Hi everyone! I'm relatively new to the world of fish keeping and what an exciting world it is! I currently have a 20 gallon with neon tetra, bronze cories, and a male betta along with a 46 gallon with gourami, rams, a grey bichir, and a small school of 1" - 1 1/2" clown loaches that I'm growing out. But how could I stop there?!
I acquired an old 65 gallon stand and tank that someone had been storing in a stable for a few years. The tank has a small burn on the back side of the rim and the stand was in desperate need of a repaint but I just love fixing up old junk to make it something new and beautiful. So the artist in me has taken over! My intention is to make a big heavily planted tank with an artsy Wonderland touch to it.
This is what the stand looked like after being brought home and scrubbed free of dirt:
It had some mold growing on the underside so I scrubbed that off and painted over the treated areas with Kilz to make sure it doesn't come back. I painted the stand green and purple and it came out quite nice. Here's a picture of it without the doors attached:
Today I'm painting rose bushes on the doors before I put them back up and later I'll be putting the Chesire cat's face on the front of the stand. I can hardly wait until I get paid on Wednesday though, that's when the fun really begins! I'll be getting a black backdrop and putting down a half and half mix of FloraMax and play sand for a substrate then adding some rocks and wood that I've collected for decorations(all properly treated). Then I get to decide what plants to put in! I haven't decided what I'm going to stock the tank with for sure yet but I'm heavily leaning towards axolotls.
I acquired an old 65 gallon stand and tank that someone had been storing in a stable for a few years. The tank has a small burn on the back side of the rim and the stand was in desperate need of a repaint but I just love fixing up old junk to make it something new and beautiful. So the artist in me has taken over! My intention is to make a big heavily planted tank with an artsy Wonderland touch to it.
This is what the stand looked like after being brought home and scrubbed free of dirt:
It had some mold growing on the underside so I scrubbed that off and painted over the treated areas with Kilz to make sure it doesn't come back. I painted the stand green and purple and it came out quite nice. Here's a picture of it without the doors attached:
Today I'm painting rose bushes on the doors before I put them back up and later I'll be putting the Chesire cat's face on the front of the stand. I can hardly wait until I get paid on Wednesday though, that's when the fun really begins! I'll be getting a black backdrop and putting down a half and half mix of FloraMax and play sand for a substrate then adding some rocks and wood that I've collected for decorations(all properly treated). Then I get to decide what plants to put in! I haven't decided what I'm going to stock the tank with for sure yet but I'm heavily leaning towards axolotls.
