Hey fellow MFK'ers. Well as some may know I got a free 125 gallon tank from my friend.
He was just about to move and wasnt able to move the tank with him (he is a reptile guy, and he kept some beardies in it.) So he has been looking for some sosftshell turtles for a fair price. Well guess what. I had some. We did a trade and last sunday i went and got it. I am not used to anything over a 55 gallon. So for me, this tank was massive. Got it home and set it down in the garage.
So, since it was broken, you know i have to remove this piece of glass. This isnt really THAT easy of a task with it being broken, and you dont want to injure the rest of the tank. SO im SLOWLY scraping away the silicone in this area, removing all the broken pieces. AND wahlah. the pane is off. Now i scrape down the excess silicone. I figured out if i let the sun shine down at a certain angle, i can see the smallest shadow of microscopic sillicone on the concrete below. SO now i have it all scarped clean. the glass is cleaned and eveything.
I now have decided that I must use plywood for the back. Since I am just 14 years of age, I am definitely not made of money. So i called around for a qoute on glass. The cheapest i could find for the exact size was 160. Obviously I do not have the cash. So I am going to go for my next oprtion. Sealed Plywood. I am thinking of getting 3/8 plywood to fit in the frame, then sealing it with drylok. After that put in the frame and silicone, let cure, then Test fill.
First off I have a few questions.
Filtration:
I am just thinking of using some internal filters. What would you suggest? cost effctive....
And i am attaching a pic of what the tank looked like as a Beardie Enclosure.
He was just about to move and wasnt able to move the tank with him (he is a reptile guy, and he kept some beardies in it.) So he has been looking for some sosftshell turtles for a fair price. Well guess what. I had some. We did a trade and last sunday i went and got it. I am not used to anything over a 55 gallon. So for me, this tank was massive. Got it home and set it down in the garage.
So, since it was broken, you know i have to remove this piece of glass. This isnt really THAT easy of a task with it being broken, and you dont want to injure the rest of the tank. SO im SLOWLY scraping away the silicone in this area, removing all the broken pieces. AND wahlah. the pane is off. Now i scrape down the excess silicone. I figured out if i let the sun shine down at a certain angle, i can see the smallest shadow of microscopic sillicone on the concrete below. SO now i have it all scarped clean. the glass is cleaned and eveything.
I now have decided that I must use plywood for the back. Since I am just 14 years of age, I am definitely not made of money. So i called around for a qoute on glass. The cheapest i could find for the exact size was 160. Obviously I do not have the cash. So I am going to go for my next oprtion. Sealed Plywood. I am thinking of getting 3/8 plywood to fit in the frame, then sealing it with drylok. After that put in the frame and silicone, let cure, then Test fill.
First off I have a few questions.
- How much do you think this will cost me for: 3/8 Ply, X amount of silicone, Drylok.
- What other material am i forgetting?
Filtration:
I am just thinking of using some internal filters. What would you suggest? cost effctive....
And i am attaching a pic of what the tank looked like as a Beardie Enclosure.
