my new tank build 4'x2'x2'

[fly boy]

hi , i just wanted to share my diy stand and second hand tank build with you guys . so my vieja synspilum ( Melvin ) had out grown his old 35 gal tank and was starting to look a little to big for it so i bought a 4' x 2' x 2' second hand tank for him off of ebay the tank came with a FX5 filter and another 3' tank all for £175 ...Bargin . so i did some reading thourgh the diy stand section and picked up some good ideas and some usefull tips . so off i went to the wood yard to get some 3" x 2" timber here is a pic of the tank and the wood all cut up ready to be put together, more to come , the garage has had a good tidy since then​

 

[brich999]

That tank looks like it weighs a ton! That's some serious bracing on there

 

[fly boy]

so on saturday I with help from my fiancee put the frame together we where very happy with the outcome , Charlie my dog did not help in any way

 

[fly boy]

yer it was heavy it took two of us to lift it . so the next job was to water proof the wood and to fix the sheet of board to the top . we then dragged it in to the dinning room and put charlie on it for scale View attachment 691469

 

[fly boy]

 

[SkySouza]

jealous. i so badly want a 4 x 2 x 2. nice build so far.

 

[fly boy]

we then put the tank in position and started the fill i alwas find this the most exiting time . the tank holds 453 liters or 100 uk gallons , thats 120 us gallons , still need to put some skirting board on in the room aswell

 

[Motoxer777]

wheres Char in this one? lol

we then put the tank in position and started the fill View attachment 692118 i alwas find this the most exiting time . the tank holds 453 liters or 100 uk gallons , thats 120 us gallons , still need to put some skirting board on in the room aswell

 

[Kyle_91]

Nice build so far, i really like the dimensions

 

[fly boy]

the FX5 came with no media only the sponges that fit around the edge so i filled it with filter floss and carbon in the top basket then lytag which is little clay balls that my lfs use in all they tanks and they buy it in buy the tonne , i think its used a lot for a cheap pond media , then in the bottom basket i used half a tin of eheim substrat pro and a load more filter floss . as you can see from the pics iv had to sit the filter on a old plastic box , this is because the guy who owned it first cut the inlet pipe that short it is only just long enough , why he did is i dont know but it made setting it up quite difficult