the top on which i have already drilled holes for and all.. but im waiting with that cuz i still needa make a styrofoam backdrop kinda thing...
I feel quite good about my acomplishment :> and i gotta say this thing ways a buttload :S workin on it alone has been quite a ***** sometimes... but its well worth it...
fishingaddict
04-28-2007, 12:47 PM
awesome awesome.. keep the pics comin. what was your budget on this?
hurricane_redbone
04-28-2007, 1:48 PM
awesome awesome.. keep the pics comin. what was your budget on this?
not a lot... these plywood tanks r pretty cheap...
by the end of it all ill have spent like 1200 dollars
and thats including the stand, tank, canopy, filter and decor...
portabuddy
04-28-2007, 5:00 PM
Nice... i love it looks like it almost done. I cnt wait to see it all done.
awesome awesome.. keep the pics comin. what was your budget on this?
its not the money its the final produce and the feeling that you did it yourself.
fishingaddict
04-28-2007, 5:53 PM
yeah, but if i cant afford it im afraid imma never see the final product.. now that would be a bummer.
hurricane_redbone
04-28-2007, 7:09 PM
yeah, but if i cant afford it im afraid imma never see the final product.. now that would be a bummer.
hes right about the feeling of doing it urself... and about affording it i wudnt worry too much aslong as u have a place to work on it where u can take ur time u can build as the money comes in... thats wat i did
ive been workin on it for over 3 or 4 months now...
For me finding a place to put the tank when its done is the problem, great job keep the pics coming.
hurricane_redbone
04-29-2007, 5:14 AM
For me finding a place to put the tank when its done is the problem, great job keep the pics coming.
Yea haha I know wat u mean... and I woke up this morning realizing I might have a problem. The tank fits through the door of the room it needs to go into with just a few centimeters to spare... but now the overflow pipe extentions are sticking out of te bottom... im gonna go measure it in a min and hope its still ok... otherwise ill have to remove the door frame :P
hurricane_redbone
04-29-2007, 7:23 AM
Yea haha I know wat u mean... and I woke up this morning realizing I might have a problem. The tank fits through the door of the room it needs to go into with just a few centimeters to spare... but now the overflow pipe extentions are sticking out of te bottom... im gonna go measure it in a min and hope its still ok... otherwise ill have to remove the door frame :P
Ok nevermind its still ok :)
Anyway so today I was feeling kind of useless waiting for the silicones to dry... It suddenly hit me... Im practically done! just needa make the canopy and decorations and the sump. SO today I went and bought a bunch of styrofoam. I HAVE A GIANT BLOCK OF STYROFOAM! what i plan to cut out of it is not ur average wall piece... Im making a well its hard to explain
its basically sort of a cave/tree combined in one which will cover the left overflow pipe.
just wait and see
portabuddy
04-29-2007, 4:46 PM
nice block...
Just leave it a blobk and call it a box factory ;)
hurricane_redbone
04-30-2007, 7:18 AM
cutting styrofoam makes a mess....
hurricane_redbone
04-30-2007, 11:32 AM
a few hours and a lot of carving later this is what I have so far...
Derpeder
04-30-2007, 1:37 PM
what the fff...... I guess we'll just have to see what its going to be :D :D
man its really coming along good. I can't wait to see the finished product with water and whatnot cause I may just have to sell some things I have around to house and begin construction!!!! :naughty:
downset21
04-30-2007, 2:14 PM
i'd love those dimensions because I could keep 3 stingrays in something that size... phenomenal job. also, im checking out your band on myspace... good stuff brotha... im a killswitch engage and god forbid fan... with a bit more exposure who knows, you may be MFK's first celebrity.
hurricane_redbone
04-30-2007, 3:12 PM
i'd love those dimensions because I could keep 3 stingrays in something that size... phenomenal job. also, im checking out your band on myspace... good stuff brotha... im a killswitch engage and god forbid fan... with a bit more exposure who knows, you may be MFK's first celebrity.
haha word that would be cool... but i dont think i can compete wit some of the fishy celebs on here
like johnptc... nuthing beats that arapaima gigas of his...
