My planted 110 gallon build log **update** plants!!
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Well, it looks nothing like the inspiration picture. I'm very disapointed in your aquascaping abilities...
It is true and I can use chemistry and math to prove it.
I lost my bookmarks recently but I remember the math for Scarlet Temple plants and women. From memory it went something like this:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6H2O + 6CO2 + Red
2CO2 + 2C2H5OH + Red > attraction
A – R + F < 2 where A = Attraction, R = Red, and F = Female!
Any time attraction is less than 2 it is guaranteed to result in a higher likelihood of women finding your plants sexy (and by extension you)! There is a similar formula for those interested in attracting men using aquarium plants.
Good luck.
Alright guys a bit of an update! i was able to finish the stand, i added the two cross beams to the top, and i wrapped the stand in a black sheet. I also received the Sun Blaze 48" quad T5HO hydroponics light and i also attached the legs to hang the light from.
Pictures!
Here is how i attached the poles to the stand:
and not to toot my own horn or anything, buuuuttttt
Pictures!
Here is how i attached the poles to the stand:
and not to toot my own horn or anything, buuuuttttt
Well i had to reseal the tank, but i used GE 1 100% silicone for plumbing, which i found out afterwards, that particular silicone has anti microbial and anti-mold chemicals in it, which turns out to my poisonous to fish. So im back to square one with the tank, i need to re-re-seal it. I need to scrape out all the silicone i just put in and get the correct silicone and reseal it again. Also, during the water test, the center brace let go and the tank was bowing like crazy, so i need to fix that also, i basically need to rebuild the entire tank.
So i still have a few days of work on the tank before its ready to go up on the stand.
So i still have a few days of work on the tank before its ready to go up on the stand.
Que
I wish I was a fish I wish.
It's good that you found out about the silicone and had your tank failure BEFORE you put fish and plants in. Count your blessings. You may now continue to rock on.
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Hey guys,
A bit of an update with both good and bad news.
First the bad news....
I present you two pictures...
The completed stand width:
The width of the tank:
:wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear:
For those of you with a keen sense of observation, you would see that i made the stand 1/2" too narrow...
There are 5 ways to go about fixing this, 3 wrongs ways, one kinda wrong way and one correct way.
Wrong #1: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it over hang the back
Wrong #2: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it over hand the front
Wrong #3: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it half over hang the back and front
Kinda Wrong way #4: Cut a piece of ply wood to the proper thickness and screw it to the top of the stand
and the last way ( the way im going to do it )
Correct way: Take apart the stand, cut new pieces of 2x4 to the correct dimensions and and screw it all back together.
*SIGH*
Seems like this project is one step forward and one step back...
The good news tho! Some of you remember the first time i resealed the tank i used the the wrong silicone that had anti mold and bacterial chemicals in it. I siliconed a glass patch over a hole in the tank, so that patch had to go. Anyone who has ever taken apart a tank, knows that two pieces of glass that are siliconed together, really dont want to come apart. After a solid 15 minutes of just staring at this piece of glass that i needed to get out, i tried everything that was suggested. I ended up using a rigid puddy knife and a hammer, and very very.... VERY carefully tapping the knife into the piece of glass. Before i did this i took a glass cutter and scribbed a rudimentary checker pattern into the glass to give relief points.
This is what i had to get out
This was the nerve racking process
The successful result
So more setbacks with this project, stay tuned!
A bit of an update with both good and bad news.
First the bad news....
I present you two pictures...
The completed stand width:
The width of the tank:
:wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::rant2::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear::swear:
For those of you with a keen sense of observation, you would see that i made the stand 1/2" too narrow...
There are 5 ways to go about fixing this, 3 wrongs ways, one kinda wrong way and one correct way.
Wrong #1: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it over hang the back
Wrong #2: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it over hand the front
Wrong #3: say screw it and put the tank on anyway and have it half over hang the back and front
Kinda Wrong way #4: Cut a piece of ply wood to the proper thickness and screw it to the top of the stand
and the last way ( the way im going to do it )
Correct way: Take apart the stand, cut new pieces of 2x4 to the correct dimensions and and screw it all back together.
*SIGH*
Seems like this project is one step forward and one step back...
The good news tho! Some of you remember the first time i resealed the tank i used the the wrong silicone that had anti mold and bacterial chemicals in it. I siliconed a glass patch over a hole in the tank, so that patch had to go. Anyone who has ever taken apart a tank, knows that two pieces of glass that are siliconed together, really dont want to come apart. After a solid 15 minutes of just staring at this piece of glass that i needed to get out, i tried everything that was suggested. I ended up using a rigid puddy knife and a hammer, and very very.... VERY carefully tapping the knife into the piece of glass. Before i did this i took a glass cutter and scribbed a rudimentary checker pattern into the glass to give relief points.
This is what i had to get out
This was the nerve racking process
The successful result
So more setbacks with this project, stay tuned!
