livebearer_breeder Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 got a new tank last weekend and have finally put some fish in it had a crakc at building my own tank today. what a DESASTER that was, it took me the whole day to cut the right size outta old windows, and then silycon silycon everywer lol, actually now i think about it wasnt that funny really, does any1 here no how to remove silycon from glass once its dried? Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Nice tank Shae, real nice rock work/plants. What kind of fish are going in there? Selley's says: "Wipe excess away with a cloth dampened in mineral turpentine." And "Sealant will cure fully in 72 hours. At this point any unneeded sealant can be removed by trimming with a sharp blade, but avoid under-cutting seal." Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 cool thanks luke, just wondering how i will scrap it of the middleof the glas sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fins Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 you can use a razor blade or sharp standley (craft) knife blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 lol, thanks, the unfortunate thing is i still have tonnes of glass and dnt think i want to go through the "horror"(over dramitisation) of makeing tanks again, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I find it's easy to get off with just your fingers most of the time, depends what it's stuck to, for example it's easy to get it off my plastic DIY CO2 parts. How much glass do you have there Shae? Enough to make a 10 foot tank? (mmm dreams about 10 foot tank). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 not anymore, not after all the mistakes i made and glass i brock, ive got enough left to make a 5 foot tank, but i think leave it a few days let my hands heal after all the cuts for thre glass, i think ill make a 3foot and another 2 foot, lol, not sure what im going to use them fore but neva the less, can neva have ot many tanks, just not enough electricy to power them,lol Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Cool - can you make me a 5 foot tank? What would the height and depth be? There's designs out there where you don't have to use clamps, are those clamps joined? i.e on the corners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 i dnt think you want me to make you a tank! im hopless, plus i intend on useing the glass for me so, sry lol Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 lol the tank actually hold water !!! what a success!! lol am working on the next tanks Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 have finally finished the tank i was making, i have put the tanks lid on etc, and have tested it for the last few days to c if it was water tight. everything is going as planned, but i have decided i HATE sylicon!! will post pics soon of the finished product, and what its gonna look, after set up Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Finaly got the tank finished and is know cycling, its bare at the momment but here is a pic, i will be making another tomorrow if the whether is better Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 i no the glass look bent but its actually perfectly straight! it must have been the angle of the camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 nice aq/scaping telant there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 aq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Thought rather than just starting up another topic i would just go on from this one. Plants are coming along nicley now, have just redon the DIY CO2, you can see my diffuser in the left side. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 The flower-pots have been breeding nicely too :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Looking good Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Nice placement of plants Shae but be prepared for that hygophilia to totally crowd out everything else, check out how my tank looked a month ago: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=5232 now the hygrophilia at the front has gotten to the top, branched out heaps and made tons of baby plantlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Thanks guys, to be honest eric, im going to need all the plant i can get once the fishroom is up, so i want the tank to over grow. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_guy Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 its looking good shae anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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