But yea the dimensions r pretty sweet... real stressfull for the ground though... luckily i live on the bottom floor of a indrustrial style building with concrete floors and no basement...
if i ever have to move it though ill have to do some serious reinforcement...
hurricane_redbone
04-30-2007, 3:17 PM
what the fff...... I guess we'll just have to see what its going to be :D :D
Its kinda hard to tell wat it is... basically its this corner piece with 2 caves ontop of eachother and then on the one side theres a tree logged inbetween the rocks... not somethin u wud see in real life unless the tree was fossilized... but i had the image in my head and i had to do it...
hurricane_redbone
05-04-2007, 4:16 AM
After cuttin up all this styrofoam i notice my finger going kinda numb but i figured it was just cuz i was grippin the knife hard. Anyway after a while i notice it getting more numb till i realized my whole thumb down to my rist had no feeling in it. Being a biology student I start thinking what cud cause this. I finally concluded that since styrofoam and polystyreen glue have glass fibers in them they probably made microscopic cuts in my skin allowing the chemicals from the glue to leach through... numbing my finger... (later on my whole hand went numb)
It was numb for almost 2 days...
lesson learned: either wear gloves or wash ur hands really well after workin with these things...
hurricane_redbone
05-16-2007, 6:08 PM
So i finally finished exams.. hope i passed... we shall see
so this weekend i got back to my tank.. i finally got someone to help me turn it back the right way up after puttin the glass in. it was excited to see if the overflow pipes would fit nicely through the ply on the stand and if there would be enough space for the screw on attatchments.... and as you can see it worked out perfectly. the glass and all the silicone is all on nice n solid... technically the tank is ready to get its top put on but i am waiting with that cuz i first wanna finish my styrofoam cut outs cuz i needa place them in and out to make sure they fit nicely around the pipes...
the pictures show the results up till now... i how now that ive put the pieces together its clearer what the styrofoam is supposed to be...
on the left there is a tree petrified into a hunk of rock that is making up a 2 layers cave. imagination is great :>
I still need to put a small layer of styrofoam to cover where the pipe runs through and then its ready to get weighted, cemented, painted and sealed.
next week its time for water testing so wish me luck and keep ur fingers crossed
dovii88
05-16-2007, 6:23 PM
man nice looking tank
smurf101
05-16-2007, 6:29 PM
Cool idea on the foam, looks like tree roots.
I like what you done, maybe not the overflows, I think i would have used bulkheads for that, I know its wood and what not, but i think that *might* leak after i while, however i REALY do hope not.
hurricane_redbone
05-16-2007, 6:39 PM
Cool idea on the foam, looks like tree roots.
I like what you done, maybe not the overflows, I think i would have used bulkheads for that, I know its wood and what not, but i think that *might* leak after i while, however i REALY do hope not.
thanks alot... it looks like tree roots... cuz well thats what its gonne be :>
but yea i was afraid of leakage aswell but thats why i decided to go totally nuts on silicone... empied like 3 tubes on it.. did it in layers too so that if for some reason one would break then it still have lik 8 more to work through
i dont think it will leak but only time will tell...
if i do notice a leak... well then i have one hefty water change on my hands :P
but why do u think it will leak?
hurricane_redbone
05-19-2007, 10:22 AM
Cool idea on the foam, looks like tree roots.
I like what you done, maybe not the overflows, I think i would have used bulkheads for that, I know its wood and what not, but i think that *might* leak after i while, however i REALY do hope not.
well this statement got me thinkin... i really dont want it to leak... so i went nuts and added another few layers of silicone on it... i think itll b alright... i mean theres SO MUCH silicone holding it in place that it really has a lot of elasticity.. it would take alot of push and shove to get it to leak.
I just want to say though, anybody who plans on building a tank... prepare for ALOT of frustration. Im so close to being done yet so far... Now its time for all the little things and got those little things are annoying and time consuming.... it really makes you want to cut corners... but with 1200 liters of water u really do not want to risk it...
