vegemite Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I had nightmares of polystyrene, cement, coral sand, rocks and hundreds of litres of water throughout my dining room - but touch wood - it all went smoothly. It's an awful photo, I'll try again at night when theres less reflection. They reckon 6 weeks submerged and the cement is fully cured and completely inert. My noodles are currently sitting in my lfs african tank sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 First attempt at attaching a pic - no idea if that worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza404 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 that address looks pretty long, threw it in my photobucket so itll work; hope thats sweet looks really nice too, u guna put any plants in there as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Thanks for that Chaz, I'm thinking of maybe putting Val in each corner. I didn't cover the back or sides of the p/s with the cement thinking that would give a better bond to the glass but when I filled it the water and glass reflect the edges like a mirror. Bugger. It's not a major but the Val should hide it nicely. All filtration and heating are behind the background so you can't see any of it. Also waiting on an underwater blue light to sit under the rock pile and shine up under the ledge. Should be sweet when it's finished (lol like it'll ever be finished there's always something else to do. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paekakboyz Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 congrats thats is a seriously cool looking tank. I'm a huge fan of the moulded backgrounds and that one looks the business. How did you ensure enough water flow etc for the filter and heater behind it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Looks very good, plenty of caves, rocks, nice background.... Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 The back left and right corners have big caves that lead thru a grate to the filter intake and heater. There seems to be plenty of water flow there although as yet the heater hasn't been turned on. There's a few weeks of emptying and refilling to go yet. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 looking good there vegemite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazza404 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 looking really nice and sounds awesome vege, will be wicked to see it once the cements cured and can start adding fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I took the wood out, added some Val and MORE rocks :roll: and some sand from Bayleys Beach which I mixed with the coral sand. Also added three yellow labs but they didn't want their photo taken. See if this works.. not a great pic, water still a liitle cloudy (I guess cos it's still cycling?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 looks stunning- well done. sand looks more natural now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Yeah its looking wicked man.. Congrats thats one cool tank! The cloudy water will just be because no matter how much you wash the sand it always seems to make the water cloudy it will clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Looks Great 8) Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I've always wanted to know how do you make the polystyrene like that. i want to do it but don't know how to get the rocky shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted September 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Just google "diy 3d aquarium background" - there are quite a few to choose from. Probably the best looking one was done on this site (diy section) by Andrew129. I didn't see that one til after I finished mine :oops: . Give it a go - it's not hard and heaps of fun. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegemite Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 6 residents now. At a HUGE 5cm this guy thinks he's the king of the tank... At 3cm I'm pretty sure these little fella's see the future a little differently For now though, they're the best of mates :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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