Hi all, sick of messing with tank ideas so i have got on with it, plan was for a 450G tank but i was to worried on the suspend concrete floor not holding the 2500kg, so, as i have wanted a lizard for some time, mainly an Iguana but the space i have isnt enough for one so i have gone for a water dragon, probably a Chinese.
Now the room i have is 9` l x 34 " deep and 6` h so it is going to house the CWD and a tank of 54" x 34" x 28" with a water level of 24", filter will be a sump and inline heaters, return will be 8-10 x TO rate.
Stock will be around six Archers of the FW variety, Toxotes blythii, this way its fine for the CWD to swin in and drink.
I did the wood work yesterday and its just drying now, i glued and screwed it all up a good waterproof glue and 40mm screws at 2 inch spacing. 3/4 inch ply with 2 1/4 inch x 3/4 timber frame, there is no front frame as it will be rimless with 16mm float glass.
Next step this wekk is to fillet the corners and i hope to get to the GRP supplies ( before they shut for Xmas ) for another 10kg of poly resin as i dont have enough left from my boat project. I have plenty of 600grm combination mat for lining it and surface tissue so that good. I havnt decided but ontop of the GRP i will either give a coat of G4 pond seal or just leave as is, final coat colour does not matter as it will have a DIY rock effect backing, same as the rest of the Viquarium with ledges and boulders dotted around and a water fall from the tank to a small pool returning to the sump.
If anybody has any suggestions i welcome openly
All best
Wayne
Now the room i have is 9` l x 34 " deep and 6` h so it is going to house the CWD and a tank of 54" x 34" x 28" with a water level of 24", filter will be a sump and inline heaters, return will be 8-10 x TO rate.
Stock will be around six Archers of the FW variety, Toxotes blythii, this way its fine for the CWD to swin in and drink.
I did the wood work yesterday and its just drying now, i glued and screwed it all up a good waterproof glue and 40mm screws at 2 inch spacing. 3/4 inch ply with 2 1/4 inch x 3/4 timber frame, there is no front frame as it will be rimless with 16mm float glass.
Next step this wekk is to fillet the corners and i hope to get to the GRP supplies ( before they shut for Xmas ) for another 10kg of poly resin as i dont have enough left from my boat project. I have plenty of 600grm combination mat for lining it and surface tissue so that good. I havnt decided but ontop of the GRP i will either give a coat of G4 pond seal or just leave as is, final coat colour does not matter as it will have a DIY rock effect backing, same as the rest of the Viquarium with ledges and boulders dotted around and a water fall from the tank to a small pool returning to the sump.
If anybody has any suggestions i welcome openly
All best
Wayne
