crazyelece
Fish Addict
Well after some thought about setting up another marine system and what I exactly wanted out of it I have decided to do a different tank style. I have a 65 gal hex tank I was originally planning to setup as a freshwater tank with angel fish. This tank was in pretty bad shape when I got it, not that the glass was ruined or anything but the previous owner had done a poor paint job on the tank and stand.
I liked the thread Aquascaper setup when he re did his tank setup so I am going to do a similar thead on this tank. If anyone has any questions or suggestions feel free to throw them out. My original plan is to drill the tank for an overflow and a closed loop system. I am going to use a single pendant DE 150W MH lighting system. The sump is going to be built with a 5 gal bucket unless I can find something better before I set it up.
Some initial pics:
This is a sample of the crappy paint job done to the tank and stand
This is a sample of the refinish job on the tank frame
This is the refinished stand after I tore it apart, refinished it, modded it a little, and put it back together.
I still have to build and mount a door to the front of the stand
My next steps are to finish the stand, build and finish a canopy, and finish redoing the tank frame.
I liked the thread Aquascaper setup when he re did his tank setup so I am going to do a similar thead on this tank. If anyone has any questions or suggestions feel free to throw them out. My original plan is to drill the tank for an overflow and a closed loop system. I am going to use a single pendant DE 150W MH lighting system. The sump is going to be built with a 5 gal bucket unless I can find something better before I set it up.
Some initial pics:
This is a sample of the crappy paint job done to the tank and stand
This is a sample of the refinish job on the tank frame
This is the refinished stand after I tore it apart, refinished it, modded it a little, and put it back together.
I still have to build and mount a door to the front of the stand
My next steps are to finish the stand, build and finish a canopy, and finish redoing the tank frame.