560 Update [feeding and paneling]

[Jon M]

Hey guys! Hope everyone's doing well. Here's a quick feeding video of the 560. All has been running well minus an inline heater malfunctioning and blowing at the seams and some serious water clean up and replumbing.

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna panel the stand soon. It's 45" high and tanks 4' by 8' so I'm thinking home depot 1/2" 8x4 sheets shave 3" off long ways split in half for the two 45x48 sides then two more sheets shave 3" and that'll be the long sides. I was thinking nail gun on two, trying to figure out a way to maybe magnet other two on for easy removal for weekly maintenance. Any clever ideas to throw my way far as this paneling goes?

 

[pwmin]

Much smaller panel, but I used magnets for this one to make feeding and maintenance easier.

 

[Jon M]

Much smaller panel, but I used magnets for this one to make feeding and maintenance easier.

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That's pretty much what I'm thinking but larger magnets cause I mean.... the side panels will be probably half inch, and 8x4' so we're talking door weight. However it will be resting on the ground so I don't anticipate too much weight being put on the magnets themselves you know? More, holding it in place I'm thinking. Might go get the panels tomorrow. Just rough cause they won't fit in my volvo, lol.

Cool looking double setup btw. Is what I'm seeing in the tank a reflection from another tank? What are you housing in those ones? I can't really see in pics.

 

[FINWIN]

You could try adhesive velcro strips with a tailored kitchen curtain panel. They go from 27 to 45" long.

 

[Jon M]

You could try adhesive velcro strips with a tailored kitchen curtain panel. They go from 27 to 45" long.

Ya, that's a no go for me. I don't want curtains hanging off the bottom of my show tank with velcro that's pretty janky imo. I want a clean enclosed look on this tank, not trying to just ghetto close it up. I was just looking at these. panels I was thinking about picking up 3 tonight and was gonna ask them there if they could cut the 3" off all 3, and just split the one in half. Maybe nail gun 2 out of 4 on the framing, and then figure out the magnet thing with the other two. At the very least I could simply rest the other two against the frame for a few days while I figure out the magnets.

 

[Chub_by]

That is an awesome tank man. How huge it is is really put into perspective by how tiny it makes the gar look!

 

[FINWIN]

Ya, that's a no go for me. I don't want curtains hanging off the bottom of my show tank with velcro that's pretty janky imo. I want a clean enclosed look on this tank, not trying to just ghetto close it up. I was just looking at these. panels I was thinking about picking up 3 tonight and was gonna ask them there if they could cut the 3" off all 3, and just split the one in half. Maybe nail gun 2 out of 4 on the framing, and then figure out the magnet thing with the other two. At the very least I could simply rest the other two against the frame for a few days while I figure out the magnets.

LOL I was thinking more along the line of table curtains like you see at conventions.

 

[pwmin]

Cool looking double setup btw. Is what I'm seeing in the tank a reflection from another tank? What are you housing in those ones? I can't really see in pics.

They're quarantine tanks, but the top one has had an L240 vampire pleco and a vittatus tiger fish for a few months now. I have nothing in the bottom tank right now.

 

[krichardson]

Awesome looking set up you have going on there...and btw,you remind me of Darth Maul with those eyes!

 

[scones7]

That fire eel is so cool. Love the tank dimensions as well I really like a square/cube setup for long slender fish.