I picked up this tank and stand very cheap, it's solid but needs a little work to bring it back to it's original splendour

 

 

I pick it up in two weeks, then I am going to reseal the tank and sand and restain the cabinet. We are going to fill it with plants and squillions of tetras

Looks gorgeous

That's what three fish tanks now :nest:

This will be the only one with fish in it :nest: I'm going to sell a couple of the larger ones and use the nicest one for the lizards

have fun with it , can't wait to see the finished result

My lovely daddy is going to come and advise me on what the best way would be to get it looking great and lend me the tools I need, he may even have some varnish in the right colour too The tough part will be sandig the scrol work around the edge of the lid as that i fidly and all has to be done bby hand.

Nice buy! It will look fantastic when it's done. I can't wait to see it finished and full of fishies!!!

I'm not picking it up for a fortnight so I supect it will be a good month and a half before it's ready for fish but I'll post some pregress reports

okay so I've been procrastinating over this but finally have some time now thatb I'm a stay at home mum so I got my act into gear and did it. The stand and hood got a sand and stain/varnish to match my other furniture and I resealed the tank. Filled it up and planted it yesterday so it's still a little cloudy, so a week or two and I'll put fish in once it's clearer.

 

Getting a lot of reflection due to the cloudy water but here's a couple of progress pics for you

 

 

that will look awesome once it's clear!!

looking good

I'm trying to make the focus the plants, we are just going to put some guppies and maybe a few bristlenose catfish in it. I've picked plants that should spread on their own mostly so I'm going for a little underwater garden

very nice!!!! I have 2 bristle nose catfish and I LOVE them they are so interesting!!

That's looks lovely.

Just wondering about the water level. Are you going to leave it low or put it higher?

Nah it will go higher I'm just waiting for the water to clear a little still and I have a few more plants to add, etc so it's easier with the water a bit lower

DONE!

 

 

A close up on one section:

 

 

Still a little cloudy after me mucking with it today but that should clear. I have one more plan that someone is giving me and at some stage I want to get a bit more of the grass to fill a few gaps down the front and give it a headstart on filling it up itself. Now that it's put together I just have to wait for the groundcover plants to spread until it looks like a forest

Looks very cool MB

You've done a great job

I must say it feels great to have a tank again. I have worked professionally in the aquarium industry both wholesale and retail in the past but haven't had a tank for a couple of years now. I'm enjoying looking at it so much, it's like having a little ecosystem in your lounge room

Edited November 18, 200816 yr by maesie

Looks great Mb... a job well done

I'm trying to make the focus the plants, we are just going to put some guppies and maybe a few bristlenose catfish in it. I've picked plants that should spread on their own mostly so I'm going for a little underwater garden

 

 

It looks great. Now, if you only lived closer to me, l could give you some one month old guppy fry's that l have

Edited November 19, 200816 yr by birdluv
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The reason I'm going with guppies is because someone has offered me a whole heap for free

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Yeah, good ole guppies that breed like rabbits, gotta love em!! He's giving me about 30 by th sound of it so in a tank that size and given they are still fairly small thats a good number to start with, I figure I'll just let them gradually fill the tank on their own :rofl: The only ones I'llhave to buy are the bristlenose

That will be gorgeous once the water has cleared and the guppies are filling it. I'm jealous, I would love a tank like that.

It has completely cleared now and I'm putting two guppies in tonight (they are floating in the bag at the moment) and then the bulk of thm will arrive next week