Josh_S Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Finally finished the background for my 800L. Even managed to find batteries for the camera so here ya go :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbees Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 well done! we have done the same thing for our 800l, however, we had to cut it into sections to fit it in the tank, but when we put the water into the tank it all died and one of the sections broke because of the pressure! is yours made of poly? also how do u manage to hold it in the water without it popping up? cheeeerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Looks good, what are the tank dimensions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 WOW!!! that looks real nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Sweet dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 well done! we have done the same thing for our 800l, however, we had to cut it into sections to fit it in the tank, but when we put the water into the tank it all died and one of the sections broke because of the pressure! is yours made of poly? also how do u manage to hold it in the water without it popping up? cheeeerz i had the same thing happen with one of mine i just found i had to use heaps more silicon and thicker beads i also left it to cure for a week its been going well for almost 3 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 well done! we have done the same thing for our 800l, however, we had to cut it into sections to fit it in the tank, but when we put the water into the tank it all died and one of the sections broke because of the pressure! is yours made of poly? also how do u manage to hold it in the water without it popping up? cheeeerz Yes its made of polly. I did a primer coat of cement and water first, then about 3 coats of cement and sand. On the last added black oxide for a darker look. Next i had to cut it into 3 pieces to fit between the bracing. (had to use a grinder as it was so bloody thick) I used about 4 tubes of silicone to hold it in there and for beads around the perimeter. I made it very snug and it sits hard up against the top bracing so it hardly needed gluing in at all. None the less its better to be on the safe side. Left it to go off overnight. Applied final coat of plaster to hide the joins. And Bobs your uncle. I like that it hides the overflow box in the rear right hand corner. Looks good, what are the tank dimensions?? Tank is 1800 x 700 x 700 Just trying to get the sump all plumbed up at the moment. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Here are some updated pics. Tank is now full of water, sump is all plumbed in and working, aquascaping done. Well sort of. Please suggest how i could improve it. It's eventually going to house lots of trophs and a few other compatible tank mates. For the mean time I may move my malawis over to it. All it needs now is a lid :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 looks really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 looks really good Cheers I think rock piles could be a tad bigger though. And i need to add a powerhead or two to create a flow at bottom of tank. Also, does anyone have a solution to fix the inlets siphoning back into sump when pump is turned off? This is not a huge problem as inlets only sit 10mm into water so will not over flow sump. But is still a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 most excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Awesome work, you could make these and sell for a nice profit p.s I have a piece of driftwood that looks exactly the same as yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Awesome work, you could make these and sell for a nice profit p.s I have a piece of driftwood that looks exactly the same as yours Yea thought about selling them, but dont think anyone would be willing to pay for all the man hours that went into it. I think it was definitely a labour of love. LOL Got the drift wood from hff. I think it suits the tank well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I reckon people out there would pay $250-300 if they had a tank about the same size, its worth spending a bit more on large tanks to get them looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 the odd one will pay most come, look, then do it themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcculloch Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 That's actually quite impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I wouldn't be very good at carving poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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