Hey folks, it's been a while since i've had much to show you, mainly because i've been busy racing and working. Well this time of year I do very little of either so I set to work getting my "in the wall" discus tank sorted.
I built a stand out of 2" x 2" timber in January this year to hold a 4' x 2' x 2'. The tank came from ND aquatics for a bargain £210. I decided that I wanted an overflow so I followed an old tutorial in PFK, strapped on a pair and get the drill out. It went as perfect as I could have wished. It was a 40mm hole in the top left of the tank.
Next was to put the tank in position, get it level and then figure out where the waste water was going to go. So, with the intention of running a length of hose though the wall and along the back of the kitchen I get the drill out again. After a lot of effing and jeffing and A LOT of whole in walls and kitchen cabinets I had finally fixed the overflow pipe to the drainage for my washing machine.
So the plan is to have RO running into the tank 24/7 and so far it's working well. I ran a 25m RO hose from the waste outlet on the RO unit through the same rout as the overflow hose, through the downstairs bathroom, under the decking and into the KOI pond, everybody's happy 🙂
I then ran the tank whilst the race season got under way. It ran fine with the exception of the occasional flood which is pretty standard at my house. I had a leaky o-ring on an FX5, I was using a G6 and the FX5 but after the two floods the FX5 got relegated to back garden and replaced with another G6.
So, with the tank running fine and Christmas looming I had to pull my finger out as the tank looked a little rough just jammed under the stairs and i'm hosting Christmas dinner for the inlaws! After a lot of head scratching and very little momentum I gave in and called a carpenter. Within two evenings it was finished, the best £100 i've ever spent!
Here it is at Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Finished (iPhone Photo)
The Aquascape
The details:
Tank - 1220 x 610 x 610 ND Aquatics 10mm thickness
Filtration - 2 x Fluval G6
Lighting - 4 x TMC Aquaray 500s
Substrate - Unipac Silver Sand
Rocks - Unipac Giant Lava
Plants - Tropica XL Ferns on wood
Fish - Wild Discus from www.discusforthediscerning.com
Scalare Angels from George Farmer's PFK Feature earlier this year.
20 odd Rummynose Tetras and 3 re-homed Clown Loaches.
Here's a load of photos to really test the new forum's speed 😉
I'll keep this updated as much as possible but there's very little to talk about most of the time.
I built a stand out of 2" x 2" timber in January this year to hold a 4' x 2' x 2'. The tank came from ND aquatics for a bargain £210. I decided that I wanted an overflow so I followed an old tutorial in PFK, strapped on a pair and get the drill out. It went as perfect as I could have wished. It was a 40mm hole in the top left of the tank.
Next was to put the tank in position, get it level and then figure out where the waste water was going to go. So, with the intention of running a length of hose though the wall and along the back of the kitchen I get the drill out again. After a lot of effing and jeffing and A LOT of whole in walls and kitchen cabinets I had finally fixed the overflow pipe to the drainage for my washing machine.
So the plan is to have RO running into the tank 24/7 and so far it's working well. I ran a 25m RO hose from the waste outlet on the RO unit through the same rout as the overflow hose, through the downstairs bathroom, under the decking and into the KOI pond, everybody's happy 🙂
I then ran the tank whilst the race season got under way. It ran fine with the exception of the occasional flood which is pretty standard at my house. I had a leaky o-ring on an FX5, I was using a G6 and the FX5 but after the two floods the FX5 got relegated to back garden and replaced with another G6.
So, with the tank running fine and Christmas looming I had to pull my finger out as the tank looked a little rough just jammed under the stairs and i'm hosting Christmas dinner for the inlaws! After a lot of head scratching and very little momentum I gave in and called a carpenter. Within two evenings it was finished, the best £100 i've ever spent!
Here it is at Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Finished (iPhone Photo)
The Aquascape
The details:
Tank - 1220 x 610 x 610 ND Aquatics 10mm thickness
Filtration - 2 x Fluval G6
Lighting - 4 x TMC Aquaray 500s
Substrate - Unipac Silver Sand
Rocks - Unipac Giant Lava
Plants - Tropica XL Ferns on wood
Fish - Wild Discus from www.discusforthediscerning.com
Scalare Angels from George Farmer's PFK Feature earlier this year.
20 odd Rummynose Tetras and 3 re-homed Clown Loaches.
Here's a load of photos to really test the new forum's speed 😉
I'll keep this updated as much as possible but there's very little to talk about most of the time.
