Slate

[thedc5]

Hi

might be getting for free an old SLATE bed snooker table (6ft x 3ft) no cloth or anything on it, now im only getting it cos the guy doesn't want it and is going to dump it, so what I was thinking is I am in the middle of setting up a 4ft tank that I already have black sand for (caribsea) would there be any problem with me using this slate for the background?? its roughly 1" thick and I would have to cut it to get it in but that's not a big problem

can anyone see any probs with this? any kind of slate that cant go in a tank?

Cheers

 

[emma12321]

only prob i can see is the weight unless u got concrete floors or you are splitting the slate into thinner sheets.

 

[Shred]

Yea sounds good in theory but thats going to be #41#### heavy, wouldn't like to see what would happen if it fell over whilst inside the tank!

 

[thedc5]

well the plan was to sealant it in the tank, im not worried about the floor as they are concrete as long as it doesn't make the tank unstable but I doubt it will when its full of water.

I will pick the table up and see what I think when I can see just how heavy the slate is and how thick, could be thinner yet im just going by the average slate bases on snooker tables.

 

[pacman]

I've used slate as the background to my tank, but split the slate down so that it was relatively thin. I siliconed it to the glass so that it was fixed securely and it seems fine. It didn't weigh too much so hasn't added a great deal to the overall weight of the tank.

 

[thedc5]

I've used slate as the background to my tank, but split the slate down so that it was relatively thin. I siliconed it to the glass so that it was fixed securely and it seems fine. It didn't weigh too much so hasn't added a great deal to the overall weight of the tank.

Ive picked this up today, its 6ft by 3ft and and inch thick! weighs a ton but is lovely!

Do you have any pics of your background?? i was wondering should i try to put flat clean pieces in, will have to be 3 pieces to get past the braces of the tank or should i go down the split it and bits route?

I liked the idea of a clean flat slate wall but the more i think about it if i split it and break it up it could look cool?

Its soft enough to rub down and get any sharp bits off i guess, anyways first i have to get my wife to help me out the van with it! haha

 

[pacman]

Ive picked this up today, its 6ft by 3ft and and inch thick! weighs a ton but is lovely!

Do you have any pics of your background?? i was wondering should i try to put flat clean pieces in, will have to be 3 pieces to get past the braces of the tank or should i go down the split it and bits route?

I liked the idea of a clean flat slate wall but the more i think about it if i split it and break it up it could look cool?

Its soft enough to rub down and get any sharp bits off i guess, anyways first i have to get my wife to help me out the van with it! haha

Wow, that's a huge piece of slate you have there!

I used pieces about 30x40cm and trimmed them to suit. I opted for a rustic, more textured, riven surface rather than dead smooth. I left a couple of very small gaps between the slate pieces to encourage plants like anubias and java ferns to root into. I will try to get some pics uploaded to try and show the finished effect.