Hi.Ive been away from fish keeping for around two years now.I had to shut down all my tanks because I moved from a rented house into a mobile home on my site.I wasnt planning on getting back into fishkeeping until I got the house built.But one of my workmates was throwing out a 120l Long juwel aquarium , I couldnt let this pass so I offered to take it off his hands.
The tank was in terrible condition when I got it , It was all gunked up with what can only be described as muck ! There was also a lot of limescale marks all over the tank and the outside was stained badly by cigarette smoke. After an hour or two cleaning with vinegar , water and a scrubbie I had it back to its former glory.
Now as you can imagine a mobile home is not the best place with space for a meter long tank , So after a lot of head scratching I decided one of the fitted in arm chairs and presses was going to have to go.Ten mins with a hammer and crowbar took care of that
.Now I had to build a stand for it , more head scratching ensued. I had some old plywood in the shed and some left over 9"x3" timbers that were used for screeds when pouring the base for the mobile. I dug these out and started to work yesterday evening.Took me a few hours to knock the stand together and paint it.It looked very plain as a square box so I added some trim to the top , This was some old 10" facia and soffit that I ripped down to size with the handsaw
Took 2 coats of paint to get it covered , hope you all like it
Now I have to wait until the tank cycles
, God be with the days I would have a spare filter maturing in one of my tanks
The tank was in terrible condition when I got it , It was all gunked up with what can only be described as muck ! There was also a lot of limescale marks all over the tank and the outside was stained badly by cigarette smoke. After an hour or two cleaning with vinegar , water and a scrubbie I had it back to its former glory.
Now as you can imagine a mobile home is not the best place with space for a meter long tank , So after a lot of head scratching I decided one of the fitted in arm chairs and presses was going to have to go.Ten mins with a hammer and crowbar took care of that
