Rusty1's In Wall Tank adventure!

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Rusty1
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Alf D wrote:With my old tank, I had a sheet of corflute, black vinyl one side and blue the other.
When I got bored with one colour, I reversed the corflute.



I am leaning that way at the moment Alf. Biggest issue is the Vortechs on the back wall.
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put em on the ends then :poke:
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Rusty1 wrote:
Alf D wrote:With my old tank, I had a sheet of corflute, black vinyl one side and blue the other.
When I got bored with one colour, I reversed the corflute.



I am leaning that way at the moment Alf. Biggest issue is the Vortechs on the back wall.

Vortechs will hold the backing in place well then
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Looks great Russ :thumbsup:
Don't know how I missed this.
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chromus wrote:put em on the ends then :poke:


Not enough flow. I have Tunze's on the ends.
bimborocks wrote:Vortechs will hold the backing in place well then


Yeah I was thinking that. I can get .6mm sheet of a HDPE sheet and have the 2 colors either side if that.

That way it wont make it too think. If I did do that I need some something to still make it stick lightly to the glass to make sure if looks stuck on (refer the blue image above). This will also make sure it doesn't move when cleaning the back glass.

Then I guess there is always the aquarium stuff I used for those pictures. It is blue and black. But how would you run a magnet cleaner over it.
terbit wrote:Looks great Russ :thumbsup:
Don't know how I missed this.
:cheers:


Welcome Brett.

Must be your age :p
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Some tweaks and so forth on the aqua scape has the current state of play much more how I like it.

Left hand side still needs to be done but the rest I am reasonably satisfied with.

Added a Zebra Moray Eel and Majestic Angel and all other fish fat n healthy.
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Really awesome.

I had a planted tank made with a blue background.
I then had the identical tank made with a black background. Again as a FW Planted tank but none the less I did much prefer the black. I think your black example looks best.

Great tank mate, shame about the rocky start but great tank!! I will be joining the 800L+ club shortly myself :devil:
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Amazing to look back on your journey over the years.

Right now, the tank is going through issues again. Not QT'ing, lack of love and laziness have created a few issues which I am addressing now.

Thinking of getting back in the seat and returning it to the glory days!
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most tanks ebb and flow with the owner's love, hope you get the spark back
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Rusty1 wrote:Amazing to look back on your journey over the years.

Right now, the tank is going through issues again. Not QT'ing, lack of love and laziness have created a few issues which I am addressing now.

Thinking of getting back in the seat and returning it to the glory days!


Been in the same situation. Finally found the love again after a year or more of the tank just sitting there.

Good to see you still around :thumbsup:

:cheers: Sin
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