Tank inbuilt into stand build

With a kiddo on the way I need to clear the spare room for a nursery, only spot for my beloved channa pulchra is under my discus tank.

While planning the new stand to accommodate the channa tank I decided to go a while different direction and build a ply tank into the stand to optimise the space I had available.

My discus tank is 130 x 50 x 50 cm and I wanted to build the channa tank as big as I could and with only 70cm spare I can't go no wider and glad prices get too much at more than two feet deep and my arms ain't that long !!

It was very much a make it up as I build it type of build .

2x4 inch timbers for the stand and 12mm ply with 12mm glass. Fibreglass lined . Ask any questions u want and I will do my best to answer them.







I have some spare timber I'm gonna add to give even more support.

Discus tank will sit on a 5 2x4s layer flat and glued together and two inches of polystyrene to spread the weight .


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You expect me to fail don't u bob !


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But then where will my filters go cat?


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Finished The steel front panel brace for the bottom tank and the main part of the new canopy for the discus tank. It's all being painted and then hopefully fitted at the weekend.

Also hope to start the over tank light for the discus tank at the weekend.



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Thought I'd post a before shot to show you what I'm starting with. I built this tank about four years ago using mainly discarded materials. Originally my moray tank it's now a discus comunity tank.



Water level I low as I'm working on removing the old overflow pipe work as its now run using a canister.


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This build only started a few weeks back zig !!!!


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