Diy Coral Background Photo's.
#1
Posted 31 July 2007 - 05:26 PM
I have had several requests regarding photo's of the Coral background I made for our 60 x 24 x 18 Tanganyikan community tank
So here they are. These photo's show the end result. I will get some better ones soon.
I do intend to post an article in the DIY section giving all the step by step details and more photo's.
Col
#2
Posted 31 July 2007 - 05:40 PM
Regards Cobby
#3
Posted 31 July 2007 - 05:51 PM
That is one of the most amazing tanganikan tank i have ever seen
but just wait untill you add the fish
welldone
cheers alec
#4
Posted 31 July 2007 - 06:35 PM
These photo's were taken weeks ago, I will have to get my A into G and take some updated ones.
The tank now have fish & a few plants .
It' can't be that bad as the Cordo's & Beuscheri have both bred.
Col
#5
Posted 31 July 2007 - 06:45 PM
I was impressed when I saw it in the newsletter, But seeing the pics makes it even better..
#6
Posted 31 July 2007 - 06:57 PM
#7
Posted 31 July 2007 - 08:02 PM
As ive said before you dont have time for a job!!!!
Cheers
Craig
#8
Posted 01 August 2007 - 05:52 PM
#9
Posted 11 August 2007 - 03:04 AM
#10
Posted 11 August 2007 - 07:23 AM
I suppose the whole project including sanding flat areas & actually assembling the pieces & then fitting it into the tank only took about 3 hours.
From start to finish it took about 2 days, as several hours was spent waiting for the silicon to cure.
When you consider making a polystyrene back ground can be spread over 2 or 3 weekends it didn't take that long.
Cheers
Col
#11
Posted 11 August 2007 - 01:07 PM
damn, 2 days...thats lightening quick...
#12
Posted 11 August 2007 - 07:05 PM
damn, 2 days...thats lightening quick...
lols well i just would of brought a coral back ground and gone walla 2 mins down but it would be as nice or as rewarding
#13
Posted 18 August 2007 - 08:34 PM
Andrea
#14
Posted 09 November 2007 - 06:23 PM
#15
Posted 11 June 2008 - 05:28 PM
Thanks for all the comments guys...& gals.
I decided to change the tank from Tanganyikan to a Malawai set-up but keeping the back ground in place.
I have since changed it again into a Tropheus species tank.
To cut a long story short... I had to take the water level down to 5cm because the fry & smaller fish were all hiding in the coral & I couldn't catch them. I had buckets & anything else that would hold water all through the house.
It proved to be a real big headache
I also had trouble with very thin flakes of something floating round the tank & getting caught up in the coral etc. IEven though I boiled all the coral & shells etc I am convinced it came from the worm-tubes etc.
When I had it stripped I took the opportunity to spray the back ground with the hose set on jet, you should have seen the debris that I dislodged, it was like a snow-storm.
Another hassle I noticed was that the silicon I use for making tanks does not stick coral to coral which I think is due to the porous nature of the coral.
Since setting it up as a Tropheus tank the debris has not returned....so far..fingers crossed.
The back-ground still looks good IMO, I don't know if I would do another one though.
Col
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