The idea started out as something small, but grew into a 1000 liter monster tank.
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| The Tank |
Found this old tank at a friends place for really cheap. Now to repair it!!
The biggest problem was transportation. Took five of us just to get it into the back
of my bakkie and driving it from PE to Despatch very slowly.
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| Removed Glass |
The next step was to remove the internal glass panel for the filtration overflow
and to knock out the cracked side panel. This went smoothly until i noticed all the scratches
on the display front pane of glass. I decided that it needed replacing as well.
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| Crack |
When I was busy cutting the front pane from the bottom panel of glass,
the blade caused to much pressure on the glass and the bottom panel cracked.
At least the new glass arrived soon so i covered the crack completely and replaced
the front and side panels of glass.
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| Tank Complete |
All the glass are glued in place as well as top and bottom braces.
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| Water Test |
While the glue on the tank dried, i had the stand sandblasted and welded in extra
supports. Fixed the timber panel to the top of the stand. When the glue was dry,
we placed the tank outside for the water test. No leaks!!!
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| Finished |
I moved the tank into the house, added the substrate and rocks. Added the sump tank at the bottom
for maximum filtration with a return rate of 6000 liters per hour.
I also built a DIY pvc pipe overflow to transport the water from the tank to the sump tank.
With the light canopy I used supper wood painted and fixed 3 cool white and 2 blue energy savers
inside. Project complete.
