hydrophyte
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I just finished getting a new tank mostly set up here in the living room. This one is a 30-gallon Metaframe-type tank that I found in the barn at my mother's place. It was in surprisingly good shape--the glass had very few scratches--but the old tar seems were obviously not going to hold water. I cleaned the interior glass surface and re-sealed the four corners and the bottom seems. The tank had the original slate (heavy!) bottom. Silicone does not adhere to slate very well, so I siliconed a piece of 1cm plate glass into the bottom so that I could get a tight seal all the way around.
I fixed up the old rusty stand that I found with the tank with a coat of spray paint and.
Here is the tank post-leak test. Everything looks good so far.
I managed to fill the tank too. I intend to plant this one mainly with plants rooted in tank planters. Here is a quick shot of the first new plant that I stuck in there, some kind of sword(??).
I intend to mainly use large, showy plants--no attempt at subtlety here! I think that these will go along with the old-fashioned look of the whole setup.
I hope to post more pictures soon.
I fixed up the old rusty stand that I found with the tank with a coat of spray paint and.
Here is the tank post-leak test. Everything looks good so far.
I managed to fill the tank too. I intend to plant this one mainly with plants rooted in tank planters. Here is a quick shot of the first new plant that I stuck in there, some kind of sword(??).
I intend to mainly use large, showy plants--no attempt at subtlety here! I think that these will go along with the old-fashioned look of the whole setup.
I hope to post more pictures soon.