the-obstacle

Is a proper tank a $200+ setup or a cheapy like the one posted?

It's awesome! It's exactly what I was hoping to do. Any chance of a PM of how to go about getting this done?

Yeah, I've had a PM confirming this is the only safe way to do it. I might have to get into the tank to do it! This is going to be awesome! :lol: Yeah, the internal bracing hasn't cracked with the base in most places though so I'm worried the bracing is going to hold onto the good side pieces and possibly take chips or worse off them. I don't really get what you mean though about scoring the corners - do you mean to get as much silicone out of hte corners and cut away as much as possible so there's just he seal on the straight sides and then break the glass out? I figure once I've got a piece out the rest will be able to work away but unfortunately the guy I bought it off has siliconed the cracks with a ton of silicone and they're proving to be very hard to budge. I'll stick at it for now but if I get angry I might just try to get a bit off so I can start leavering the bits out.

FYI - I'm happy to donate a heater and silica and some ambulia and a few other plants. The fish are also on offer if they suit.

There are big sheets at mitre 10 mega in 50 and 25 so i'll go grab one of them in 25 and that'll be me thanks heaps!

So I've started stripping the silicone off the base and it's really taking a long time (moan moan moan). As I'm not going to be using this base again as it's cracked to all buggery is it safe to just smash it out with a hammer or something similar?

Any chance you could do mine? tank is 1530 x 760 x 630 (I think) 50mm poly base and 25mm poly on 3 sides. under the house so could reach 0 degrees in winter. tank temp of 25.

ahh, so maybe I should redo all the joints while the base is off then? I can leave the braces attaced to the end pieces at the top (and redo them after the new seals are in place) and use that as the jig to re-allign the sides then lay the base on once I've picked it up? I like a good project

I put about 10 fresh water shrimp in my tropical tank at 25 degrees after bringing them slowly up to 22/23ish in a seperate tank. The only ones that survived were the ones that I didn't acclimatise first and just threw them in when I got them home. I wouldn't want the tank to go any higher than 25 for these guys though.

I'm planning to replace all the internal silicone myself after I've got the base on. I'm not sure it needs to be completely stripped down. I guess I'll find out once I do a few test fills but that'll be a long way off.

+1 Don't take it's photo, take it!

yep, that's the plan, will do today and see where I get...

1.5L? I have a single guppy fry you can put in there for a week until it outgrows it.

Oh, it'd all run out the door. certainly wouldn't be more than 1cm at most but that would damage a LOT of old stuff that the in-laws have here. Just confirmed $280 for the replacement from Greg so now to figure out if I can afford that before christmas. I want to take advantage of the cheap cf1200s at HFF before they go back up again.

I thought exactly this after I hid submit

1) (60 cm) * (30 cm) * (30 cm) = 54 liters (I love google) 2) http://www.aqadvisor.com says 24 white cloud mountain minnows max but I'd say 10 would be a good no-fuss amount 3) as much as you want to make the tank look good (within reason. no more than 3cm or so in that size tank). You don't even have to have gravel but it does look very clinical without it.

do you think I'm likely to be able to save the reinforcing strips that are in there or should I just get a bunch of new ones made while I'm ordering the new base? The one's that are in there seem to be 4mm glass or there abouts - would this suit as a replacement? If so I'll just get new ones made and break the whole base out including the bracing. If not 10mm ones might be a bit more expensive...

No idea to be honest... probably 60 sq. metres?

Ahh, now there's a bit of hope. I assume you did it on the inside? This base seems strong enough but there are a LOT of cracks. On the other hand - it is a LOT of water to have flooding my basement which is full of family storage. I'm sure I'd get in a lot of trouble if I took a shortcut that ended up flooding it.

Yeah, I feared that would be the case. Apparently it's a custom order, not offcuts in that size, so Greg couldn't just grab me a piece and have it fit. He suggested I buy a 2m one off him for $300 but it'd only be 400L all up while being the same price as the new base for this. So not likely to hold then? Guess I'll be talking to the finance department tonight... Yeah, seems that's consensus. I almost can't fit it where i live. It's been relegated to the workshop under the house for now, which is fine by me as there's water and drainage in there which will come in handy for water changes / continuous drip, overflow etc.

Yeah, I feared you might snake me to it so I hit the buy now It's HUGE!!!!

Hi, I've just picked up my first big tank (700L ) which was a steal because the base is cracked. I wasn't sure how cracked it was via the trademe add but it was half full with rain water after being outside for a few years which I figured was a good sign after the 2+ weeks of fine weather we've had. I have 2 options - 1) buy a new piece of 10mm glass and replace the base (Greg quoted $280 for a custom piece) or 2) buy a piece of 4 or 5mm glass to fit the internal dimensions ($45 or so) and put it in then replace the bracing and re-silicone the whole tank. I'm trying to do things on the cheap so number 2 would be the best option for me and I have the time to turn it into a project. As it's been outside for a long time I think it'd be best to replace all the silicone for good luck anyway. So, number 1 is pretty straight forward but pricey. Would number 2 work? is a 4mm sheet siliconed onto the 10mm base likely to handle the weight of the full tank or am I asking for more trouble? Here is the tank on it's side so I can do something with the base. The level is 1200mm long.

I didn't want to kill the shrimp I have left in there. Wunder white spot treatment should hopefully do the trick. I noticed 2 of my panda's 'flashing' tonight which isn't a good sign but it's only been 4 days with the treatment so it'll be another week before I know if I've eradicated it.

If you get the 2ft tank I've got plenty of silica sand and a heater you can have. I've also got a bunch of baby guppies you're welcome to if you want them or 5 black neon tetra which josh gave me when i was setting up. You'd just need to get the tank and filter.

I'm interested int his idea. I can see how it would get melted into the water column really well - do you just put the end of the air hose into the strainer/intake and let gravity / syphon do the rest?