29 gallon build log

[J Teezy]

Had my leucs for about a month now. One is bigger than the other but they both eat well. Possible male and female??? Can't wait to move these two into the 29 gallon

[J Teezy]

glass tops, still need to drill them



the old dresser that i'm going to put the stand on. Going to paint it black, it's a little beat up but free

[J Teezy]

next step is making my fan for keeping the glass clear since this enclosure is going to be 100% closed up.

I bought a 60mm fan that does 21cfm. Plan is to install this in the back right corner of the tank pointed towards the front glass. I'll be using the pieces of a mistking nozzle assembly to mount the fan so i can adjust the fan as necessary

as you can see from the fan it will not fit in the housing i'm using so i'm going to have to do some dremel work to remove the corners of the fan and probably dremel out a little bit of the housing to get the fan inside.

[J Teezy]

well after weeks of contemplation i have decided to make a new background. The rock background needs a much deeper tank to work how i want it to. A standard 29 gallon tank just don't have the depth i want with this one so here's the start of the new background which will be GS classic dart frog brown method



here's the stand i am going to put this one. It's an old beat up dresser that i'm painting black. Took the drawers out to house the drain bucket and mist pump and reservoir.

[DC101]

OMG josh, that is AMAZING. For my next build, i am so going to do that styrofoam idea, it is great!!!

This is so going in my favourites!!!

[arielgasca420]

few questions before I start my own background for my pyxie. what brand grout do you use and what other brand sealant did you use before you tested the Sealant All from Florida?

[J Teezy]

i used whatever the brand that home depot carries for grout. On my first viv i didn't have Shields All yet so i just sealed the whole thing with silicone (and i mean the WHOLE THING)

The second one i made which was for this 29 gallon that i decided not to use i used the Shields All and probably did about 3 coats of it and then used silicone

Shields All is suppose to be able to withstand getting wet but not constantly under water. I just use the silicone as a fail safe since my vivs are misted