My new 90

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

I FINALLY got the tank setup, although, I haven't quite filled it to the top yet... being on a 2nd floor apartment has made me a bit nervous to fill it up all at once... (despite everyone telling me it should be OK... I'm just a worry-wart)
:o ...but each day I add a couple more inches of water... (4 more to go... LOL!!!)

Anyway, here are some pics (sorry they aren't the greatest):

http://a210.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/31/l_1474634aa1e17f5bb5f066555ceff049.jpg


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...and for anyone interested, I posted a small 1 minute video clip on You Tube:

New Tank



:D

[tsunderl]

You've got some cool fishies in there. Like the one with the orange running down it's back.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

You've got some cool fishies in there. Like the one with the orange running down it's back.

Thank you... :) He's my Yellow Blaze (Otopharynx lithobates)... Got him about 6-7 months ago at DNA... he's definitely one of my favs.
:D

[AndrewH]

Very nice!!! How was installing the background?

It's only like 1000 lbs, what ya worried about? LOL j/k ;)

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Very nice!!! How was installing the background?

It's only like 1000 lbs, what ya worried about? LOL j/k ;)

LOL!!! Yeah, what's a 1000 lbs right? ;)

Actually, it wasn't as hard as I initially thought it was going to be...
I cut it in 3 pieces....(basically cutting the tree out) then I siliconed in the right and center piece... once that dried, I siliconed in the left side and it was set. I also added a net mess on the back sides (since it's not 100% flush against the sides of the tank.) to keep the fish from wandering to the back.

Also, if there's anyone out there looking for a pretty strong powerhead pump for their UGJ... I found a Via Aqua on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230147033592&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013)for $29.99 "Buy It Now", and $13.00 in shipping that's rated at 740GPH... this thing is awesome and my fish love it!!

;)

[AndrewH]

Exactly, you're on the second floor, so what do you care? (fish chit flows downhill so to speak).

The install looks really nice. Even on the #2 closeup pic above I can't see any seams.

Dang, that does seem like a good deals on a pump.

BTW... love the music in the vid ;)

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Exactly, you're on the second floor, so what do you care? (fish chit flows downhill so to speak).

The install looks really nice. Even on the #2 closeup pic above I can't see any seams.

Dang, that does seem like a good deals on a pump.

BTW... love the music in the vid ;)

Thanks man... :)
I figured the music was better than the TV noise that was REALLY going on in the background... LOL!!!

[AndrewH]

:hehe:

[EAST_TX_RN]

I really love that background, along with the rocks and sandy substrate, it looks great!
Are you planning on adding some plants? Do you have enough hides for the fish? Thanks for posting!

[bra8ndy8]

It looks awesome!! I love that background...u did a good job! And the fishies sure are pretty too!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

I really love that background, along with the rocks and sandy substrate, it looks great!
Are you planning on adding some plants? Do you have enough hides for the fish? Thanks for posting!

Thanks so much!!! :)
I don't think I'll add plants... and I wanted to add more rocks... (for more caves), but I'm being very careful with how much more weight I keep adding seeing as I'm on a 2nd floot apt.
:eek:


It looks awesome!! I love that background...u did a good job! And the fishies sure are pretty too!

Awww thank you!!! :D

[Kathy]

Very Nice! :D And hopefully your background won't turn all reddish/brown with algae like mine has.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Very Nice! :D And hopefully your background won't turn all reddish/brown with algae like mine has.

Uh Oh :eek:
Thanks for the heads up... I'll need to keep an eye on mine.

[AndrewH]

What do you think happened to it Kathy?

[ahamm]

Great Tank!!! I love the background.

Angie

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Great Tank!!! I love the background.

Angie

Thanks Angie... that'll be the new home for the Peacock & Afras. :D

[supersmirky]

That's awesome. I love the setup

[jessie.doodle]

Very cool set up! I love the background!!!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

That's awesome. I love the setup

Very cool set up! I love the background!!!

Thanks so much!!! The background was my diamonds and gold for Valentine's Day... LOL!!!
:D

[AndrewH]

You get brave enough to fill it to the top yet?

[EAST_TX_RN]

I would have rather gotten a cool background like that then Godiva for V-day!

[biggin]

When was VDay?

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

You get brave enough to fill it to the top yet?

Actually, not yet... I've got about 2 inches to go. I had been doing alot of running around this past week, so I figured I'd wait until this weekend. This way, I'm home and paying attention when it goes through the floor... LOL!!!

Actually I think it should be fine... the guy I sold the 58 gallon tank to said he has a 150 in his 2nd floor apartment.

