180 Gallon Planted Discus tank undeway !!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
gonna be beautiful bro! nice getting pops to help
 
That looks fantastic! I wish I could do wood work like that. I can do metal work...because I can just weld more in if I ever need to. Lol
 
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Been kind of a a slow grind as I was acquiring more things to get going. I know have most of the fittings ( rest will arrive Monday ) and also got a pump ( Fluval SP4. 75 bucks shipped, NEW ... .thank you eBay !! )

Here is my small collection of fittings, 7 more pieces of 1" blue PVC not shown. Leak testing in the next couple of days pending weather and hope to plumb this weekend.

fittings by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr
 
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Nice build. That stand look professionally made
 
Finally got around to the water test. Everything is cleaned up, unfortunately Aqueon doesn't take much pride in their silicone work, I need to clean some of that up. I got the pipes cut of the Herbie overflow, still waiting on my 1" slip x 3/4" mpt ( has anyone ever ordered all the correct fitting the first time around ? ). Now the part I hate, but had to compromise. I wanted to paint the tank a shade of blue, but the other half is demanding a background....NOOOOOOOO!! I then wanted a 3D rock wall, she says... that's too expensive. Now I have to do the paper, God help me. I'm going to try that background adhesive, I've read some horror stories about it pealing off in a few months or developing bubbles at least with the Clearview and Seaview brands, I got the Big Al's brand... will see how that works out, seems to be glorified baby oil.

I also made some overflow covers for any overly happy fish. I saw some for sale for like 50 bucks a pair for acrylic, that is highway robbery. I have some Coroplast that I cut to size and the thickness is perfect to fit between the overflow and rim. Painted it black to match, real happy with such a simple thing. Not much in the way of pics, but it's something. I'm literally at a standstill while I wait on this background to get here, once the tank is in place, nothing is getting put on...

Filled Tank (Medium) by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr

Herbie (Medium) by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr

Overflow Cover (Medium) by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr

Overflow Cover 2 (Medium) by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr

Overflow Cover Painted (Medium) by Iconic Photogrpahy, on Flickr
 
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