I May Have Bought Something...

[Jesse]

 

 

[attibones]

I am so jealous. I can't wait until I can get out of this whole "twenty gallons or under" thing. What size is it? 

 

[Ninjouzata]

Is that the 200 or so gallon acrylic tank you asked about in chat? Yay!

 

[Jesse]

Well, I was talking about getting the 265 acrylic, but this one is a 210 glass. I am excited! One question though...the tank is in good condition, but the bottom frame is completely broken off on one of the corners. The top bracing is all intact, but is the bottom plastic with really thick glass actually doing anything?

 

[Ninjouzata]

Ooh okay, nice! I'm excited for ya Hmm. I'm not sure about those sorts of things Hopefully Atti or someone else will know! You may need to post a thread about it.

 

[Catfishies]

So Jealous as well!! That's a beauty! I feel like a tank like this.. will always be just a dream!! lucky lucky!

 

[sawickib]

Looking awesome, just gonna get more awesome!! Whats gonna go in the beaut? 

 

[Jesse]

Well, My plan is a frontosa colony with a few calvus...and maybe some clown loaches?

 

[sawickib]

The frontsa are really cool, would be awesome to see that.

 

[attibones]

If the stand is has a closed top, I wouldn't worry about the plastic part. I've been researching tank builds, and I haven't found many which build glass tanks with the trim. I would just remove the plastic trim if you could. Otherwise, I would try to wedge something under the chip to make sure the glass is even. With these large tanks, you want them to be as level as possible so the water doesn't put too much pressure on one point. If this happens, the tank may crack. At least, that's what YouTube videos have led me to believe. 

 

[Jesse]

By the way, here is how she stands right now...I painted the stand, the doors and the canopy are still in the works.