[EAST_TX_RN]

Valentines day was this past Feb.14th, or if you are talking Victory day, well, it just depends where you live. :p:

[AndrewH]

Actually, not yet... I've got about 2 inches to go. I had been doing alot of running around this past week, so I figured I'd wait until this weekend. This way, I'm home and paying attention when it goes through the floor... LOL!!!

Actually I think it should be fine... the guy I sold the 58 gallon tank to said he has a 150 in his 2nd floor apartment.

Oh, please video it going through. I'd love to see that (plus you could use it in your next music video :hehe:)

:eek: 150 gallon. Yeah you're 90 is gonna be fine.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Oh, please video it going through. I'd love to see that (plus you could use it in your next music video :hehe:)

:eek: 150 gallon. Yeah you're 90 is gonna be fine.


LOL!!! roflmao
That would make for a great video...

[AndrewH]

Definitely...

Good soft, relaxing music with a crazy large fish tank falling through the second floor of an apartment. Yin and Yang!

http://www.erinhouseprints.com/incl/images/product/prod_12405.jpg

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Definitely...

Good soft, relaxing music with a crazy large fish tank falling through the second floor of an apartment. Yin and Yang!

http://www.erinhouseprints.com/incl/images/product/prod_12405.jpg

With the subtitle at the end, "Finally, the age-old question of whether a 2nd floor apartment can actually hold a large aquarium has been answered"
;)

[Lowtech]

sweet setup.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

sweet setup.

Thanks!!
I took pics last night with the lunar lights on... and surprisingly they came out really cool... I'll post these in a day or so. ;)

[lellison]

ooh, I want to see! Nice tank by the way, I love the background

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Ask and you shall receive... ;)
Oh yeah... I said I was gonna post these... :D

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[lellison]

ooooh, ahhhh!

lol and I see still not filled to the top yet

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

ooooh, ahhhh!

lol and I see still not filled to the top yet

LOL!!
Yeah, well I finally went to fill it up last weekend, and because I don't have glass tops yet on the tank, I was getting some splash outside from the fish and the fluval jets... the one thing that sucks is that because of the background, I can't run my filter intakes and jets on the back, I actually have to run them on the sides... meaning, I need to get custom glass tops made to allow room for the hoses. Not to mention, I seem to be getting alot of quick evaporation... so my levels are constantly dropping.... I've checked for leaks, and have been fortunate enough not to find any. I wonder if the quicker evap is because the tank is completely open at the top?

Anyway, once I get the tops, the water level will definitely come back up.

:D

[AndrewH]

Oh yeah, open tops definitely evap a lot more then with glass hoods.

I really like the moonlighting. How many LEDs do you have on there? Seems like quit a few, but not overly bright.

Gives a nice "moonlight through the water" effect.

[EAST_TX_RN]

Those are great photos of your moonlighted tank, Dave! So far as the evaporation goes, more surface area=more evaporation. You certainly have a problem with getting a lid due to your configuration! Wish I had a cool background though!

[AndrewH]

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/42194-sliding-glass-top-how.html

This link describes how to build sliding glass tops. It seems that you could use this configuration on your tank, but make them slide side to side instead of front to back.

The last time I bought a glass hood kit it same with little plastic edging to fill in the back gap which you could cut the plastic around the filtration, heater, etc.

Seems that might work for your configuration.

[bra8ndy8]

Love the Moonlights! It looks great!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... and of course when I took these pics, it had already dropped another inch or two since dropping the level myself.

As for the LEDs, there's about 13-14 leds on a 48" strip... I bought these off a guy on e-bay... made him an offer of $30, and he took it:

Here's his ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Other-side-of-the-moon

As for the tops, I have 2 choices... I found these online for $35
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3790
and thought that I could buy a glass cutter and try to cut out the room I need myself...

or I can have it professionally done.
I spoke with one of the guys at the Fish Gallery this weekend, and said he could probably have that done for me for about $60-$70.

So right now, I'm trying to debate on how good of a DIYer I am... LOL!!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/42194-sliding-glass-top-how.html

This link describes how to build sliding glass tops. It seems that you could use this configuration on your tank, but make them slide side to side instead of front to back.

The last time I bought a glass hood kit it same with little plastic edging to fill in the back gap which you could cut the plastic around the filtration, heater, etc.

Seems that might work for your configuration.

Wow... that's another option. I really like this... thanks for the heads up on this one.
:)

[AndrewH]

You're very welcome.

I thought it was an awesome idea and plan on using it somewhere some time.

http://a1272.g.akamai.net/7/1272/1121/20060427151200/www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/larger/lg_930832_17707D.jpg

The plastic at the top of this picture is what I was referring to. This is the exact hood tops I bought (for a 55 gallon). Simply apply the "sliding top" parts and presto... custom glass tops that slow down the evap!!

