This is just a teaser. 
I still need to finish stripping and resealing the tank and buy some pond foam and black silicone before I can really get started, but I had to share.
I am setting up this tank for my classroom - I teach 4th and 5th grade plus science at a public school - and want it to be something special. After talking with Matt at Designs by Nature I drove down to their shop. I can't say enough nice things about this guy... He had some great ideas on how to put things together and I am super excited about how it is going to turn out. He also gave us a great deal, threw in some broken pieces and went the extra mile to ensure that this project was going to look awesome and stay within our budget.
The tank itself if a vintage (built in July of 1970) 110G Long, 72x18x20. It was built with 1/2" glass and no braces across the top. I had added a glass center brace twenty years ago when I acquired the tank because I didn't like the way it bowed out 1/4" in the center. I removed it for the rebuild, but will add another one in, to allow for split lids if nothing else.
There will be a DIY overflow/filter sock/heater compartment on the left side and some return plumbing on the right, all hidden by the background. This is going to be all new to me, the first thing I need to do is read the sticky...
Here are some photos of the DBN goodies, and a basic (very basic) idea of how it will go together.
I still need to finish stripping and resealing the tank and buy some pond foam and black silicone before I can really get started, but I had to share. I am setting up this tank for my classroom - I teach 4th and 5th grade plus science at a public school - and want it to be something special. After talking with Matt at Designs by Nature I drove down to their shop. I can't say enough nice things about this guy... He had some great ideas on how to put things together and I am super excited about how it is going to turn out. He also gave us a great deal, threw in some broken pieces and went the extra mile to ensure that this project was going to look awesome and stay within our budget.
The tank itself if a vintage (built in July of 1970) 110G Long, 72x18x20. It was built with 1/2" glass and no braces across the top. I had added a glass center brace twenty years ago when I acquired the tank because I didn't like the way it bowed out 1/4" in the center. I removed it for the rebuild, but will add another one in, to allow for split lids if nothing else.
There will be a DIY overflow/filter sock/heater compartment on the left side and some return plumbing on the right, all hidden by the background. This is going to be all new to me, the first thing I need to do is read the sticky...
Here are some photos of the DBN goodies, and a basic (very basic) idea of how it will go together.
