Parker's 265 Build - Thread Retired

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Wow, weird. Although I suppose it's better to have happen now than when there's water in it.

I'm baffled as to what happened also.. I know it wasn't cracked yesterday..It’s pretty obvious and impossible to miss. The counter top doesn't touch the tank, there is at least 1/8 all the way around that I siliconed in last night.

No sense trying to figure it out, what's done is done, on the upside I can build what I want now. The downside, I now need to sell a kidney to pay for it!

[JDigital]

Since you are going taller... I think I would take up as high as the highest shelf on the sides... would give a it nice uniform look!

[fencer]

Lucky it wasn't full of water. The glass itself may have has an imperfection it it, inclusion, just the right tap and it fractures.....I think any glass company could repair it for you. Might cost more than the tank.

[Parker]

Well since my big tank is on hold for awhile I'm going to build a 90 I had lying
around.

The rock is just piled in there, I started to drill the tank last night. I need to pick up a new hole saw to finish it.

I'm going to use my 400,'s over it and my BM250 is in a ten gallon sump below. I'm not sure how well that's going to work, we shall see.

[banditpowdercoat]

Cool on the 90. What size tank is that skimmer in? is that all your going to use for a sump?

[Parker]

It's sitting in a ten gallon sump, that's all that will fit under there. I would like to go bigger, but I don't want to waste too much money on a tank that will only be up a year or so.

[Parker]

Well I finally got the 90 gallon up and running today.. It's not much to look at though. Anyone have any frags in a month or so?

90 Gallon
Bare Bottom
BM 250
400 W HQI - Not hung yet.

Heres my weak attempt at aquascaping.. I suck royally at it!