got bored-needed a change

[misplacedsooner]

so i did this to my 20 gallon as an experiment.
2 12x12 pices of slate comp, a little silicone and

mike

 

[Aquarium_Fish]

I was thinking about something like that as the back, sides and floor of a custom tank ...

Looks good!

 

[Mystix212]

If you did that with the back it would look tops. This gives new meaning to 'bare-bottom'.

 

[rob22]

that look great

 

[misplacedsooner]

thanks guys, looks like id need 2 15x15 pieces to do the back. the sides on the other hand id probabley do a 12x12 and then cut 3 inches off another 12x12 piece to shore up the top. the slate is easier to work with than the marble comp. i saw one done in black swirled marble, it looked great but not natural to me. on this particular tank i had to do a little work on the corners to allow for the tank silicone, it was easy with the slate to just chip off the corners and work them to get a snug fit. when i had it exactly how i desired, i ran a bead of silicone around the edges and a bit in the center to keep the gunk from getting under it.
im sure they were pissed at lowes as i had 2 open boxes of this comp layed out on the floor trying to get 2 pieces that matched best so i kinda took up an isle for awhile. i may do this with a 55 in the near future which will be 3 full 12x12s and a partial piece. this stuff was only like 1.87 per piece so its cheap to do and gives a different look if looking for an alternitive to a barebottom tank which some of us desire for certain tanks. i have plans for some slate caves also that i may incorperate. ill use this 20 as my experimental model.
mike

 

[ercnan]

That does look pretty good. The back and sides idea would add to it even more.

 

[Lil_Stinker]

looks nice, I wish they still made slate bottom tanks, but ....

 

[duke33]

Right on, yours looks better than the white I had.

 

[bengalsfan47025]

yeah i would do the back and sides as well!