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That's a good suggestion for fitting a glass cover which will block easy access to the water, but I would have a poke at some tanks in a fish shop and see if that's going to give you the sort of access restriction that will meet your needs. Those type of tanks are really aimed at people that...

If you can't tell from the heater, you can get an electricity monitor plug (goes between the appliance plug and the wall plug) and that will tell you whether the heater is drawing power (heating) or just sat idol. If it's a lack of power - have you tried running both heaters at the same time...

I keep looking at them and I'm tempted, my other tank has a DD temp controller running the heater - because my dad had one kicking about at the time I needed a heater rather than I went looking - and I do like the precision and reassurance. The other tank is just meant to be quarentine really...

Mine was doing that, noticed what I stuck my hand in and it was very chilly! I'd rather they fail off than on though. Luckily had a spare one in the cupboard.

ADA might be your thing, fair enough, but if not, you can get the same style hooks via amazon/ebay for quite a bit less. You can also get clear ones if you prefer.

You could get it plastic dipped, but spray would be cheaper/more DIY. Sometimes people use black spray on outdoor pens to make the mesh less visable. I believe Kylon do a product that is safe for use in the aquarium. If you spray thin coats and do one side at a time it should go on ok. If you...

I agree, I think you'd be fine with a board that spanned the top of the legs. If you want something chunkier look for an offcut of kitchen worktop. You could also either measure the difference in height and infill it either exactly or to raise it above the corners as @Hufsa suggested.

A 30L tank would be approx 30kg, so probably. As a shelf is rated for 30kg and you can't split a tank over multiple shelves, I wouldn't go higher than that.

The easiest option would probably be kitchen unit legs/plinth feet, they'll be what's under your kitchen units to hold them up, they are adjustable and fit with a couple of screws into the piece of wood that's the base. You should be able to pick them up from most diy shops. You could use any...

I'd do wide and shallow, with a big lump of wood that came out the top and grew things up. I think a 57W x 20h would look more deliberately built in than a cube. Might be worth looking at paludarium setups, see if there is anything that fits the gap. If you wanted off the shelf, would a fluval...

A photo would help. Is it under a counter i.e. the base is the floor?

I thought it was just me, but I couldn't work out how the available shelf sizes would go together either. It doesn't make me think I should have a go at resealing the leaky seamed tank I have kicking around though.

There are spray paints that are aquarium safe - I think one is krylon but you'd need to google to check which exact product it was. The only issue would be cleaning that area of glass - I'm not sure how it would hold up over time as I think people use them more for spraying...

You could consider sticky back vinyl as an option instead of painting. If you do it prior to esembly it is probably all flat and square edged.

Anyone used something like this for water changes? I usually syphon into a bucket (was shopping for a new bucket and came across them). I can start a syphon without sucking on it, but this seemed easy and a neat way of holding pipes in place - you could clip it on the tank at the height you want...

Probably doesn't help if the issue is that's it's built in, but you could turn it around if the back glass is better. TBH though if you are going to need to rip a wall apart then at that point you'd want to be seriously considering a new one for the hassle.

I expect that it's not a temperature issue. Ours is located at the front of our garage - normal metal up and over door and fed from the cold water entering the house. The output is 0-1 straight after new filter install, and gradually creeps up over time. It does run slower when cold and...

I'm not sure if there is any difference from the standard stuff, but you can by miliput for using in reef tanks: Milliput Epoxy Coral Putty (Standard)

Not sure what specific one you are looking at, but I'd have thought most usually use your home network rather than the internet i.e. as long as your home's network is connected (not completely off due to a powercut) if your access to the internet is cut off temporarily it won't matter - the only...

You can get ones with separate control plates so the mixer is in the utility and the control plate is wherever you like (not sure how much they set you back).

What about a shower mixer with the ability to set a temperature in the utility and then the hose coming from that rather than trying to mix at the tank end?

Hire someone to build one for you - sometimes a local handy person can be surprisingly cheap.

Ikea do an E27 plant bulb, but it's 4000K: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/vaexer-led-bulb-for-cultivation-par30-e27-60317483/ You might do better searching for 'grow light' rather than light bulb :)

It does say max load per shelf 34kg on the product info. But, if your confident it will hold it then it's a nice looking style. I do like the long low tank looks - obviously it restricts what you can do in it but still plenty of options. Be worth measuring your intake piping (looks like you have...

When you look from the tank end on you would might be able to tell in that the end of the back glass seen through the silicone might look a slightly different shade to the front but I think you'd have to be looking for it, and covering the back in black will probably have the same effect anyway...

Hammerite - you can apply without undercoat etc. just need the one tin. I agree though - if it's only £20 more and less hardwork re-powdered coating is worth exploring.

