Another tank restoration thread.
- Thread starter alleykat0498
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Who made these tanks, just curious?
Thanks! I think the previous owner or owners allowed alot of scratching of the original "front" and decided that would be the side they drilled. The only issue I ran into was how to plumb the returns but it was easy enough to fix.
The pump runs really quietly, except for a little hum from the glass sump on the tile floor. It's pretty hefty for it's size, which in my experience is a good thing when dealing with electric motors of any sort. Overall it's put together well and it moves quite a bit of water at this head (32") I couldnt find any reviews either and wondered if that may be because no one has had any problems or if people just didnt buy them because of the lack of review.
Thank you! I am in no way finished with the aquascaping. I'm moving on to the stand and canopy next though. My fish seem happy the way things are and it is functional, which was the main goal (that and to put my kitchen and dining room back together). I'll be sanding and replacing some trim and doing some repairs on the doors before another coat of paint goes on the stand and I may scrap the canopy and build another one with matching trim.
As for aquascaping, all of the plants in the tank in the video are from a 29 gallon I had set up until I found out a 55 was too big and I had to break the 29 down for a sump (thank goodness it's big enough). As for the background I'm going to wait until I have decided on the substrate and the decor before I choose a background.
Got the background cut out and hung, bought the biggest piece of mopani in town and an aqua clear 50 powerhead for a little water movement (to stir the poo up to the overflows) and a 10-11" Florida Spotted Gar.
how did you repair the crack?
i would have just gotten acrylic from the HW store and repaired it with acrylic glue and new acrylic..same way they place the top and sides on acrylic boxes.
looks good
i would have just gotten acrylic from the HW store and repaired it with acrylic glue and new acrylic..same way they place the top and sides on acrylic boxes.
looks good
Thanks!
I made a piece of acrylic the length of the crack squared. I bought some weld on which fuses the acrylic together by melting the molecules together and clamped it on top of the crack. It cured within minutes and the bond is supposed to continue to strengthen up to 30 days! It was bonded so well after 5 hours that I couldnt see a way to separate the two pieces if I wanted to. Weld on is the way to go.
Last but not least the way I shall leave it for now...
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