Doc_Polit
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I recently picked up a reef-ready 180-gallon tank with stand and 90-gallon sump for an absolute steal.
When complete this will be home to my colony of 34 F1 Tropheus sp. Bulu Point "Cherry Spots". I will be adding 20 F1 Tropheus from a separate blood line and 8 F0/F1 Tanganyikan Goby Cichlids.
Gonna journal the process....
Here is my stand (1.5" steel tubing) after it got sand-blasted to bare metal and received an awesome gloss white powder coat.
My tank.
Another look at the tank.
Completely removed the black, plastic top trim.
For anyone that has struggled removing trim, this worked like a charm.
Did I mention that the blade is really sharp? What is a DIY project with no blood-shed?
This is as it sits right now. I have completely removed the center brace and euro-bracing to ease installation of the background.
Needless to say, all the trim and glass removal (combined with the residual substrate left by the previous owner) has resulted in a huge mess inside the tank. The clean-up comes next. More pics to come once I make some relevant progress.
When complete this will be home to my colony of 34 F1 Tropheus sp. Bulu Point "Cherry Spots". I will be adding 20 F1 Tropheus from a separate blood line and 8 F0/F1 Tanganyikan Goby Cichlids.
Gonna journal the process....
Here is my stand (1.5" steel tubing) after it got sand-blasted to bare metal and received an awesome gloss white powder coat.
My tank.
Another look at the tank.
Completely removed the black, plastic top trim.
For anyone that has struggled removing trim, this worked like a charm.
Did I mention that the blade is really sharp? What is a DIY project with no blood-shed?
This is as it sits right now. I have completely removed the center brace and euro-bracing to ease installation of the background.
Needless to say, all the trim and glass removal (combined with the residual substrate left by the previous owner) has resulted in a huge mess inside the tank. The clean-up comes next. More pics to come once I make some relevant progress.