About as simple as you can get are individually switched extension leads - so each socket has an on/off switch - I just bought a 4 and 6 socket one myself for two tanks. Mounted them all the wall somewhere convenient and much easier to turn things on/off than physically unplugging from a socket...

Adding braces to the acylic seems to help the bowing, just slices of the same but on edge so its _|_ or _| I've some 2' sections I'm experimenting with that seem to be avoiding bowing quite well. Another option would be to have a 2-3" acrylic strip down the edge with the filter with the cut out...

Seems like overkill, why mess under the glass? I would just have an acylic or glass lid (you can split into two pieces) with a cut out for the aquaclear. Have a smaller section for lifting for feeding.

Are they the same as being sold as the 'easy heater'? https://www.pro-shrimp.co.uk/aquarium-heaters/2543-aquael-easy-heater-75w-5905546049436.html Also try looking at the dennerle nano - not sure if they are exactly the same thing rebranded or just look exactly the same.

Are the two on the right next to each other? It's probably perspective but the gauge marks look different. Are you sure they are all genuine?

My digital one just packed in, the new cheap mechanical one whirs annoyingly - I don't know that there is a solution to your question!

I've a bucket with the ends of raspberry canes in that I've a very happy culture of daphnia and other bugs in. I would imagine the old wood canes would be safe in a tank too - it is very black water atm, but I'm not sure how much of that is I dumped fresh green leaves in too.

What plants do you have in mind? If they are sturdier ones you could cap with something more decorative. Slate chippings are fairly widely available from garden centres/DIY stores, well they are here: https://www.homebase.co.uk/blue-slate-chippings-midi-pack_p369423 some places you can buy by...

Grey maybe - would make sense as some clay is grey? Otherwise would black lava rock work?

Looks great - those little flaws will be well hidden once setup! Amazing how quiet it is with media added - that first test would have worried me it was going to sound like a waterfall.

You could use a black sponge pre-filter.

My skills are the hand tool and superglue level, but I've a friend that can whizz things together from wood/metal with jealously inducing ease. Thank you. I really want spots, but with the programmability of the fluval and a nice low price tag. Not much to ask, right :) Maybe a combo - simple...

So, I've been compiling spreadsheets and yes, either the Fluval is outrageously priced or everything else is very cheap! I'm presuming I'd need two of the Kessil styles to cover a 3' tank. The strips are definitely cheaper, I really want the sunrise/sun option so I don't think a floodlight...

This is very cool. She's very lucky to have such a skilled builder on hand! I was thinking of a tank with a row of HOB filter/breeder boxes on the back to use as planters to avoid having them in the tank overhanging, but this is much neater. On your hook, I'd just take a saw to the back...

That's a very good point, considering it's only £60 to upgrade three sides, I'm guessing doing the back too isn't going to be expensive. It's 10mm glass. Thank you for the lighting options, I'll be spending the evening reading specs :)

Had a quote from Aquariums4Life for a 90x45x45 with an opti-white front/sides which doesn't seem too bad - I can't find anything pre-made and the right size cheaper. Anyone had a tank from them? I'm thinking of going for an aquaclear hob (70?). On the side and planting it. Maybe using hob...

I think I need a bigger tank... can you help me work out what? I want something about 90x45x45 but it would sit on my desk so I've a little wiggle room in those dimensions and I don't need a cabinate. I like the rimless/braceless. It will sit in the corner so I'll see left and front sides. I...

Would it be that much difference with the water circulation - I haven't tried it? I'm not sure it would bother the fish to have a slight variation. I've always thought it's a bit weird how stable we keep the temperature. You can ramp lights up and down and change intensity, but heaters aim is a...

Fluval do one with a light that shows blue (cold), red (hot), green (just right), which is good for a glance but not a guarantee they won't fail - replaced mine awhile back but it failed in the off position. I've had a heater fail in the on before - luckily before I put fish in as it got very...

You can contain them in just about anything that will hold water, see if you can find a water butt, large storage tub or a second hand tank (fill it up outside and test if you don't see it holding water). If you pop a plastic bag over your taller plants/moss that will tide you over a few days...

The lit screen is nice in that it's easy to see the temperature, but it does also stand out. They have the option to mount them facing straight out or at an angle so you can direct it to face the side glass which is what I do - depends if you can see the tank side to read the temp though.

My little cube came with yoga mat type stuff that's about 4mm.

I've used it for making fangs at Halloween - didn't know/occur to me it aquarium safe. Might be interesting alternative to glass/acrylic odds and ends as well as sticking things together.

Tea strainer - I use it for feeding live food but handy now and then for other things (duck weed removal).

I second the bank cards, and add a tooth brush... I wonder if one of those jazzy electric whirlly ones would work on anubias leaves?

Would you need to use the filter at all - presuming the tank is high enough can't you just use a syphon like normal but aim it out the window? Might be an idea to have a water butt positioned just outside to fill up and then you can use the water on the garden when you want.