Have not set up the filter as per previous posts yet as the tank is full of sand floating about, so I put in my internal Fluval U2 and filled that with filter floss, that has helped greatly in clearing the debris.
An unforseen problem that I have had since not had this kind of fine sand before, a lesson learned there, do not disturb the sand if possible.....
Anyway, have been getting on with other things that has been on "the to do" list....
First, inside my cabinet, the shelf had been taken out to accomodate the Co2 cannister and had planned to refit the shelf for ages but never got around to doing that.... until now
First, got a piece of MDF cutoff for free from a local hardware store, I then cut the shelf to size and cut out these semi circles as you can see in pic.
I then put up the new switched extension into the cabinet, great thing is, it show via led's which plug is switched on / off so much easier rather than having to remove plugs every time you do maintenance on the tank
Added the shelf to see if fits nicely, and indeed starting to look good...
Added black slate trim to the edge to define the look of shelf and matches the cabinet, am pleased how this has turned out
Also did 4 coats of varnish to help waterproof the wood
Callum, my 11 month old boy, keep coming to these plugs as he has just recently started to crawl everywhere and is interested in anything that has lights on them
Time to move these plug now methinks...
Put up plastic trunking on the wall and hidden the wiring cables inside that.
Put up the extension plugs onto the wall which is hidden behind cabinet so Callum cannot see the lights and try to get to it (thats the theory anyway
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Cabinet doors fitted back on....
Job's a good 'un
A sneak peak at my tank, can just see the fluval u2 thats filled with filter floss in corner thats taking care of all the debris, tank clearing up nicely, glass needs another clean though