I JUST WANT IT TO BE FINISHED!!!!
frasertheking
05-19-2007, 10:44 AM
keep up the good work mate
Loubard
05-19-2007, 10:45 AM
Looking good Mark! You want to make a new tank for me ;)
cockroach
05-19-2007, 11:37 AM
that is looking awesome. please more pics
ddyerfamily
05-19-2007, 2:01 PM
looking reallllllly nice.
hurricane_redbone
05-19-2007, 2:09 PM
keep up the good work mate
I will try... after all it has to be finished
Looking good Mark! You want to make a new tank for me ;)
Ill tell you what. If i fail out of school (find out in a couple of days, and theres a good chance) then i will build u a new tank.. whichever way you like... custom whatever... i wont have **** to do for a year then so... yea
that is looking awesome. please more pics
Ive posted like all the pics I have man! what else do you wanna see? Im pretty sure I have taken pictures of everything to be seen on this tank... the only thing I can think of if to get some really hot girls to get naked n fool around inside it... but that wud be porn n then MFK would have to make a xxx section for all users over 18... but common guys lets face it... girl on girl porn inside a fish tank is something wed all like to see :>
looking reallllllly nice.
gracias
Loubard
05-19-2007, 7:42 PM
Ill tell you what. If i fail out of school (find out in a couple of days, and theres a good chance) then i will build u a new tank.. whichever way you like... custom whatever... i wont have **** to do for a year then so... yea
You will not fail school. But if you still do and this tank doesn't leaks, we will talk :D
hurricane_redbone
05-19-2007, 8:21 PM
You will not fail school. But if you still do and this tank doesn't leaks, we will talk :D
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why does everyone think my tank will leaaak?
its scaring me... making me freakin nervous!
jem454
05-20-2007, 2:22 AM
[QUOTE][/but yea i was afraid of leakage aswell but thats why i decided to go totally nuts on silicone... empied like 3 tubes on it.. did it in layers too so that if for some reason one would break then it still have lik 8 more to work through
i dont think it will leak but only time will tell...
if i do notice a leak... well then i have one hefty water change on my hands :P
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I used 24 tubes on my 600. Good luck.
hurricane_redbone
05-20-2007, 6:42 AM
I used 24 tubes on my 600. Good luck.
cool! thats good news that means im not crazy... im on ten and still going.
smurf101
05-20-2007, 3:00 PM
I am sorry about saying i think it might leak and adding more work for you to do.
Its just I would hate you to have a leak, I did when I did my 500 gallon and it sucked.
I would have drilled the tank, and sealed the tank, and the open hole, then bought a 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 inche bulk head and screwed it in, so you have a nice clean rubber gasket on the sealed side of the tank.
The silcone should hold but no way of knowing untill its, needless to say, to late.
junior biologo
05-20-2007, 3:00 PM
:headbang2 :popcorn:
bmxer4ever
05-20-2007, 6:02 PM
How soon til you test fill it? Hope all goes well, looking forward to the updates....
hurricane_redbone
05-21-2007, 7:03 AM
How soon til you test fill it? Hope all goes well, looking forward to the updates....
i was gonna test fill this coming weekend, but i may just wait another week so i can add another blob of silicone to it
just to be safe...
woohoo 10 pages :naughty:
jem454
05-21-2007, 7:31 AM
i was gonna test fill this coming weekend, but i may just wait another week so i can add another blob of silicone to it
just to be safe...
woohoo 10 pages :naughty:
Adding sillicone on top of cured sillicone really isnt the way to go. It doesnt stick to itself. All silliconing should be done at the same time and finished befor it starts drying.
hurricane_redbone
05-21-2007, 6:45 PM
Adding sillicone on top of cured sillicone really isnt the way to go. It doesnt stick to itself. All silliconing should be done at the same time and finished befor it starts drying.
