I Have Been Busy Today

[Infidel_Uk]

just a few pics for you, if your bored, showing what ive done today , and the rest will follow, also will be making a new lid, gone from gravel, to sand, sand will be purchased later in the week....

bits from the cupboard

the tank as it was when i woke up

inside the lid

filter in bits

look at the state of it !!

more bloody mess !

scrubbed up with a BRILLO PAD

still scrubbing !

and i re glued the backing on

so thats all ive done today , stripped it , cleaned it, removed all fittings and gravel .

next update will be when the filters back in , along with the sand and running .

 

[star4]

I have a 4ft and 5ft tank sitting in the garden at the moment waiting for a good clean up lol

In the first picture what are the socks for on the left hand side??

 

[Infidel_Uk]

lol, socks ? well i wear mine ! and they just happened to be there , DOH

 

[jonny_dw]

lol, socks ? well i wear mine ! and they just happened to be there , DOH

Good job mate

 

[star4]

LOL I couldnt figure out how socks would help in cleaning a tank hahahaha

 

[Hawkins]

aah i need to do this to my tanks

well done though make such a difference

 

[Infidel_Uk]

thanks guys for the comments, now where can i find on here a link ? that will tell me how to perform a fish less cycle ?

normally i don't bother ! but THIS time im going to !

 

[bagu]

hehe looks good!

alot of mess in that piccy of brown water yuck!

 

[shelaghfishface]

oooh you mink, look at all that junk in the cupboard and the crap in the tank new socks in there? lol u must be a male

fishless cycling <a href="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=113861</a>

hope it all goes well for you
thats a lovely tank and with a bit of effort will be stunning

 

[Infidel_Uk]

lol i am indeed a bloke !

and thank you kindly for the link and kind comments

 

[Mr Spoon]

Good work Good avator

 

[ellena]

You've been busy! What are the suspended bits of wood in the last shot?

 

[Infidel_Uk]

the wood is there only to hold the backing while the bonding dries

 

[shelaghfishface]

may i also suggest you invest in a gravel vac

 

[Lorraine1983]

lol, socks ? well i wear mine ! and they just happened to be there , DOH

LOL i was thinking the same thing!!! lol