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My new fish tank project

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:44 pm
by ccgr
Here's my current 26 gallon tank:

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My in-laws gave me a 60 gallon acrylic tank that hasn't been used in 20+ years and had some scratches in the front. Sadly I didn't take any before pictures. But here's a picture of it outside after Jay and I buffed out most of the scratches.

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Jay and I assembled the stand and I put on the backdrop and are waiting on the pump, and heater to begin the transplant!

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Re: My new fish tank project

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:13 pm
by TheAlexTDB
Aww man that looks nice! What are you gonna put in it?

Re: My new fish tank project

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:14 pm
by ccgr
moving over all the other fish and will probably add some angel fish later on

Re: My new fish tank project

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:17 am
by ccgr
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The fish have been moved voer. There has been one casualty, neon tetras do not adjust well it seems. I also noticed that one of my fish is missing, it must have died in the past few days. *shrug*

I am also disappointed to see a couple of new scratches after I spent a lot of time removing many of them. The fact that it hasn't been 24 hours and new scratches exist infuriates me. I think this will be the last acrylic tank I own (with kids).

I had to get a new light fixture and it sure does look nice and highlights some of the tanks other imperfections. Oh well. :(

It still does look nice though and the rest of my fish are happy. Added 2 angel fish and another catfish to help with the bigger floor area :)

Re: My new fish tank project

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:34 pm
by ArcticFox
Very cool!