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Rabbit229

Rabbit229

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It all starts today :)
I've never had a planted tank or used co2 for that mater so it will be fun to see the outcome of this beast of a tank, I will ad pics as week, months go by.

All your input is welcome and advice as it my fist go!

Below is a list of what I have bought so far.

http://www.barlows-aquarium-supplies.com/
£380 drilled tank 84"x 24"x 24" *

http://www.cockfields.co.uk/contactus.html
£1000 lights and stand and reef link *

http://www.co2art.co.uk/collections...quarium-co2-system-for-plated-tank-up-to-500l
£300 co2 kit

http://yorkshire-co2gas.co.uk/aquarium-co2.html
£60 co2 gas

https://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.u...0Y-9UkdL0pjhCnNVHwaAn-18P8HAQ#/search/s_49592
£340 for 2 x fluval 206 and 1x fluval fx6*

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=M...System&hl=en&tbm=shop&spd=8151072312847324797
£215 power head *

http://www.finest-filters.co.uk/300...EU1FFA9rEuI1Bb2iEo1SuwL-SeLUULV19vhoCxiHw_wcB
£60 for x2 External heater

Today I've managed to build my stand, tank comes tomorrow
 
My first attempt off uploading a pic to this forum! Not sure how it will turn out

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I have been soaking this large pice of bog wood for a week now and it is still floating!
 
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Tank will be in tomorrow but I'm conceded about the weight. I've got a cellar under the tank. The floor is big slate stone with brick arch way under that. The floor is about 1 - 2 ft thick. It's a bit of a worry. I've been told to put some acros under the floor to support the weight. This bad boy could bring down the house !
 
Stand looks good mate but I'd add a cross brace across the bottom at the back. I'd also add another upright at the back to help support it all. Sounds like an expensive outlay so far so that stand wants to be as strong as possible. Good luck with it all.
 
Wendal_spanswick said:
Stand looks good mate but I'd add a cross brace across the bottom at the back. I'd also add another upright at the back to help support it all. Sounds like an expensive outlay so far so that stand wants to be as strong as possible. Good luck with it all.
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I agree I think another few braces. It is bolted to the wall but a few more straps won't go a miss.
Any how I recived my filters and co2art sent me the custom built reg! To be honest I don't know what I'm dealing with but the packaging looks awesome.
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Hello,

Just would like to say thank you very much for the purchase.

Also if you will have any problems to set up your CO2 system please kindly contact us and we will try to help you as much as we can.

Good luck with your set up :)
 
Ha ha think I'll be in contacting Monday ! No I'm going study youtube vids all weekend on how to
 
Tank arived today. I could not belive how heavy this monster is
 
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Could swim in this beast.

I'm not to sure what the wife really thinks?
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I was going to paint the back of the tank black with acrylic paint, due to the weight and size of this tank its to heavy to keep moving about, so think I'm not going to bother painting it
 
Rabbit229 said:
I was going to paint the back of the tank black with acrylic paint, due to the weight and size of this tank its to heavy to keep moving about, so think I'm not going to bother painting it
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Just be sure. Better to do it now than wish you had done something with the background later.

(I know what you mean about the weight. I have a few custom built tanks in 10mm glass and I could not believe how heavy a 2ft tank could be!)
 
Ugly mess here with the 2 external all going through a 3" triangle cut out. Any idea on how to cover this? Was thinking of some kind of plant?



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why don't you clad the tank stand in mdf or ply and then paint? better to do now....Might make it more acceptable to your wife. What's the point of a beautiful tank if there is an eyesore underneath it! I did this and used magnetic catches for the front panel so it just pulls off.
 
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