Ben Krysa
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Hello there everyone,
I want to share the constuction of my latest project. It is a 20 gallon "long" tank. I decided to use this tank because it was just sitting in my basement collecting dust. And i'm cheap . haha. The finished tank will house C.e.Popei.
This is the tank and some of the supplies I've used thus far. I use great stuff in many of my projects and have had good success so far. The silicone I use is GE II 100% silicone. I have also used this product in the past with success.
I laid the tank on it's back and began applying black silicone to all the surfaces I wanted to use the great stuff on. I spread it in a medium layer using a medium sized putty knife.
This is the tank after I have finished applying the black silicone. The part on the bottom, that is covered, is where I will be putting the sloping land area.
I applied the great stuff in two sessions. One for the left side of the tank and another for the right side. I once again laid the tank on it's back to apply the great stuff to the back and carefully flipped in onto it's side to coat the side.
At this stage I still have at least one more application of great stuff to do.
For the land area I will most likely find an appropriatly sized container and foam around it to keep the substrate from becoming water logged.
There is still much work to do, and I'm a busy man . I will continue to post for this project as it progresses. I hope you all enjoy seeing my work in the making. Let me know how you like it.:happy: You can see my concept of the finished tank on my thread "Tank Concept Drawing" located in the Enclosures section of the forum. (sorry, I don't know how to make a link to threads yet)
-Ben
I want to share the constuction of my latest project. It is a 20 gallon "long" tank. I decided to use this tank because it was just sitting in my basement collecting dust. And i'm cheap . haha. The finished tank will house C.e.Popei.
This is the tank and some of the supplies I've used thus far. I use great stuff in many of my projects and have had good success so far. The silicone I use is GE II 100% silicone. I have also used this product in the past with success.
I laid the tank on it's back and began applying black silicone to all the surfaces I wanted to use the great stuff on. I spread it in a medium layer using a medium sized putty knife.
This is the tank after I have finished applying the black silicone. The part on the bottom, that is covered, is where I will be putting the sloping land area.
I applied the great stuff in two sessions. One for the left side of the tank and another for the right side. I once again laid the tank on it's back to apply the great stuff to the back and carefully flipped in onto it's side to coat the side.
At this stage I still have at least one more application of great stuff to do.
For the land area I will most likely find an appropriatly sized container and foam around it to keep the substrate from becoming water logged.
There is still much work to do, and I'm a busy man . I will continue to post for this project as it progresses. I hope you all enjoy seeing my work in the making. Let me know how you like it.:happy: You can see my concept of the finished tank on my thread "Tank Concept Drawing" located in the Enclosures section of the forum. (sorry, I don't know how to make a link to threads yet)
-Ben