My diy tank/stand/cabinet in progress

Hi guys
Just want to share my tank progress with everyone . Ok to start with i bought a 4ft tank and stand with normal plastic hood for R500.00. including 3 x angles and 3 x guppy males. The tank was in a bit of a bad condition. sctatched glass, lime scum, rusted stand, light not working and very dirty, but could not say no cause of the price.
I started by tanking the whole tank apart and replacing the front glass and all the bracing. It was a hell of a job never knew silicone stuck like that. So ja i siliconed everything back to gether again. not as perfect as the pro's but ja it will have to do.
Then got a 3ft to use as a sump. bottom was cracked so had to replace that aswell.
Luckily i got the glass for free.
I then started to rebuild the stand and reinforce it because i did not trust the steel it was made of. i used some 8mm plywood to cover the stand and make it look like a cupboard.
there is still alot of work to be done, like stain the wood, wiring and plumbing.
I built a overflox box to get water to the sump. please note this is my fist try and think it came out quite nice i tested it and it seems to be working.

Tank specs:

tank size: 1200mm x 450mm x 450mm

Filtration:

sump size: 900mm x 300mm x 300mm
dolphin c1000 canister 1000l/h
1700l/h return pump from sump at 1200mm head
600l/h sunsun internal filter for circulation

Heater:

300w dolphin

Lights:

3 x 30watt t8 flourecet tubes(biolux)
1 x 28watt 4ft opple 6500k
1 x 21watt 3ft opple 6500k underneath tank for sump( want to put some plants in sump)

Cabinet specs:

1200mm x 450mm x 800mm ( without tank )

Flora:

to start with i am just going to put vallis and java moss in.

Flauna:

6 x Angles
6 x albino cory's
6 x pepper cory's
8 x kribs
2 x bolivian rams
1 x dwarf gourami
1 x red ribin gourami
1 x albino ancistrus
1 x common ancistrus

That will be the fauna for now.


Here are a few pics. please feel free to comment and all suggestions are welcome.

 

Looking good......

 

That rusty steel looks familiar. Nice DIY so far.

 

hi @Neels yes i bet it does look familiar as it comes from you. hahahahah
thx again for it.
hi @a3aan thx alot. will let you know when its finished so you can come and have a look

 

Gee whizz thats allot of work and diy...looking forward to see the outcome! Good luck

 

ja you are right its a shit load of work.lol
hopefully worth it

 

Its going to be fantastic when its done........... Anything you put your hart and sweat into is always worthwile....

 

Anything I put my heart and sweat into I usually get disappointed with. RaD=F.ail.IY

 

Nice job. Look forwad to final result

 

Looking good so far.

 

hi guys thx for all your replies. got to stain the wood last night so will upload a pic to night.

 

Watching this with keen interest!

 

Lyk goed!

 

hi guys just an update.
i stained the wood tonight. will varnish it tomorrow night

 

hi guys just a quick update. busy testing the tank in my garage for 48hr then will move it into the house.
sorry for the crappy phone pics.

 

Howzit. Is the Styrofoam under the tanks new and did you get it in Bloem?

 

yes and yes. got it from fish world and paid R45 for it

 

Nice dude. Now get it in position and throw some fish in there :cheesy: