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40 liter

Samjpikey

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Starting another journal on a small tank ,


Tank - 50x25x30
Filtration - fluval 205
No lighting yet (low light)
Liquid carbon

Manzi wood
Lava rock
Sand / cat litter Ada soil

This is just what I came up with tonight, all subject to change of coarse .
This tank won't be up and running for another month as I'm moving house in a couple weeks so I will probably strip it down.
But I wanted to share and get peoples opinions on plants/light etc.
I am thinking fissidens fontanus to cover the lava rock and maybe eleocharis mini around the rocks .
I would like low output gu10 LEDs as I want to keep lighting as low as I can and to avoid co2 injection and keep to liquid carbon at the most.
Will be way over filtered but I want to keep maintenance down as much as I can .
Cheers

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Hi guys just had a price for optiwhite glass ,
I would like to make my own tank to replace this one .
I can get a 60x35x35 optiwhite 6mm polished edges for £60 .
Is that a good price ??
I'm a glazer/carpenter so I have an art at sealing things etc so I'm confident to make my own .
Cheers


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I don't know about prices, but when I bought some float glass I asked for polished edges and they beveled them slightly as well, it made it almost impossible to get the silicone off the outsides of the joints neatly.

The hardscape looks nice BTW.
 
Ahh ok as the glass isn't toughened so it needs to have polished edges as they would be very sharp and not very esthetically pleasing .
And looking at my current tanks they have polished edges as well :)
Cheers


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Seems pretty reasonable I had prices from 3 companies for the glass tobdo a 60x40x40 and they came in from £64 - £79 (my brother in law can do it for £78 but thats 8mm thick :)
 
I agree they need polishing, I'd have a word with them about the beveling when you order it though, I didn't and as a result ended up buying myself a new tank. :( .

Sounds like you know what you're doing though (unlike me) it should end up looking great! :)
 
Yea there is a lot of difference in a bevel edge to a polished edge :) and also in price
Cheers


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And I like to think that I know what I'm doing. ;) haha


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Soooo ......

Time to get this one going , I'm certain that this will be low tech.
I decided to split this tank apart , clean off all the horrible black silicone and re-seal the whole tank in a clear silicone, it may have been easier to buy some new glass but if I screw up then it's not a big loss and besides I like to recycle .
Here's the finished result , looks loads better :)
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Haha gotta make sure it holds water yet ....

I used this http://bit.ly/19qOsgO

Seems ok to me :)

I think I'm also
going to bend my own acrylic to make the inflow and outflow, so that's the next plan of action and also making the unit .
Cheers


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Ok so it holds water .... And an almost invisible silicone seal. :)
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Looks good Sam, job well done id say but then you being a glazier I'd expect nothing less lol

What silicone have you used? I'd like to do something similar with my old 60cm Juwel tank, and haven't got a clue where to start.

Thanks


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White spirit is brilliant at breaking down the old silicone :)


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wow that ADA tanks looks great mate ;) amazing silicone work
 
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That's the lighting sorted :)

I was thinking about bending my own acrylic for the pipe work but if it's inexpensive I will just buy some , anyone know of a good place ?
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There are these on the flea of the bay for £17......
I would prefer uk sourced though


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Some more pics.
A cheesy before and after shot of the tank but looks loads better for the cost of a silicone tube ;)

I may or may not include the wood this has just gone in to get a scale of things , the tank is currently in the garage, the lighting will be raised slightly once set up in the house.


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