MeioFormiga

I'd love to do that, but dismantling it completely and putting it back together is beyond my skillset! I'm following the reseal thread pinned in the DIY section. I don't know if I'm correct but you can see age in silicone by how discoloured it is, I figure the silicone in between the panes hasn't been exposed to water/salt and has a much longer life span than the silicone that's in the corners. Although when having done this in the past the space in between the panes was tiny on all the seams, this tank has such large gaps between the sides and bottom pane I'm unsure.

Turns out the old corraline is not too bad to remove, old fashioned elbow grease and a razor blade makes it go away. The top piece of trim came off without any effort and looks like it's identical to the broken bottom piece, so I can swap the 2 pieces for support on the bottom if needed. From the way the tank was put together it looks like the bottom pane of glass is supported by the trim. There's a pretty large gap in between the sides and the bottom pane filled with silicone, about 3mm on the side by the corner that I cleaned up tonight. I'll put up some pictures tomorrow so the pros can see it. I have to say, resealing a 10 or 20G tank is alot different than resealing and scraping clean a tank this large. Several hours and I figure I still have 4 times that still to go. I"m wondering how well the new silicone will adhere to the old silicone on those large gaps. I know it will adhere well to the clean glass, but is that going to be enough? I'm still contemplating replacing the front pane for something not scratched all to hell, but this project is going to take some work as it is!

The tank I picked up yesterday has one corner broken on the bottom trim, I can see that causing problems for me down the road. So I guess the question is, remove it, or will putting on styro compensate enough to ensure even support for all 4 sides? I like the look of trimless, but on the other hand it's not hard to hide. But does the trim offer any structural support or is it just cosmetic? Now as far as the old corraline, will the old standbys vinegar and salt remove it?

Ouch picked up some GE Silicone I at Home Despot today for $4.35/tube. It'll do the trick, thanks though.

How is this project coming along?

are you using this for an aquarium application? cause i bought some the other day from rona, that says right on the label that it is good to use with aquariums. Yes I am! So Rona it is, thanks for the response colby82!

I've used before in BC, but not yet here. No idea where to start looking...

Nice pictures. I've yet to take decent pictures of my fish. Keep updating, interesting project!

wow.

It did, but with what's going on in another thread plans changed. Just picked up a 50G tank, after that is set up then it's look for zebras, burmese or queens. Thanks though.

So who's got Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki in Calgary? Still scheming for another larger setup, but want to keep this tank setup as is. Been reading at loaches.com forum for a couple of days and these guys fit the bill (should be fun to watch too!)

Zebra loaches it is! And plans for a larger tank!

I think I need to do some googling! Ok, are all the dwarf loaches odd or hard to find? I'm also finding multiple sites telling me 36" tank is ok for Yoyos, and then 48" or bigger later. Example. Along the lines of what thegrandpoohbah says. I'm ok with that if Yoyos are, and it means an excuse to do a large tank again in a 1/2 a year to 2 yrs. :thumbs: So anyone have info on dwarf loaches? Are there dwarf loaches that are not endangered where they originate from? How come Franco's didn't tell me about these? Does anyone agree with Yoyos or Queens?

So bamboo, sand, round river rocks, mopane(?), clams naturilish biotope? Different, interesting though. With the powerhead - run some pvc the length of the tank, with an inlet on the opposite side. Makes for more of a linear flow - like a river.

What are the 3 cylinders?