Not a monster tank, but new nonetheless ;)

[Cloudk]

Well. My house is too old for the weight of my ACTUAL monster tank, which is beyond depressing... But. I got a temporary tank. Only 135gal(72Lx18Tx24W), but it'll work. I'm proud of my cleaning/descratching job and the stand we built is rather awesome looking for just a quick diy(still needs paint, I'll post more when that's done) . So here's some before and after. Took about 2 days to build the stand, 2 days to Novus the whole thing. In general, not bad!

 

[DDK]

Nice tank! Older houses are usually built better than new houses that skimp on the materials just to reach the bare legal minimum to maximize profits. But nice dimensions!

 

[souzie]

Awesome!

If you don't mind, what did you use to clean/de-scratch the tank? My own 135 gallon will be here tomorrow and it could use a little TLC.

 

[Cloudk]

It's an old "manufactured home". This thing is 28yrs old, and not well loved either. And I used Novus polishing kit. I just use towels though. Takes work, but, works great. It gives you directions on how to use it. But with #2 it seems to work better if you run along with the scratch. Instead of tiny circles like directions say. Goes a LONG way. Bought this kit, and it's lasted me through a 450gal and 135gal with lots to spare! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000J41VDM?pc_redir=1401708425&robot_redir=1

 

[Vanica]

are you able to get underneath it? my friend bought a mobile home and he just went underneath and built a solid support structure underneath where the tank was going. he has a 320 gallon and the floor hasn't moved at all in the 6 months its been set up.

 

[Cloudk]

I rent and shouldn't b staying here TOO much longer. So i don't want to do a bunch of ridiculousness for a rental If i owned it, yea I'd just reinforce the floor.

 

[Cloudk]

Primers on! Since i can't have my native tank... I decided to do stencils of native fish instead! Here's some examples:




There will b 2 big stencils on the doors, then a boarder of native fishes and animals on the edges. Paint is going to b semi-gloss black, then the 2 large stencils will b blue, rest will b white. Image in my head is awesome. Hopefully it will look as good as i envision...

 

[festaedan]

That looks awesome!
What is going to be the stock?

 

[Cloudk]

Stock will for sure b 2 turtles and possibly some smallish fish. Though not sure what yet. Open to suggestions if someone has some ideas.

 

[AROS]

Are you putting a top on the stand? If not I would put a center brace on it.


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