[rolloffhill]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... and of course when I took these pics, it had already dropped another inch or two since dropping the level myself.

As for the LEDs, there's about 13-14 leds on a 48" strip... I bought these off a guy on e-bay... made him an offer of $30, and he took it:

Here's his ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Other-side-of-the-moon

As for the tops, I have 2 choices... I found these online for $35
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3790
and thought that I could buy a glass cutter and try to cut out the room I need myself...

or I can have it professionally done.
I spoke with one of the guys at the Fish Gallery this weekend, and said he could probably have that done for me for about $60-$70.

So right now, I'm trying to debate on how good of a DIYer I am... LOL!!

Screw that noise...Go get some plexi/acrylic from Lowes or Home Depot and cut it to fit.

You can get the hinges from your LFS if you really need it.....

[greeneyed]

Bead of silicone will also work as a hinge...

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Screw that noise...Go get some plexi/acrylic from Lowes or Home Depot and cut it to fit.

You can get the hinges from your LFS if you really need it.....

Yep went to Home Depot yesterday, and am going to checkout Lowes today... seems so much cheaper and easier to do it myself.

Looks like I have a project for myself this weekend (aside from my gig) :D

[AndrewH]

How did the tank top turn out?

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

How did the tank top turn out?

Turned out great!!! bought the glass and molding at Lowes... they cut the glass to my measurements... went home and installed it sliding side to side. The only thing I need now are handles... and maybe something to cover or smooth out the edges
(I can already see myself slicing a finger :( )

I also bought a glass cutter so that I can actually cut the back corners of the glass off so that I can actually close the top all the way without the filter hoses blocking it. Just haven't gotten that far yet. :o

[AndrewH]

<in the words of Joel> Flippin' sweet!!!

Let us see come pics once you get it all done :hehe:!!!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

<in the words of Joel> Flippin' sweet!!!

Set us see come pics once you get it all done :hehe:!!!

Absolutely!!! :D

[kewlkatdady]

When I had the tops made for my 58... all the glass shop did was use a fine grit sanding wheel and a 18V cordless drill. It literally took him 15 seconds to clean the edges.

As far as the handle... I had the above mentioned glass guy cut two 2x2 pieces of scrap glass. I epoxied them on top of each other and then expoxied the stack to the top of the glass lid.

Works like a champ.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Well... here are some updated pics...
I finally got my handles in, so I was finally able to complete my glass tops. I had decided to go with the sliding tops that Andrew recommended... the girl at Lowes was really cool and did a great job cutting the glass to my specs. Unfortunately, I was left doing the special cut for my side hoses.... and originally I had planned to make a straight cut, but as I went to break off the piece, (as you can tell) the inside cut didn't take and it wound up making a curved break... but still didn't look too bad. So I duplicated the curve on the 2nd right side as well.


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...and yes I FINALLY filled the tank to the very top. :D


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Then while I was in San Antonio last weekend visiting famliy, I enlisted my dad's help and with the use of his power tools, decided to finally make my own canopy. Although, it's not perfect, it didn't come out half as bad as I thought it would... hehehe :D

http://a598.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/45/l_9df4009eb94c58b507ee5cb943bb8f6d.jpg

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http://a773.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/27/l_cd8f117d1fe523e50a9ac8eebcb195a4.jpg

For those that have a MySpace page, I have a ton more pics on my personal page here:
MySpace/NuevoFlamencoGuitarist (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhotos&albumID=410305&MyToken=352de0f6-7206-414f-b5ae-d484aff81875)

[tsunderl]

Everything looks great! Your efforts have paid off.

[EAST_TX_RN]

The glass tops and canopy look really nice!

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Everything looks great! Your efforts have paid off.

The glass tops and canopy look really nice!

Awww thanks!!!! :D

[AndrewH]

I'm really digging that top you made!!! The cuts don't look bad at all!

That canopy looks great :clap:, very nice work!!!

[bra8ndy8]

It looks Awesome!!! What kind of filter do you have on it?

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

I'm really digging that top you made!!! The cuts don't look bad at all!

Thank canopy looks great :clap:, very nice work!!!

Thanks man... I'm pretty proud of it being my first attempt at building anything... LOL!!!
:D

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

It looks Awesome!!! What kind of filter do you have on it?

Thanks Brandy!!!
I'm actually runnning 2 Fluval 404's on each side. :D

[AndrewH]

I was thinking the side filtration was gonna look a little awkward and couldn't imagine how you were going to build a canopy to fit around them, but you definitely pulled it off!!!

Looks great :hehe:

[bandito974]

Wow thats a really nice set up!
Love the Color
bandito

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Wow thats a really nice set up!
Love the Color
bandito

Thanks so much... :D

[mrsadler]

awsome job

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

awsome job

Thank you :)