SCORE!!! :)

[severum mama]

This morning a coworker tipped me off about a tank at a mission store. I went to check it out, expecting it to be like a 10 gallon. As it turns out, it's a 3 foot tank (I think it is a 35 gallon) and it was only $15, so of course I had to pick it up. After all MTS is incurable! It doesn't have a hood, light, or filter so I will have to get that stuff eventually, that is, if I can even find any room for the tank in my house. The tank looks pretty old, so I'm thinking I will probably have to reseal it... don't the seals go bad after a while? Also, I noticed that the top plastic part is not connected to the tank. I can see where the silicone is, but it's not stuck to the plastic, so you can just pull the top off. I'm assuming I will have to silicone the plastic part to the tank, right?

Then the fun part begins, deciding what to do with it!

 

[Guest]

awesome deal!

 

[Felf]

why not make it a naturally planted tank?

 

[Devilishturtles]

Woo Hoo

Congrats on the great find!

 

[greenmaji]

just inspect the seals (are they white or discolored) they last for 30+ years if they are not disturbed by the way. there is a DIY thread for reasealing tanks.. and the plastic is normaly glued with a much more difficult to remove glue silicon glue if im not mistakeing. $15 is a great deal for a 3 foot tank by the way.

 

[severum mama]

Well, my other 3 foot tank was free... but yeah, this is still a great deal in my book! The seals don't look bad, but they look thinner than the seals on my other tanks, which makes me think I should reseal them. I guess I will set it up on the porch outside for a few days to see if it leaks.

why not make it a naturally planted tank?

I already have 4 planted tanks. One thing I thought about doing is getting 2 dividers, and putting a betta and a small school of small fish in each compartment. I could go nuts on the decor and make each compartment look totally different, like with different colored gravel and crazy fake plants- normally not a direction I would take (I usually prefer a more natural look) but I've seen this done before and I think it's cool. I might try something else though, I feel like I have a lot of options for a 3 foot tank.

 

[bound_for_obx]

You might want to reseal the plastic rim around the top of the tank. I have a tank that has a reoccurring streak down the front glass on one end. The plastic is a little loose right above where the streak forms and I think that the problem is condensation builds up and escapes there.
Also, congrats on your new tank!