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David R suggested these to me http://www.current-usa.com, The Current Freshwater plus is the one he has them on his tank , I really like them but had already ordered mine , I am planning on getting a set of the Currents for my dads Community tank , I thought they were reasonably well priced considering what you can do with them http://www.kensfish.com

Yup ! its been a loooooong build ! but enjoyable !

Everything is plugged in so I guess I am now ready for water ! I am strangely nervous .... :fshi:

I got a lot of my plumbing parts from Waterworks on Marua road Mt Wellington, but any local plumbing shop should carry them , If you have a look at the Last page of my tank build you can see my plumbing that I recently completed. viewtopic.php?f=13&t=64685&start=135

They are called tank fittings , I could not find them at mitre10/ bunning's either , I got mine from a plumbing shop These are the ones I got http://www.hansenproducts.co.nz/product ... T-size.htm

... or you could do that :gpo2:

Finished the Sump plumbing tonight , all plumb taped and glued , wanna do water test in the overflow tomorrow and then I think I may just be ready to aquascape and fill ? :fshi:

I agree , get the Blu-ray player then you can do both :bggrn:

Got a bit more of the plumbing sorted today , can't wait to do a water test to see if it all works :fshi:

That's awesome !

Question Re: Bulkheads Should I silicone them in or do the Seal's that are on them make it watertight enough ?

Had a bit of a Fiddle with the plumbing on Sunday , pretty happy with the way it is now , not quite complete yet though , but getting there , hoping to do the PVC pieces this eve.

Got the plumbing parts sorted today , I must say Big UP's to Martin from Waterworks on Marua rd, Mt Wellington , this bro was so helpful and full of ideas , I can only recommend him to anyone that is trying to figure their install out , as for myself this will be keeping me busy over the the weekend...

Maybe a bit boring ?

Stock list , well thinking of keeping it simple to start 20 Dems 15 Elec Yellows 4 Cuckoos Possibly 10 of something else ...

Thanks Mate :thup: It's been going a bit slow lately , Work and life has been keeping me busy , but have finally finished the Electric's , The tank is on a Wooden floor so I decided to strengthen it before I went any further , That's happening tomorrow actually and all going to plan the plumbing will be complete by the end of the weekend then ready for some water !!! Will get some more pics up over the next couple days :fshi:

Cool , Thanks for the replies , will stop past the hardware store tonight see if I can get a rattle can or two .

Anyone ...? :bggrn:

Hey Nudge I know I am digging up an old'ish post here but you mentioned on my post that you had a lot of rock work so I looked for a tank pic of your's and found this vid . Just had to say Awesome man ! I love the layout of your tank , the Rock work just looks great !

Thanks ! I got the Baskets from Stowers Plastics near Sylvia Park , they are Stackable Crates , I drilled a S#%t load of Holes in the top 2 and cut the sides out the bottom one. So yes ... DIY job but yet to find out if it works or not :fshi:

Hello all , Did a bit of a search on the forum and it seems like both Acrylic paint and Epoxy Paint will be alright to use inside a aquarium ? Anyone know any different or which one is better ? ... or if there is something else I should use ? I am planning on painting some clay pots :fshi:

As far as I know it helps with PH , I figured that if I need any more help with it I could always try Crushed Coral in the Sump , I wanted Limestone Rock but just could not find any in Auckland .

Finished up my Control panel today, ... also got the Paradise Rock (can't wait to try some different rock work ideas) and 2 bags of Black 1-2 mm marbl chip for my substrate :thup:

Yeah ,this is kinda what I was thinking so thanks , confirms my thinking's ! ... Planning on going to Stone & Water World this weekend to get me sum Paradise stone , also got a bit done on the Sump tonight Tower filter and Sump : ( 3 x 200w heaters in bottom open section ) Tower filter Sections : ( using Aqua One Premium noodles ) Mechanical Filtration sections : Acrylic holder for mechanical filtration : After the tower filter I have 2 sections of Poret foam and then the return pump , this is as good as I can imagine or figure or guess but I do think its getting there ... :bggrn:

I was doing a bit of reading up on setting up a Cichlid tank and one site suggested putting down egg crate/diffuser on the base of the tank before the rock work to help distribute the weight of the rock etc . does anyone here do that or just directly on the glass ?