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Thanks for your knowledge and advice SunnyBob. Molly does sound familiar. I think you're right about over thinking it. I've checked my insurance and I'm covered against water escape so would only have the excess to pay if it did burst. I made a tricoya and plywood sandwich earlier and have...

That's a clever way of still making a feature of the fire surround, it looks great ! Seems to compliment some other oak furniture you've made as well ? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

SunnyBob, what was your glass of choice on builds or did it vary ? Am i bonkers to even consider making a stand with built in funnel/reservoir of some sort ? 130 litres would cause a massive amount of damage. I was doing calculations at work yesterday trying to figure out how big an area would...

LancsRick-That sounds like a plan ! I'll Google the keywords tonight. I had a quick look on ukaps and saw some builds you did in 2003. Wowsers ! The other section I looked in was hard....something setups. Zero plants at all which also looked amazing. They have tapatalk which means I'll be able...

I'm think I'm all fished out tonight. So much to take in, it's quite overwhelming. Silicones curing which is the main thing. Temporary plastic containers are still holding and the pumps still running. Upwards and onwards tomorrow. It's the tank potentially exploding that's really making me...

DrPhill, those fish look magnificent ! Almost like they've got multicoloured mohawks. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Steve, regarding the co2 injection, I'm guessing there's a bit more to it then just blasting it with an extinguisher? Does it need careful dosing or somehow dispensing in small amounts ? Is there any risk to the fish ? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Yeah I've heard it's easy peasy ! [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]Something about a power cut being a killer, 24 degrees end of, skimmers, strict ph levels and all sorts of other things that are beyond me. The fish look amazing though... Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

How come you gave up ? I keep hearing it alot that people did keep them but then decided to give up. Apparently the guy I bought the tank and fish from lost enthusiasm when he had two predatory fish go on a killing spree. Your tank setup sounds fascinating. I hate to ask but don't suppose you've...

Daft question but does the type of fish have an influence on what sort of plants are used ? I've never seen anything quite like it. I was googling last night "tall fish tank setups" to try and get ideas. I'll never be anywhere near the level that you guys are though. My main priority is making...

You've got me thinking now. Perhaps a more oblong shape could be easier to arrange, maybe less chance of something falling ? It seems I wrongly thought having a taller thinner tank would allow me to see the fish more. Your picture changes that entirely. The plants look as interesting as the...

Swearings bad, but are you being fudging serious !!@£¥^^$_&_=$==//€/$=^^$$:&! I can't take that in, it blows my mind ! That's amazing ! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

?????????????????????????????????? Oh my goodness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's stunningly beautiful ! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Quite smelly though when I stuck my head inside ! Just went and looked at ukaps.org - Gulp ! just looked at the homepage and can already tell I've wasted alot of money buying plastic plants. The homepage images make the tank look natural- I've bought a jeffing submarine for them to swim in lol...

Does that mean it could be a better choice for bathroom applications? A few years ago I followed some "guaranteed to stay white for 10 years" silicone to the letter. Partially filled the bath, masked off the bath and tiles then used a special rubber tool to smooth the silicone. After a couple...

Got any pictures you could share ? In the short time I've had them I do find myself watching them alot. I moved the small coldwater tank so I could see it easier when I go home for lunch and dinner. They just seem so chilled and relaxed with very little input from me. I'm very surprised by the...

I really hope so. I went to get some nicer coloured gravel earlier and had a close look at another tank. I was really surprised with the silicone. It was 8mm glass with the tiniest of silicone gaps between the butt joints (like barely 0.5mm) All the tank had inside was about a 4mm flat champfer...

It'd be nice to think it could have been compromised before i took it on. I was thinking as a temporary measure, I could jack plane it flat and then have a worktop sink cutout screwed on top. This is the weird thing... I put the filter section and the light unit on an arm chair while I set the...

I noticed your comment Bob just as I was walking out the glass shop lol.He made the glass to the template size so it was reasonably loose. Only £8.80 which I thought was quite reasonable. Here's the silicone before having the 6mm patch put on top. I'm really wondering if I should have done a...

That's just horrendous !!!! I'm still struggling to come to terms with having a live grenade in my living room that go boom at anytime. This tank is around 600mm wide x 600mm high by 400mm deep. Would a more cubed shape one be less like to pop ? I had this cabinet in mind but am now seriously...