What I Did This Bank Holiday Weekend

[Dan-25]

I was bored this bankholiday weekend so i thought id make some racking for my ever increasing betta collection

first bought 13 planks of 68mm x 36 mm x 2400mm planks and cut them to the size that i wanted -

then made up two sides -using 3 inch deck screws ( these are stainless and dont rust)

then i screwed two cross members and joined each side again using butt joints and deck screws -

and ta da one completed rack -

i put a shelf in to keep all my food and betta spa and bits and bobs to keep it out of the way and keep it tidy

i also added a hook to hang my nets on - im forever putting them down and losing them LOL

I then made a second rack doing exactly the same but i made this one longer to accomodate more tanks

i then screwed the two frames together and ta da the finished racking ( well almost)

i then used 10 mm thick chipboard to go across the joints - ( testing my handy work with a couple of small tanks LOL)

almost done now looks a bit untidy but it was getting late and needed to get filters up and running so here is the first test- i need to tidy up the air lines for the filters and tidy the cables for the heaters which im doing tonight i will take a few more pics on my digital camera -

hope you all like - let me know - i know this should be in the diy section but its for my bettas.

 

[kewskills]

Thats a good idea you had, it looks good too. i personally sat on my backside and did nothing this weekend.

 

[mandiemoo]

Thats a good idea you had, it looks good too. i personally sat on my backside and did nothing this weekend.

Dito to that - plus my DIY is shocking!!

The set up is looking good. Here's me putting off moving my room around so I can fit in another tank; I'm ill, so I'm using that as an excuse of the laziness! lol

 

[girl4God81]

Wow, wanna come to our house and make us one??!!! Well, my husband may not be so excited but....I WOULD!

I did spent most of my productivity on Saturday cleaning all my fish tanks. I forget how much of a task it is when I do it all at once