Oscar Sheila

Its concrete. So there's nothing to worry about there.

Argh dammit. Just visit my Sig to see them.

Hopefully this works. My webshot pictures havn't been wanting to attach to forums recently. Sorry no photos, as I don't have a digital camera. This is a drawing of the whole thing, as it will be made. This is a drawing of the supports as you would see them looking from the ceiling to the floor. Measurements are in mm, and the measurements on the right hand side are a mirror image of the ones on the left. The front of the cabinet is the side with the 2500mm measurement on it, and there are two doors on the two left compartments, and two on the right hand compartments. The middle one is just a panel. The second compartment from the left and the right has a shelf about 2/3 of the way up from the top. This is a drawing of the base and its supports that will be built behind the skirting on the very bottom of the cabinet (see drawing 1). The support section in drawing 2 will be sitting ontop of a sheet of mdf that will sit ontop of the supports in drawing 3 (have I lost you yet? ) The grey bits are the matrix that has been built out of 2x4 wood (the only wood component of the structure. They are positioned in an off centre manner so that they can basically be screwed in place.

It is paainted with 2 or 3 good coats of water based acrylic, which I was promised by the woman that sold it o us wouyld be water proof in 3 or 4 weeks. (It has been sitting for 5 or 6 weeks now, and likely a few more untill the tank gets built.) The Tray that the tank sits in has been coated in 2 or 3 coats of poyyurethane to make it water proof. I will post a picture of the supports later, as I have to go out now. BTW I can't get this feeling of dread out of my stomach (thinking it might not do the trick)

About 3 or 4 weeks

Basically yeah. The only bits that are wood are the support struts under the base that separate thebase and the carpet. Its a veritable mdf brick shit house, so it will definately hold the weight. Don't tell me I've done it wrong, I have put a lot of money and time into it. Well I don't live in Napier do I?

Don't they get like 2 foot long?

I know that keping Koi Carp is illegal in NZ, and I know why. But is there any move to change this? Like could potential owners be asked to sign a contract or something? I know that just last year Asian Arowanas were allowed into the country for the first time (if you can afford the price tag) They are such cool looking fish, especially the more exotic looking ones....like... and... and.... I'll stop now, I could go on for hours.

Screw the real plants, and get an Oscar!!!!!!

Oh no, don't say that!!!!!! Whats wrong with mdf? Do you mean its not strong enough? Or it just goes bung when it gets wet? I (well my father and I) have just finished making the base to my 8'3" tank. It wsa made out of 18mm mdf, and the tray where it is going to sit has been polyurethaned. I do not want it to get wet and expand like the current one has in places.

Whats wrong with Visi-Therm, I have one, and the only time I had to take one back was because it cracked when I neglected to turn it off while doing a water change. :oops: :oops: Apart from that they seem to be fine

What are you using at the moment?

I didn't even know plants needed food.

This is where the new tank will be. It will extend te length of the wall that the current one is on.

I've only ever had a Fluval. Yeah I suppose it was a bit of a pain to prime, the first time. But I got over it.

Yeah I know. Believe me, I'm the last person you need to convince. Love your Sig Caryl. :lol:

I am new here, but not new to fish keeping. I am a regular poster on Oscarfish.com, but am keen to get more involved in a forum closer to home I currently have a 210L tank with: -10" Tiger Oscar -9" Silver Shark -9"Geophagus Surinamensis -9" Pleco My new 680L tank is yet to be made...and not soon enough :lol: