Wallace
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So this is Tony Swinney's old 'Triassic Hollow' tank. He was giving it away and I just couldn't say no.
The plan is to use this as a room divider between what is our lounge and the kids playroom. The tank is 152.5cm x 60cm x 60cm (60'x24'x24') somewhere in the region of 549l.
The tank is sitting in my lounge at the moment..............
and here is the gap it will be going in..........
It'll sit half way into each room.
The current plan is to have it as a planted fancy goldfish tank which is something I've always wanted to do, low light and low maintenance.
I've got to set about opening up the doorway as that is only 150cm wide, and construct a stand strong enough to take the weight of it.
After a very brief chat with Tony this morning I think the best way to go with the stand is going to be some sort of breeze block construction and MDF faced.
I'll also be building a lighting rig for it, which at the moment I'm thinking about using down lighters like Alastair did for his 'chocolate puddle' tank.
I think that's about it for now, I'll might make a start on the door lining this afternoon and I'll hopefully be getting blocks later in the week so I can make a start on the stand getting the tank in place.
Cheers
Adam
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The plan is to use this as a room divider between what is our lounge and the kids playroom. The tank is 152.5cm x 60cm x 60cm (60'x24'x24') somewhere in the region of 549l.
The tank is sitting in my lounge at the moment..............
and here is the gap it will be going in..........
It'll sit half way into each room.
The current plan is to have it as a planted fancy goldfish tank which is something I've always wanted to do, low light and low maintenance.
I've got to set about opening up the doorway as that is only 150cm wide, and construct a stand strong enough to take the weight of it.
After a very brief chat with Tony this morning I think the best way to go with the stand is going to be some sort of breeze block construction and MDF faced.
I'll also be building a lighting rig for it, which at the moment I'm thinking about using down lighters like Alastair did for his 'chocolate puddle' tank.
I think that's about it for now, I'll might make a start on the door lining this afternoon and I'll hopefully be getting blocks later in the week so I can make a start on the stand getting the tank in place.
Cheers
Adam
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