Re siliconing

[Chris helland]

Not gonna lie, I’m pretty excited too. Just finished the table and I must say the result is amazing. I’ll add som pictures of the process.



This is the plywood we used, and it’s cut to be the exact measure as the tank.



The table is more or less don, just need som details don, and a support team wall inside the table a bit off center as I’d like a sump on the tank one day.



We flipped it over to add six round knobs under the table, just to sorth of get it up from the ground so the door won’t be sweeping the ground constantly resulting in scratches all over the door.



Just painted the table and letting it dry outside in the sun.



The finishing touches and the doors are added, now I just need the tank to dry a bit faster and I can start filling it

[Chris helland]

Not sure how interesting this is, but I’m gonna keep posting anyway!

Safe testing the tank now, and we’ll see how it goes.







Relishing these won’t fit! Did some improviseing and cut the edges of the middle one.

[MarcW]

Good to see some water in the tank! Looks like you have done a great job reconstructing the tank, and the cabinet looks amazing.

Looking forward to seeing some fish in it .

[Chris helland]

I am excited to, but since it came with out any kind of support bars on the front and back glass I didn’t rly think I would need it. Oh boy how wrong I was, let’s just say when the tank is half full, the glass all suddenly looks like my juwel vision.

So i have to glue the bars back on. My guess is that thats reason why the silicon let go in the first place. The old tank owner glued them on after the silicon started to let go.

Anyways I agree the cabinet looks amazing, can’t wait to get this up and running. And thx, not quite sure how I will scape it. Got some amazing mood laying around, and a hole lot of stones. But we will see, any picture or ideas are welcome

[MarcW]

Good thing you tested it! There is a lot of water in there, maybe a brace across the middle will be needed too?

I'm planning of re-doing a tank soon for some new fish, so I'll put some pictures up in my fish room thread, it's going to be mainly rounded cobbles and a single large piece of wood, with lots of flow.

[Chris helland]

I hope not, I rly want any of the braces at all, but one to support the front and back glass should slide, one of the middle Is the last thing I want, but if I have to I have to.

I’ll check it out, all ready had a look actually and it looks amazing

[Chris helland]

The brace is siliconed on, and now I have to wait another 24h before we can test fill it, and if everything seems okey I’ll be painting the side panels and back glass black for a finishing touch

[Viktor Jarikov]

To me, this is very interesting. I am sure most who find it interesting don't post. Why post trivial stuff and dilute the substance... It's fun to observe a project.

[Chris helland]

I guess, didn’t se mutch activity so it felt like I was talking to my self. Painting and hopefully switching the tank tomorrow

[Jools]

Yes, it's the way this forum works, you won't get a lot of likes or +1s but a load of catfish keeping hardcore will be watching, and enjoying, your progress.

[Chris helland]

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want likes I simply would like some feedback and some tips under the proses, since it’s my first time doing this, and I’ve got some. Then it slowed down so I was thinking it might be because it’s and old thread but I guess not since ppl are still reading

[panaque]

Yeah, keep it coming please. If I had useful feedback I would give it

[Chris helland]

I’m don for now, I’m only runing canisters filters atm, but the furnisher is made for a sump. So sometime in the future I will make a sump. Not quite sure what type of sump system I want but.

Anyway here is the finish!













The fish is still a bit stressed, as you can see.

[Viktor Jarikov]

An eye candy! Great job and much respect. You and your Dad look like quite the handymen and you are armed with some serious tools too. You can take things very far, if you wanted to Hope this is just a stepping stone.

Watch the view count on the thread, if it grows, people are reading. Like Panaque, if I had anything I felt would be of use, I'd say it. Otherwise, you are never talking to yourself on a public forum. Plus, there is a posterity... of which you didn't think much when you had titled your thread rather vague and general, not search friendly for someone doing homework, but it's minor...

[Chris helland]

Thanks, only getting starter I hope!
A bit worried about the rainbow fish as they aren’t settling in quite. But then again I’ve bin considering changing them in for some Congo tetras. A big school of 30 plus should be nice, I think.
And yes my dads workshop comes nice along, got pretty much all we need

And Yeeh I realised that it has bin read 600 or something times. I totally forgot to have a look at the view count.
And the tittle isn’t the best, but I figured this is where it all started I might as well finish it.