24x24x24 build log

[J Teezy]

Well after 7 months of waiting the tank should be here today! Stay tuned for a build log

[flybyferns]

Well after 7 months of waiting the tank should be here today! Stay tuned for a build log

Josh
7 months ----time does fly. I remember when you ordered it !
Now you can ---get busy
Take some unpacking photos !!!!!
I have nice Silver spotted philodendron cuttings (Scindapsus picta 'Argyraeus'). Do you want some ! Grows like a weed.
Lynn

[J Teezy]

got any pictures of that stuff?

[J Teezy]

tank should be arriving any minute. Will post some pics once he's done drilling the holes

[J Teezy]

Well it's here and all drilled. Ignore the duct tape, Jason had to redo the upper c channel because it had a bubble in it that he didn't like so it's curing. Doors are off at the moment while the c channel sets in place. Beautiful tank. Now to decide how I'm going to do the background. At the moment I'm thinking cork panels with some driftwood siliconed across from side to side and side to back.

[J Teezy]

mistheads in. Tomorrow i will be doing the false bottom. Placing my order for cork panels tonight to line the walls


Possible light fixture

[flybyferns]

Congrats , Josh !

[J Teezy]

scored some plants today at Home Depot for $2.50 a piece.

[J Teezy]

falso bottom is all cut out, just need to sand down the edges of the eggcrate a little from the cutting. Placed an order for some cork panels. Once those come in I'll be siliconing those in the tank and then attaching some drift wood to it. Also may do a little GS work on the cork panels, hoping it will adhere to the cork panels well.

[Heatheranne]

Awesome! And the fun soon begins .

[J Teezy]

received a shipment of supplies today



Now just waiting for the silicone to get here which should be tomorrow and i can start inserting the background

[J Teezy]

silicone came so starting adhering the cork panels. Did the back today, will let it sit 24 hours then do a side

[J Teezy]

got the left side in today. I broke the edge up so it would look more natural

[flybyferns]

Josh,
This looks really great!
The tattered edge is a great idea.
Not surprised you came up with this !

How did the silicone work with the cork panels ?

[deranged chipmunk]

i've been lurking this since you started. i've been curious to see where it's going. great idea on making the edges tattered. avoids the whole "bulletin board" look. out of curiosity, why did you decide on processed cork instead of cork bark panels? it's definitely unique

[J Teezy]

siliconing the panels was easy Lynn.

I went with the panels over bark for a couple reasons. One being price. I was trying not to spend a fortune on the background. This being a big tank cork bark would have been expensive. $5.00 a panel for what i got wasn't too bad but it's going to take about 8-9 panels to do this tank. Also, way easier to attach broms and plants to the cork panel than bark, plus i figure why spend alot of money / time / effort in a background that's not going to be seen much anyway.

I think it's time for another one of those Teezy tips of the week!

We all know how a lot of places charge a lot more for "aquarium" grade silicone. Well I was informed about this place

https://www.siliconedepot.com/silico...ts&category=17

I bought 3 clear and 3 black and 6 nozzles. You get the silicone for $4 and some change if you buy 12 items. The screw on nozzles are great for when you don't use a whole tube of silicone and the next time you need to use it just slap on a new nozzle.

[deranged chipmunk]

gotcha. i have been leaning towards the basic background as well. but i just can't help myself sometimes....LOL

[J Teezy]

i hear ya. I've done a couple of foam backgrounds that i put alot of time into. I enjoy doing it but i like to try something new each time now. One day when i get the spare money to buy some tools from hot wire foam factory I will be doing another rock wall build with probably a waterfall as I have yet to do a waterfall. I know I could do something really crazy if I had those hot wire tools

[J Teezy]

all cork panels are in. Will post pictures tomorrow when i can stand the tank up the right way. Hope to be putting in the drift wood and decor in the next couple of days, weekend project is to figure out what i'm going to do about a stand

[J Teezy]

background is in!


Doors on, ignore the dirtyness of them