Im not really doing it to stick to itself.. its more so that it forms layers... the layers may not stick to eachother but itll kinda be the same as putting a fish in 2 plastic bags for transport... u poke a hole in on n ur bag wont lose water...
hurricane_redbone
05-24-2007, 2:18 PM
If you look on page 6, you will see the top of my tank. it has 6 holes in it so light can come through and feeding but still maintaining the strength of a cubic structure. but I was thinking that If i ever need to put something large in the tank or maybe when my fish are bigger and i need to pull a fish out for some reason, or the worst nightmare, catching a fish that doesnt want to be caught; it might be nice to have a larger hole at the top so i can have more freedom especially in chasing the lil bastards to a corner. so heres my question:
___________
|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|
If this is the tank ^, what would have the strongest structure if i cut one of the bars away to make a larger hole.
option 1:
___________
|___|.....|___|
|___|___|___|
option 2:
___________
|___|_______|
|_______|___|
I think 1 is the best way to go, what do you all think?
hurricane_redbone
05-27-2007, 8:28 AM
did the first part of test filling today
its just over a quarter full, so like 8-90 gallons or so. and it hasnt showed any leakage signs in the last 3 days. I wanted to put more in today, but im not going to untill I have the styrofoam to go under the tank, and for some reason the shop was closed today so im not too happy...
but atleast im leak free up till now
frasertheking
05-27-2007, 8:35 AM
good luck any chance of a filling vid
hurricane_redbone
05-27-2007, 11:56 AM
good luck any chance of a filling vid
u want a video of my tank filling up?
i mean i cud do it... but seems kinda... um... boring...
smurf101
05-28-2007, 11:23 AM
3 hour long video of you filling you tank.
No thanks! But then again if it *did* brake and i HOPE it does not, then it would be a cool video to share with us.
hehe
HunterX
05-28-2007, 12:04 PM
when are we gonna see that tank with some fish in it...??:popcorn::popcorn::drool: :drool:
schaadrak
05-29-2007, 11:18 AM
If you look on page 6, you will see the top of my tank. it has 6 holes in it so light can come through and feeding but still maintaining the strength of a cubic structure. but I was thinking that If i ever need to put something large in the tank or maybe when my fish are bigger and i need to pull a fish out for some reason, or the worst nightmare, catching a fish that doesnt want to be caught; it might be nice to have a larger hole at the top so i can have more freedom especially in chasing the lil bastards to a corner. so heres my question:
___________
|___|___|___|
|___|___|___|
If this is the tank ^, what would have the strongest structure if i cut one of the bars away to make a larger hole.
option 1:
___________
|___|.....|___|
|___|___|___|
option 2:
___________
|___|_______|
|_______|___|
I think 1 is the best way to go, what do you all think?
Option 1 definitely looks more sound to me. Option 2 looks like the middle horizontal piece would get warped into a "N" by the two vertical pieces.
hurricane_redbone
05-29-2007, 1:05 PM
when are we gonna see that tank with some fish in it...??:popcorn::popcorn::drool: :drool:
unfortunatly ull have to wait a little for that
but so do i... which sucks
im goin on vacation soon and i wont be stocking it till i get back
i get back july 30th... so soon after that itll b stocked
hurricane_redbone
06-01-2007, 6:28 AM
For those of you who are interested... heres a few update pics...
some pics of it filling wit water and a pic of the styrofoam cave thing all glued together... and cemented over...
theres a pic in there of the tank being dry again... which doesnt seem like a big deal but it is to me cuz it took me like 2 hours to get it empty..
this weekend ill put the styrofoam under n fill it all the way...
hurricane_redbone
06-16-2007, 1:59 PM
ok well i had a bit of a delay on some stuff
my dad threw a fit cuz i made a mess of the garage and smashed my styrofoam creation... so i had to stick it all back together and now im repainting it...
