I've been looking at goodwill for ages for a used 10 gallon tank with a hood. Yesterday while looking I saw a cracked 10 gallon and a 2.5 gallon. Behind these two was a metal rimmed slate bottom 5 gallon. It was $2.99 and I figured why not. So now I have this new project to move my current 5 gallon over to this nifty one. It's in surprisingly good shape and wasn't that dirty, no cracks and the tar stuff holding it together isn't coming apart. I did a lot of research after I got it to see what i was getting into. It seems most leak so I've been fully expecting for this to happen. I filled it with water an hour ago and so far no leaks. I'm thinking of still resealing the side seals with some silicone and looking into options for the bottom to help me sleep better at night.
So basically now what? It's an odd shape so I can't buy just a normal 5 gallon glass top and I'm looking into some lighting options. Anyone have some DIY ideas that would look neat?
So basically now what? It's an odd shape so I can't buy just a normal 5 gallon glass top and I'm looking into some lighting options. Anyone have some DIY ideas that would look neat?