building a tank for aquascape

[matt clark]

decent, are you going to silicon them and screw them together?

i will silicon them but there is know need for screws as there is a big nut on the back to bolt them to the tank

 

[OldGreybeard]

This is fast becoming my favorite build ever.

I would go for discus, nanostomus and cardinals.

You're my god, I bow to thee.....

 

[fishcams]

gunna look great. cant wait to see it sticked... deff get some clown loaches...

Lots of clown loaches. Excellent project btw.

 

[Matt724]

just some more pics. of the fibreglass and the gel coat. i only went so far with the gel as i had to add the braceing .as you can see in some of the pics i have bin around the bracing with a router. this is so i can sink my windows in so the plants and fish can get some light

what sort of paint are you using?

 

[matt clark]

what sort of paint are you using?

its called gel coat. its the stuff they use to make boats water proof. you can get it in all colours aswell as clear. as you will see in the next step.

 

[Matt724]

its called gel coat. its the stuff they use to make boats water proof. you can get it in all colours aswell as clear. as you will see in the next step.

oh, very cool. i'll have to check that stuff out. sounds expensive.

And nice teaser: "as you will see in the next step" can't wait!

 

[matt clark]

hi everyone some more pics for you. as you can see all the bracing has bin fibre glassed and had a coat of gel. once that had gone off it was time to start on the airline. this is my d.i.y airline all i used for this was plastic oil line. i used tape to hold it in place then used silicon for a permanent fix. once silicone had gone off tape was removed and holes drilled for air flow. i didnt make holes all the way along the line as i only want bubbles in some parts of the tank. after that i used a clear gel coat on the floor then covered it in sand. the reason for this was when the gel coat has gone off you can sweep off the exes sand and you will be left with a sand bottom you never have to clean. thats the reason for clear gel coat matt. thanks for looking .

 

[matt clark]

hi everyone some more pics for you. as you can see all the bracing has bin fibre glassed and had a coat of gel. once that had gone off it was time to start on the airline. this is my d.i.y airline all i used for this was plastic oil line. i used tape to hold it in place then used silicon for a permanent fix. once silicone had gone off tape was removed and holes drilled for air flow. i didnt make holes all the way along the line as i only want bubbles in some parts of the tank. after that i used a clear gel coat on the floor then covered it in sand. the reason for this was when the gel coat has gone off you can sweep off the exes sand and you will be left with a sand bottom you never have to clean. thats the reason for clear gel coat matt. thanks for looking .

 

[Muni]

I've got about 3,740 gallons of envy right now.


AWESOME tank.

 

[Matt724]

after that i used a clear gel coat on the floor then covered it in sand. the reason for this was when the gel coat has gone off you can sweep off the exes sand and you will be left with a sand bottom you never have to clean. thats the reason for clear gel coat matt. thanks for looking .

That's actually not a bad idea, only thing is i don't think you'll be able to plant anything, which may end up a problem in an amazon themed tank.