Nukes25 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) so, as it was my birthday last week, I had found a great deal on kijiji just before, and picked myself up a 120gallon as a present to myself. I stored it in my moms' garage for the last 2 weeks while I figured out where to locate it in my place, as my fish room is also my bedroom ( warmest room, so heaters dont have to work crazy) so after some rearranging, I had it set, and brought it home tonight after I finnished work ( I cheated and left early, had a coworker help me) so now she's set, put a little bit of water in her, gotta give her a clean, then make sure she's all good and level, and make a simple cover for now to hold the light fixture and what I will see when I go to sleep/ wake up .. I know its under the window, but I've got it insulated and covered up, I work nights so I need it dark during the day, and the thermometer there reads @25* celsius the gf's 45 bowfront is just to the left, but that'll be closed down and put up for sale once the move is all done Edited February 29, 2012 by Nukes25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Awesome! What are you going to filter it with? Ideas for stocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 In reguards to stocking, my 60 will be moving into here, so there will be: 1 L134 1 L076 2 L052 2 panda cories 7 apisto's ( 2x caucatoides, 2x Panduro, 2x eunotus, 1x trifasciata) 1 firemouth 8 Frankeii tetra's there's a bunch of mts snails in there now, I'll try and sift some out to transfer over as well to add to the stock, I'll be looking into some more nice pleco's, more different apisto's ( I'm really trying to find Barlowi's/ Maulbruters, a mouth brooding apisto) for filtration, my 'perfect/sun sun/ marineland' filter I received 3 weeks ago will be going on, as well as an odyssea cfs500 I just received the other day ( similar to a fluval fx5) lighting for now will be the 48`` currentusa power compact fixture I got for free 2 weeks ago and the blue led strip light for nighttime so here is a pic of the odyssea cfs500 and I made my own spray bar for it today I still have to drill the holes for it, but my plan is to have it along the left side wall of the tank, shooting straight across the whole length of the tank. both filters have spray bars, and both will be on the left wall, this one will be 1/3 of the way down, and the other filter`s bar sits close to the water level I also have enough pipe and bits to make another 2 bars if anyone is interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sounds great, LOTS of room for those fish. Have you had that canister filter working yet? Or will this be the first tank you've used it on? I've seen it online and wondered if it's any good so I'm hoping you'll be my own personal guinea pig, lol. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 the sun sun/perfect one I`ve got running, it`s been going for almost a month now, no problems on the 60g this new odyssea, not running yet, as I need to level and fill the tank ( tomorrow forgot to pick up a level at Rona, and didnt pick up saw, ect from my mom`s today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I can't wait to see everything running. Setting up a new tank is so exciting/fun, especially if you have goodies like a new canister filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) and especially when I'm going from 48x16 to 72x19 for groundspace to work with, lots of room to make caves, ect this is why I cant wait for morning, so I can pick up the stuff I didnt get today, so that I can hopefully fill it tomorrow, then I just need my heater to come in ( another ebay trial) Edited March 1, 2012 by Nukes25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 You should do a 3d background on that monster! Take your time and really go all out. I've always wanted to get a 120+ and do a nice rocky 3d background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) DISASTER so after picking up a level today, and making sure that the tank was spot on level, I start filling it up, get it full, no more than 10 minutes after being topped off, I hear ~crack~ the back left corner cracked and now leaking out, Ive got hoses draining it as fast as I can to limit the water that's leaking :( so is this repairable, or is it scrap now? heres a better pic now that the water is all drained on the lighter side, I did drill out the spray bar I made, I liked the flow coming out of it, I drilled 20- 3/32 holes Edited March 2, 2012 by Nukes25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Unreal. People seem to be having horrible luck with these bigger tanks on this forum lately. It's definitely repairable but might not be worth the expense (depending on what you already have into it). A lot of people would say to go with a plywood tank, you already have three sides and would just need to fit a piece of plywood in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I lean towards the plywood tank idea because its simple. Haven't done it myself, a bit curious if a person could use fibreglass resin - cheap and easy to work with. I'm surprised to see a tank to big crack like that. Spray bar looks nice, You should paint it black when you get the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnerd Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I'd get a piece of glass and and fix it bro. A piece of 1/2" should be around 100 to 150 bucks at the most maybe even less especially if it's recycled plate glass. Remove the whole section and replace then use the new side as your front. that way you can still get use out of the tank and have a shiny new front.... take your measurements and call around, it's not a lost cause by any means and its easy to fix I feel for ya dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremoose Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'd get a piece of glass and and fix it bro. A piece of 1/2" should be around 100 to 150 bucks at the most maybe even less especially if it's recycled plate glass. Remove the whole section and replace then use the new side as your front. that way you can still get use out of the tank and have a shiny new front.... take your measurements and call around, it's not a lost cause by any means and its easy to fix I feel for ya dude. Wow I want your tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 What are you doing with your broken tank? I have been thinking about experimenting doing a plywood tank. So if you plan to dispose of it, let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I already sold it off as a terarium, got more than I originally paid for it too , for now I'll just stick to my 60g and the gf's 45 bowfront Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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