Chizer & Bunoi 67 gallon

[wmcinnes]

The tank will have a layer of Oolite sand. Knowing how much water flow I intend to have, I decided to paint the bottom glass with a sand color acrylic paint. That way, it won't look so bad.

Thats a great idea!

[Mike-fish]

not a bad idea why not just go with a deeper sand bed.

Originally Posted by wmcinnes

Thats a great idea!

Thanks Wayne.

Originally Posted by Mike-fish

not a bad idea why not just go with a deeper sand bed.

Hey Mike, I wish I could. Zeovit recommends a 2" - 3" sand bed so I can't go any deeper than that. As you might be aware, with lots of water flow, the sand will kick up in certain areas regardless to expose the glass. Plus my clownfish love having a bare bottom spot to pick up their eggs when spawning.

My current 90 gallon is barebottom without the paint. Trust me, it's hideous. That's why many people use starboard instead.

[lastlight]

The starboard is inside the tank whereas your paint is outside. I am not positive but I think with the light refraction you won't see your paint unless viewing from above.

Build is looking great btw! Your nano looks bright what's it lit with?

Thanks for the comment Brett.

That old nano cube was lit with a phoenix 14K bulb. You don't remember looking at it last year? You probably saw it before all those SPS came through.

The paint is viewable from all angles. It's actually a lot nicer than the starboard. Here is a shot of my discus tank with the same sand color.

[lastlight]

I'm working on no sleep here show what I know! Yeah that is a very nice look i'm going to do the same thing if I ever build another tank <- insanely unlikely right? Maybe it doesn't work if the colour (paint of whatever) isn't directly onto the glass. Or maybe I should get some sleep =)

Originally Posted by lastlight

if I ever build another tank <- insanely unlikely right?

I think it's a competition between you and FishyFishy. You guys should start the tanked show here in Calgary.

Update

Paint is now done. What do you all think?





Now Chizer, pose for the picture.



Oh no, I think Bunoi is going to spend her days underneath the tank stand.



I also picked up a 9 outlet powerbar. This plus the RK PC4 and I'm all set.



It's 36" long and fits on the top back wall (inside the stand) nicely.



And then I finished the plumbing. I installed true union ball valves for each bulkhead. I wanted to make it modular in case something happened in the future. I also did a bulkhead leak test and it's all good. Who would have thought it would take so long to glue stupid pipes together. It took twice as long because I was so anal about making sure that the glue was clean and tidy.



And it's all held together with tie straps.



Tomorrow I have to go pick up some more plumbing parts. I'll post inside pics then and then it's time for the water test and then swap.