I buildt most of the canopy today... i didnt make pictures because its rather boring... just look at my stand and picture it smaller... ill b finishing it tomorow cuz its raining now and ill paint the inside with latex. I will then finish the last touches on the tank and sand it all down and paint the outside aswell... the tank will have the beautiful white color :S
watever i dont care how it looks aslong as it works and the paint is needed for water protection. once its all painted it will be going into storage for the next month untill I am back at which point I will immediatly fill it and start cycling water ( still need to build filter but ill find time for that somewhere...
the other good news is I scored a stickY! did yall see :>
yea im a gangsta!
looking good. When do you think you'll get the tank up and running?
cvermeulen
06-17-2007, 1:39 PM
Wow man, I cant believe how similar our projects are... I've been building a similar (but smaller) tank... with a styro background as well. The build thread is here: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110933 if anyone is interested. :p
Good luck with it. I didn't use polyester because I'd heard some mixed stories about it's use underwater, but it IS used in boats, so I didn't ever get an answer to whether it was OK or not. (plus I got a bunch of epoxy for free). I hope it works out for you, polyester is much cheaper than epoxy... I could start building a MUCH larger tank with polyester soon if I ever find literature to confirm it's fish-safeness.
hurricane_redbone
06-17-2007, 3:24 PM
Wow man, I cant believe how similar our projects are... I've been building a similar (but smaller) tank... with a styro background as well. The build thread is here: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110933 if anyone is interested. :p
Good luck with it. I didn't use polyester because I'd heard some mixed stories about it's use underwater, but it IS used in boats, so I didn't ever get an answer to whether it was OK or not. (plus I got a bunch of epoxy for free). I hope it works out for you, polyester is much cheaper than epoxy... I could start building a MUCH larger tank with polyester soon if I ever find literature to confirm it's fish-safeness.
as far as i know its safe.. i checked with a big custom aquarium/pond company and they said theyve been using polyester for their bonds for over 40 years...
also most of those prebuilt ponds are made of polyester...
Zeppelin3k
06-17-2007, 3:46 PM
looks great barton, cant wait to see this tank stocked!
hurricane_redbone
06-24-2007, 9:08 PM
looks great barton, cant wait to see this tank stocked!
you and me both man...
hurricane_redbone
07-27-2007, 12:33 PM
Ok so some of you may be wondering whats going on with this project as i havent posted in a long time. Ive been on a well deserved vacation and havent been worrying bout my fish as they are in the hands of a lfs. I will b returning home on Tuesday the 31st of july at which point I will immediatly fill up my 55 gal and my 80 gal. These will house my fish for the remaining time until my big tank is done. It has been sitting half full for over a month now and my mom has been checking it daily for leaks and it is still leak free. I think its safe to say i can continue to finishing the tank. which will involve painting the ouside and the canopy inside, mounting lights and screwing the canopy on top. after that i will buy filter media and put together the sump. as for the fish I will be keeping. I have made some small changes.
I decided that since i actually started this hobby because i loved snakeheads I figured why not keep more snakeheads. SO my three oscars will not be staying. If anybody would like them I am getting rid of them for a very decent price. and remember they are probably the most gorgeously colored oscars ive ever seen.
My 310 gal wil only be holding the followinbg fish.
1 P Ornatipinnis
2 P Endlicheri
5 Channa Marulioides
1 Chitala Ornata (Clown Knife)
1 Catfish (probably a Juruense)
and I am still debating an arowana
I may be able to get a african arowana... if not ill get a black
You may be wondering what ill do with the rest of my fish. my 55 gal will house these:
2 P senegalus
3 Blue Loaches
3 Clown loaches
and ill prolly get some other smaller species of polypterus
im thinkin weekssi and palmas
expect the tank to be done halfway through august... and on its way to be stocked by the end of the month when it is cycled.
hurricane_redbone
08-21-2007, 12:47 PM
i AM SH*TTING MYSELF right NOW~!
I just filled the tank fully for the first time. and i am so nervous!
pictures r comin... my camera is charging right now!
Loubard
08-21-2007, 2:11 PM
Can't wait for pics bro.
downset21
08-21-2007, 2:24 PM
good luck with it... by the way, you guys touring the states at all? just sent a friend request to your band on stupid myspace, i like the music
DrunKen~MonKey
08-21-2007, 3:43 PM
cool tank, can't wait for the pics.
Tophergreen81
08-21-2007, 4:13 PM
I was just wondering and maybe I missed where you said it already if so, sorry, But is that some sort of MDF wood that you are using on the walls of the tank?
