Keybo
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- Joined
- 24 Jul 2015
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- 38
I haven't been active on the site since my first scape due to a house where I couldn't have my tank.
I bought my first flat though which had an absolutely perfect place for my custom made tank and cabinet from my journal. I didn't get any photos of the spot in my kitchen before I got tool crazy a started pulling it apart. Essentially it was a cupboard with those green doors by the fridge on the left of this picture. These doors were mounted on a wooden frame which was also pulled out (just to the right).
I had to modify my light mounting from a TMC mount. I found some old plastic I took out of my marine tank customization project and made a simple bracket to screw to the top of the cavity. The lights are 3 x TMC grobeams.
For my journal scape I had sprayed the back with a matt black paint. This had to come off and fortuntely the house I bought had some old paint stripper in a cupboard.
Then I wanted to paint the wall behind the tank so I would have a clean backdrop.
I had to hardscape the tank with dragonstone and then it was not an easy task to edge it backwards into the wall.
The next stage was to take a trip to my local B & Q for some timber to build a frame for the tank.
I wanted to create that look with the small blocks at the bottom of door frames so I got some old timber and cut it down.
I didnt attach the top portion of skirting board so it comes out so I can access it for maintenance. I can reach all portions of the tank.
So my last scape was a full on jungle by the end but for this one I wanted an open feel so I was thinking of planting most of the slope with HC and then some sort of longer grass up the back with crypts. I have yet to plant it though so I am open to some suggestions thanks.
I bought my first flat though which had an absolutely perfect place for my custom made tank and cabinet from my journal. I didn't get any photos of the spot in my kitchen before I got tool crazy a started pulling it apart. Essentially it was a cupboard with those green doors by the fridge on the left of this picture. These doors were mounted on a wooden frame which was also pulled out (just to the right).
I had to modify my light mounting from a TMC mount. I found some old plastic I took out of my marine tank customization project and made a simple bracket to screw to the top of the cavity. The lights are 3 x TMC grobeams.
For my journal scape I had sprayed the back with a matt black paint. This had to come off and fortuntely the house I bought had some old paint stripper in a cupboard.
Then I wanted to paint the wall behind the tank so I would have a clean backdrop.
I had to hardscape the tank with dragonstone and then it was not an easy task to edge it backwards into the wall.
The next stage was to take a trip to my local B & Q for some timber to build a frame for the tank.
I wanted to create that look with the small blocks at the bottom of door frames so I got some old timber and cut it down.
I didnt attach the top portion of skirting board so it comes out so I can access it for maintenance. I can reach all portions of the tank.
So my last scape was a full on jungle by the end but for this one I wanted an open feel so I was thinking of planting most of the slope with HC and then some sort of longer grass up the back with crypts. I have yet to plant it though so I am open to some suggestions thanks.
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