The New Tank Finished

[lexusalan1]

hi all, i did post a couple of months ago saying i was doing a journal and was going to be posting pics at each stage of the building process. well that didnt happen as we moved house and so i didnt have the internet. ive just got it back on today and so thought id post a finished picture of my self buily tank, stand and hood. its around 250l and only cost me about £70 to build the whole thing.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Looks very nice!

Well done!

-FHM

 

[Bebobb]

I would reccomend that you stain the wood. It will look loads better. But I like the design of it! My father is in the process of building my 40 gallon a canopy.

 

[onebto]

Nice tank I do like the sand/gravel set up

 

[razer121]

nice! why was it so cheap!! it looks alot smaller then 240L

 

[lexusalan1]

it only cost that much because i got the glass for free, its only 40" wide but as its quite deep and tall thats where it gets its volume from.

 

[kiriyama]

Looks solid mate, well done. On another note though , always liked tanks with sand and gravel, looks nice ......

 

[Mayu]

Very nice!!

 

[razer121]

cool, you make fish tanks then? what kind of glass is it?? looks pretty thick aswell

 

[lexusalan1]

not exactly make, this was my first attemt but i think it turned out pretty well. from research i think i could have got away with 6mm glass but i thought id be safe and go for 8mm all round. id love a one around 8-9 foot across the back wall of the living room but since i dont live on my own that idea is pretty much out the window ha ha

 

[Rdelusion]

I'm loving the gravel sand approach, anyone have any other links to pic of tanks using this style?

I'm looking for ideas.

 

[FishTankCrazy]

Did you work to a guide for the hood? Looks very nice and would mind trying that myself