Help Me Make My Perfect Tank

[annaw123]

I'm sure it will looking forward to updates!

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

They are coming! Stay tuned, I am very excited

 

[annaw123]

I'm excited for you mate! Haha sure will stay tuned

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

#40##....


Today, arriving home from work, I was presented with this wonderful letter:

"... Dear Tom Vass, We are sorry to inform you that the 320L Corner aquarium you ordered ([ordernumber]) on 2012 January 20th, could not been delivered. If you return to the store in the next 7 days, you will be able to get your money back... "

#136###??!!?! I've been waiting for my tank for ages!!!!
What now?

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Alright, so I decided to make my own tank, since it will be the way I want it, but it will be more expensive.

So far, it looks like this:
What do you think?

Front:

Back:

Birdseye view? :

The tank is 100cm long, 70cm high and 42cm deep. (300L! )

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

All right, I filed away my plans to the glass makers, and headed out to buy my equipment.

I planned this tank to be low maintenance as possible, but as I can't create anything that cleans itself, I planned it to be 60% Self cleaning
So besides the normal filtering, I choose to add and undergravel filter connected to output tube (See picture), so it will clean itself.
But my question is, What size gravel can I use with the undergravel filter?

I just saw that I spelled a bunch of stuff wrong, sorry .
*Piping
*filled with water at all time

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Can someone please help ?
What size gravel can I use for the gravel filter?

 

[OldMan47]

If you are using an under gravel filter, the ideal particle size is about 2 mm in size. It is big enough to be well retained by the filter plate while being as small as you can get without any plugging of that plate.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Ok thanks. I've already bought the gravel and I'm only waiting for my tank to arrive!

 

[IcQb]

I wish you the best of luck with your new tank!

by the by; do you have fire insurance that also covers broken glass/windows? (no need to answer)
because; an aquarium is glass; and it's broken. SO your insurance should cover the repairs of your old tank, OR buy a new, commercially and equal performing system!
i know mine did

If you have any pictures of it, or the cracked tank, you could recover
1) money for new tank
2) broken equipment (filter running dry/overheating, heater exploded, etc...)
3) dead fishes (price for new, young fishes)
4) dead plants

(you'll have to be able to prove 2-4 though, with frozen fishes or broken equipment)

EDIT: I mean, this could get you some nice starting money for your new tank

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

When the tank cracked, I lived in an area with no fire insurance. Just after the damage, I moved. Now I do have FI, but back then I didn't... Thanks for your reply!

 

[IcQb]

np;

i'm on board for the topic
curious how everything will turn out!

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Thanks!

I went for to a glas maker and he told me that my planned tank was going to cost - stay strong - £480!!!! I could buy a new one for that money!!
So what I am thinking now is to make the base, sides and back out of some material, and only have the front in glass. I'll make a nice 3D background it, that covers up the back and the sides.

But I don't know what material make the tank out of... Plywood?`Iron? Any tips please?

 

[Tizer]

Jelly

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Not good advice....


I have seen some tanks being made out of plywood tough, I might give that one a try...