Bigpow's 240g Loach Tank

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BotiaMaximus
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Post by BotiaMaximus » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:34 am

:shock:
If we paid attention to the technique we could probably find some flaws, however I would have to rate that as the best water change ever! :D :D
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bigpow
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Stand is done.

Post by bigpow » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:33 pm

Stand refinishing is done.

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Next: Equipments.

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chefkeith
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Post by chefkeith » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:22 pm

That looks really nice.

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Keith Wolcott
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Post by Keith Wolcott » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:38 pm

Nicely done!

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Francois van Brederode
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Post by Francois van Brederode » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:57 pm

Serious tankage :shock:

Can't wait to see it finished :D
Pardon my English, I'm from Holland....

BotiaMaximus
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Post by BotiaMaximus » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:35 am

Nice job on the stand! You've been busy over there. It is looking good. 8)
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Post by irab » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:12 am

nice stand
240 Gallon Tank
22 Clown Loaches 2-7''
5 Red Fin Botia Loaches 3-6''
2 Fluval FX5's

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raecarrow
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Post by raecarrow » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:40 pm

<----- is SOOO Jealous. *sigh*
Rae

bigpow
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Thanks

Post by bigpow » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:21 pm

Thanks for all the complements.

It took me a while to refinish the stand, but I'm pretty happy with the result.
Simple process really: sand/clean the surface, patch cracks/holes, 2 layers of prime and 2 layers of semi-gloss paint and finally, new hardware at the end.

It's huge inside, I could fit my 55G with ease (55G as a sump, that's an idea!)

The next step, equipments, will be quite the opposite: just a few clicks away but a lot of $$$. Still researching all kinds of scenarios. I realize that it would be too costly to get all equipments in one shot, so I'm going to start with the bare min and add the rest as it goes.

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Post by LoachOrgy » Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:18 am

wow nice finish on the base! this is gonna be a good one. thing is immense. lol
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Post by LeStat » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:34 am

Looks really good, I am proper jealous.
250 Gallon, 8 Modesta, 2 Plec, 2 Catfish & a shoal of 17 Clown loach.

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