PokeSephiroth's Fireplace 36 Gallon Bow Front Tank (Finished

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PokeSephiroth

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Re: PokeSephiroth's Fireplace 36 Gallon Bow Front Tank (Finished Project)

theChad, OOOOH!! Thanks for the info!! And thank you for the compliment :D Still far from done, but it's all I have for now. Time to go shopping for artificial plants... and perhaps slowly convert it to real plants, over time. :)
 
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Anthraxx

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i personally would just call up the company, or return it. you dont have to tell them the whole truth, but in my eyes a filter should be able to take a little bit of a beating and keep on kicking. sounds more like a flawed model then anything to me. and as for painting the tank i went with spray paint (way easier than big boy paint)
 
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Anthraxx, huh... interesting. I should've known that sooner, because I already put super glue on it, and it . . . holds water, but I don't trust the superglue to hold over time. And yes, the plastic seems really brittle, well, most HOB filters seem like that, it seems.

Dunno if I'd be able to call em, I don't know if this thing is still under warranty, as I got it used from a fellow fishbox member, who inturn, got it used from a previous owner. =P
 
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PokeSephiroth said:
Anthraxx, huh... interesting. I shouldn't known that sooner, because I already put super glue on it, and it . . . holds water, but I don't trust the superglue to hold over time. And yes, the plastic seems really brittle, well, most HOB filters seem like that, it seems.

Dunno if I'd be able to call em, I don't know if this thing is still under warranty, as I got it used from a fellow fishbox member, who inturn, got it used from a previous owner. =P
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Although I like superglue it has its limitations. I dropped my aquaclear 70 too. Broke the nob off the top of the pick up tube (it broke a big hole on the pick up tube) . I used superglue and its held up well but I dont think I would trust it on the side of the case - superglue is real brittle. Just like you I just purchased my 70 used. When I dropped it I was soooo bumbed.

I think you can purchase just the filter case.

This website popped up on a search. Also eBay came up as well. There maybe cases there?!
http://www.petdiscounters.com/A-16320-AquaClear-Filter-Case--70--300_p_14531.html
 
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Anonymous

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I think you could still reinforce the superglue with a layer of epoxy if you want...
 
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theChad, wow nice find!! I just might have to order one, depending on what goes down tonight. Thanks for the info! :)

I've superglued the heck out of the tank, and now it looks like the superglue has hardened, and sealed pretty well, granted, I can only trust superglue so much =P Worst case scenario, it starts to leak, and if it does, it will just leak out the back of the tank, and onto cement, which drains right through the ash chute. :D

I just might reinforce it with epoxy, just slather a huge crapload of it on the side. Since the filter will be out of sight anyway, there's no use in keeping it looking pretty...I s'pose. LOL
 
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Major Progress!! - 92% complete!

Lars On saves the day!!! She gave me an extra aquaclear 70, that will replace the one I broke. You rock so much, Lars On! Thank you!!! :D

Cleaned it up, and it looks brand spankin' new after I took this picture.



Placed the filter in the back of the tank, and added water into the tank, slowly but surely...quite the daunting task when you have to sloooowly fill it up with water.



And here's how it looks with it all filled up. I should have expected the sand to equalize as I added more water, meh. The hill on the left isn't as pronounced anymore, but I can live with it. I will most likely see how things go first, with the fake plants, and then slowly work my way to real plants (like I did with my 10 gallon). I definitely want to replace the tree trunk/root thingy on the right with manzanita driftwood. Someday, someday. I also added a couple more artificial plants I got from craigslist, and added an additional stone, and shifted a couple over. Still nooooot exactly the way I want it, but it will do for now. :p




Now that the tank is filled up, all that's left is the glass cover that's still being shipped on Amazon, going to be waiting for that to come in the mail...any day now. And finishing the frame/border that will go around the tank to seal off the fireplace. We decided that it would be easier to place neodymium magnets on the frame and onto the fireplace, to make it easy to remove and place back on, during tank maintenance. It's going to look amazeballs :D
 
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lars on

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No more drop kickin the aquaclears! That's the last I have! ;)

Looks AMAZING! It's been funny coming over and seeing it progress from that horribly chemically streaked tank into a show tank again! :D
 
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Lars On, I swear, it was a accident!! =P This tank is a beauty, I just knew if from day 1. I'm glad my friend ended up getting a teeny weeny 5 gallon betta tank, so I could keep the 36gal. It's like the fireplace was just calling for it hahaha... Tank needs to hurry up and cycle! HURRY TANK! HUUUURRY!!! =P I think I've harvested as much of the beneficial bacteria from my 55gallon tank, w/o disturbing the balance =P
 
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PokeSephiroth said:
Major Progress!! - 92% complete!

Lars On saves the day!!! She gave me an extra aquaclear 70, that will replace the one I broke. You rock so much, Lars On! Thank you!!! :D
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PokeSephiroth said:
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:bounce: - Looks awesome!!
 
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theChad, thank yas! thank yas! :rabbit: currently have two water heaters in there since lastnight, to get the water temps up and running... can't wait to stock this baby up fish some fish!
 
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Added in three danios into the tank, tested for ammonia nitrite and nitrates, all 0 except for nitrates, reading at about 0.5ppm. Hmmm... contemplating if I should add more fish in now, or keep waiting. Only time will tell. BUT I'M SO STOKED!

hopefully going to get the wooden frame work done by this weekend. Neodymium magnets arrived in the mail yesterday. WOOHOO!!!
 
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Progress!!! - 95% Complete!

The glass cover for the tank finally arrived in the mail today!! PERFECT FIT! I'm so happy! :D

So the 4 fish are doing well (3 Zebra Danios, and 1 Golden Lyretail Platty). Ammonia, and Nitrite levels are still at 0, and Nitrates are just a little below 5ppm. Thinking about adding two more Danios from my 55 gallon tank, or just wait out another day to put in the Celestrial Pearl Danios coming from pbmax. I'll probably just wait. =P

I also got a butt ton of Anacharis, thanks for the heads up, Gizmo!
I added just a small amount of the Anacharis into the tank, decided to let some of them float, and planted the others in the back of the tank (really hard to see them, because they're a deep green color). Hopefully they grow like MAD. MAAAD I SAY!! MMMMAAADDDD!!!!

Hoping that'll keep absorbing more nitrates for the little fishies! :)

All that's left is to make the wooden frame to go around the tank, and possibly finish it off with a glossy finish and find a way to secure two neodymium magnets on it, so that it attaches to the fireplace easily.

 
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Lamental Jester

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Haha, I was just gonna ask you about the progress of the glass cover search cause I just ordered one for my 75 gal and I saw some for 36 bowfronts for sale on the Drs. Foster & Smith website. Kudos!
 
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Lamental: OOOH?!?! How much were the ones on Drs. Foster and Smith? Actually...wait, I could just go there and check. LOL... whoops =P

Yeah! Definitely happy with the glass top cover! Makes the tank look so sleeeeeek and sexay.
 
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Upon further inspection, I can't seem to find ones for 36gallon bow front tanks. I just see the rectangular ones... o_O... ARE MY EYES FOOLING ME?!
 
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Lamental Jester

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oops, maybe it wasn't there, I was looking at a lot of sites, Foster and Smith is where I ordered my top... saw them for about $30-$35
 
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Lamental Jester, YOU TEASE!!! =P Well, no worries, because the cover I got is now on my tank. Woo!! Can't wait to start working on the frame! I want it to look simple. Maybe just get a plank of oak, stain it, and coat it with gloss. Yeah.
 
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