Thanks Rod. The filter system choice is a distant bridge before a few mountains I need to get over. Ill be so happy just to get it water tight and and siting on its own wood finished stand. If I have to Ill just pull off two magnums and the AC 110 which are extras on my 2 tanks which have the FX5. Who knows maybe Ill get that Toms complete set up with the HOB overflow. I like it better as I will be gaining 10% extra tank space pulling out those overflows.
SMinNC, I think you have the easy solution I was looking for. I will remove at least one of the two door braces to open up access on at least one side for a large filter. Ill just frame around both doors on the inside with doubled 2x4 and split that center that board between the two doors as extensions that looks like a false brace. If one works out and looks great I will do both doors.
Arkangel77, These deals never come up here either but once every 3-6 months. You need to do county wide searches under both aquarium and fish tank every few days and be ready to pounce. But this deal I would have never accepted even free cause I am not in the market for a busted tank that needs a tearful repair. But although it turned out to be damaged goods, its in my back yard now and its worth more to me to get it fixed then just sit there because no one withing 200 miles is going to want to fix it, so that leave me. And everyday I have to do something to it until its its working and looking good again 100%.
krytan, cant look at it that way. It is just some work every day with no more then 2 days between doing something to get the project finsihed. When you do these things a little at a time they get done suprisingly fast and usually much better quality then trying to rush it. Im retired so I have nothing better to do but don't tell my wife that lol.
inkyjenn, well don't hold your breath. Like my DIY canister project which was much more of a technical hurtle, it took me over a month to finish that project, but its been working now for 3 months non-stop and and due for a cleaning.
ibr3ak, Rbishop & inkyjenn, thanks.
SMinNC, I think you have the easy solution I was looking for. I will remove at least one of the two door braces to open up access on at least one side for a large filter. Ill just frame around both doors on the inside with doubled 2x4 and split that center that board between the two doors as extensions that looks like a false brace. If one works out and looks great I will do both doors.
Arkangel77, These deals never come up here either but once every 3-6 months. You need to do county wide searches under both aquarium and fish tank every few days and be ready to pounce. But this deal I would have never accepted even free cause I am not in the market for a busted tank that needs a tearful repair. But although it turned out to be damaged goods, its in my back yard now and its worth more to me to get it fixed then just sit there because no one withing 200 miles is going to want to fix it, so that leave me. And everyday I have to do something to it until its its working and looking good again 100%.
krytan, cant look at it that way. It is just some work every day with no more then 2 days between doing something to get the project finsihed. When you do these things a little at a time they get done suprisingly fast and usually much better quality then trying to rush it. Im retired so I have nothing better to do but don't tell my wife that lol.
inkyjenn, well don't hold your breath. Like my DIY canister project which was much more of a technical hurtle, it took me over a month to finish that project, but its been working now for 3 months non-stop and and due for a cleaning.
ibr3ak, Rbishop & inkyjenn, thanks.
