Got a bargain.... Now for the fixing?

Looking good man will the front section lift up with hinges? or will you just be removing the whole hood when you do tank maintenance?

Are those 2 feeding holes?

 

Front part will have hinges.
2 holes for ventilation.

 

Why do you have a raised section for the light box?

 

Awesome hood setup dude, I dont like the light box section.

Will just have to pieces of wood for the top section the front section will lift up.

 

Raised light box for aesthetics and heat transfer.

 

You could make the canopy flush on top and cut a vent in the side closest to the wall

 

a big thanx to @hviviers75 :congrats:for his tip on the filter floss. Tank is nice and clear.

 

He didn't tell you the best part. You can get it a lot cheaper from a fabric shop. They call it batting.

Keep an eye on it. It will get clogged really quickly when your tank has plants and fish. You will probably need to replace it weekly depending on your tank.

 

Only a pleasure bud, glad I could help. Oh yes forgot to tell you I pay R22 for a meter of batting and it last me like nearly 3 months. I replace it weekly. Now where are the photos bud.

 

We sell flourecent osram lights at my work....i wonder if it will work in the tank? I get it for about R30. the LFS charges R135.

 

Are they T5's? Look for T5 6500k or 8000k

 

4ft opple (ellies)T5 6500K tube R14.99 at builders ... unit with ballast and etc R99 got some more on the weekend.

 

Yes it will work I bought my 54w T5 tubes at the lamphouse for R38 they work for sure

 

Woke up this morning to a noisy filter and.....F@#&#^$#*#

 

dope - never seen a tank crack that bad with so much bracing. Almost looks like the top support did it's job but week or way to thin glass cracked on bulge?

 

yes. Crack should've started on lowest point where pressure was.
Should've listened to you and sold it.

 

So the real question - is this the panel you replaced or the old panel - if it is the old panel then I have a theory - maybe the tank was made originally from recycled glass or is stood in direct sunlight with no water for a long time, my understanding both these could weaken glass over time.

All is not lost .. turn the tank around and turn the top part into a terrarium - think a 1.5M terraium is way more of a challenge

 

Eish bro....so sorry

 

Sorry to here about your bad luck.
Hope you can sort it out real fast.

 

Got a 4ft. Up and running. Don't think to much fish will survive.