AndyVox
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Firstly please excuse the iphone photos, I'll use a decent camera once its past the build stage.
This is my tank currently, a Juwel Rio 300, it doesn't fit into the alcove between the wall / chimney breast so we decided we needed something about 3ft long, but I wanted something tall and wide to make up for the water volume I will be loosing.
A 3' x 2' x 2' came up at the right price. It had a sump in the rear that massively reduced the space (about 6 inches in width) and came in a horrible grey colour, that really wouldn't fit with our decor.
First job was to use vinyl to refinish the tank, done in white as that matches the room best.
Refinished with the tank back on, trimming removed at the top. Rear sump completed removed.
I ordered some euro style braces from a local glass shop. Drilled holes on the rear for external filter pipes (I wanted this build to be as sleek as possible - without going down the sump route, which is difficult with 3 externals running on it)
First brace in, I've since done the rear but no photo yet, I also had to seal a bizarre hole in the bottom (hence the weights sitting on the glass) which was drilled for pipework by the looks of it. Will keep up to date with progress. I'm hoping to fill it on Saturday and get everything moved across.
I'll be using two t5's to begin with but im tempted to go down the LED route in the near future.
This is my tank currently, a Juwel Rio 300, it doesn't fit into the alcove between the wall / chimney breast so we decided we needed something about 3ft long, but I wanted something tall and wide to make up for the water volume I will be loosing.
A 3' x 2' x 2' came up at the right price. It had a sump in the rear that massively reduced the space (about 6 inches in width) and came in a horrible grey colour, that really wouldn't fit with our decor.
First job was to use vinyl to refinish the tank, done in white as that matches the room best.
Refinished with the tank back on, trimming removed at the top. Rear sump completed removed.
I ordered some euro style braces from a local glass shop. Drilled holes on the rear for external filter pipes (I wanted this build to be as sleek as possible - without going down the sump route, which is difficult with 3 externals running on it)
First brace in, I've since done the rear but no photo yet, I also had to seal a bizarre hole in the bottom (hence the weights sitting on the glass) which was drilled for pipework by the looks of it. Will keep up to date with progress. I'm hoping to fill it on Saturday and get everything moved across.
I'll be using two t5's to begin with but im tempted to go down the LED route in the near future.