BTW That is a nice lookin tank.
hurricane_redbone
08-22-2007, 5:37 AM
its this type of plywood with a teflon layer so its water proof. they boxes for mixing cement in with it and the teflon stops the cement from binding to it. it means u needa do a lot of sanding though to get that layer off but its strong stuff.
downset: thanks for the kind words. and no we are not touring the states yet.. thats still just a little too expencive for our bookers...
Mystix212
08-22-2007, 5:45 AM
The pics didnt really turn out great. But I know the new ones will be great.
hurricane_redbone
08-22-2007, 9:47 AM
so heres where its at so far
full of water, filter is not running yet but its holding the pressure :>
the lights work everything works
the pipes will b attatched for the filter tonite and then the water will b flowing
going to hang a net in the sump to catch all the floaters and then some filter media to catch random dust n saw dust. then ill empty it
and fill it again... put in filter media and let it cycle
my fish r gonna b so happy with the size of this thing
GooDyboy420
08-22-2007, 5:06 PM
looks really good man
chico3611
08-23-2007, 9:31 PM
cant wait to see it stocked, thinking of making my own...yours is making me lean towards it even more.
hurricane_redbone
08-26-2007, 7:24 PM
thanks man
just do it! dont think bout how hard itll b to move in
if u want it its worth the effort...
chico3611
08-28-2007, 8:24 PM
ohh its worth the effort im sure but the way i see is theres probably so many headaches involved that i might as well make it as big as I can...but then it wont fit the 29"doorway to the basement.
Just keep posting pics till the point I say, "the hell with Ill just build it then knock down a wall to get it in the house!":headbang2 :ROFL:
OscartheGrouch
08-28-2007, 10:04 PM
Looks great!!! You get that styrofoam background done? Can't wait to see that in the tank.
cichlid savage
08-28-2007, 10:11 PM
That's awesome.
hurricane_redbone
08-30-2007, 8:46 PM
Looks great!!! You get that styrofoam background done? Can't wait to see that in the tank.
no man :<
my dad messed it up too much for saving... so im goin for a different aproach... gettin a bunch of root wood, sand and a buttload of fake plants
HI GUYS, JUST SPENT DAY MAKING PLY TANK, PLY NEARLY DONE, WILL BE FIBREGLASSING TOMORROW. ITS GOIN TO BE VERY SIMALAR TO YOURS. IVE BEEN TRING TO GET TIME TO DO IT, TAKES TIME.
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Phixer
09-01-2007, 1:36 AM
Great project, the neat thing about this site is that it chronicles DIY projects like this. It takes a lot more skill and discipline to build these big tanks than to buy them pre-fabbed.
finally think ive worked it out,
OscartheGrouch
09-05-2007, 10:53 PM
What are the huge holes on both sides? Bulkheads? :grinno:
hurricane_redbone
09-06-2007, 6:32 PM
yea what the hell r those big holes?
soggysandwich
09-06-2007, 11:13 PM
What are the huge holes on both sides? Bulkheads? :grinno:
yea what the hell r those big holes?
just a guess but im thinking windows?
g-day, yer i'm going to try make them look like portholes in a ship, didn't want big windows on ends, or solid ply ends. prolbly more work, duh. would like to find more info on tank lights[leds] etc. and a pic of last diy. not happy with colour but had to get into tank, redo finish when done with this one.
:headbang2 oh! and just f'n hook in and do it to all still think'n :naughty:
navygirl76
09-07-2007, 9:50 AM
great job! it turned out beautifully!
FishyFry
09-07-2007, 3:30 PM
Very nice!
hurricane_redbone
09-28-2007, 8:24 AM
so yea the tank was runnin all nice and dandy for a few weeks
got some cycling fish (goldfish)
water was finally cycled. a friend of mine showed up with an albino sturgeon :P begging me to put it in because he fell in love with it in the shop
so i was like yea cool watever but it might die when i turn on the heaters. he was like ok watever. so now I have a sturgeon....
was gonna get my arowana and juruense catfish this weekend but thats postponed because last night i discovered a little crack in my sump. so now the tank is filterless while i patch up the crack....
should be up and running again tomorow...
heres some pics of the goldfish in cloudy cycling water...