SeaTurtle 135gal Custom Build (Done Project)

[wolfpak]

di kaya mag-warp yun wood?

[Sea Turtle]

that was my concern when i first thought of using the heat gun... but thank god it did not. anyway, hindi siguro nag seep in masyado yung water kaya ok naman.

[Sea Turtle]

Overdue update... (Day 9-10)

not much of an update but here it is... I couldn't wait for the glass yesterday so i decided to install the walls of the tank already. Shown below is the edge of the walls that will rest on the base of the tank. It was covered with a thick layer of epoxy prior to screwing to the base.



walls of the main tank after screwing them to the base. the screws that were used here were 2 inches long


the exterior of left side before the screws were tightened.


spray bar to be placed on the right side of the main tank. i broke three pipes before achieving this one. lol!

more to come... thanks for viewing.

[Sea Turtle]

DAY 11

The return chamber prior to final coating. i should get this done by tomorrow so painting could be done.




The overflow. the jagged edges will be fixed by coating them with epoxy and will be sanded.


will be trying to finish the entire sump tomorrow. sana wag ng umulan. thanks for viewing.

[Sea Turtle]

DAY 12-13

The following were taken yesterday. All the interior walls of the sump were already installed. Epoxy primer was intended to be done today but due to some minor set backs it will be accomplished tomorrow instead. All panels were glued using construction grade silicone before screwing them down.


This is where the water would go from the main tank. The pre-filtering chamber and the front wall was made today and will be installed tomorrow.


back of the return chamber


the glass was picked up this morning and will also be installed tomorrow so monday will be dedicated to painting (hopefully). now if i could only borrow a digicam again... sino ba meron dyan? lol!

thanks for viewing.

[silver gabarda]

update naman dyan.

[Sea Turtle]

update naman dyan.

sige po sir... will be posting pics maybe early tonight. la po kasi akong digicam so i still need to borrow one (how pathetic... lol!)

[tugasi]

eto inaantay ko

[obet_carlos]

lakas naman ng ginagawa mo bro.. baka gusto mo lagyan natin ng LED lights yan..

[Sea Turtle]

lakas naman ng ginagawa mo bro.. baka gusto mo lagyan natin ng LED lights yan..

i was actually planning to contact you regarding LED lights pero CFL's lang ilalagay dito kasi FW lang to at hindi naman planted. yaan nyo sir, pag may nagpagawa uli sa kin i will be contacting you as my master electrician. LOL!

[mrvicz]

plywood yung ibang sides nya? wow parang iba to ah. hindi ba mamamatay fishes pag ganyan?

[Sea Turtle]

plywood yung ibang sides nya? wow parang iba to ah. hindi ba mamamatay fishes pag ganyan?

hindi naman po sir. naka seal naman lahat ng wood na exposed sa water so safe yung mga isda...


will be updating tomorrow...

[Sea Turtle]

DAY 19

i apologize for the lack of update... ngayon lang ako nakahiram ng cam. lol!

this was taken a few days back using a cfone. the right window was installed by gluing it to the base using epoxy and fastened by 2-inch wood screws.






the front wall of the return chamber will have shelves for storage. this will be coated with epoxy paint tomorrow.


the rear of the sump. first coating of epoxy paint was done yesterday


second coating was done today. third will be done tomorrow.


70% done... the base of the main tank is going through its second coating of epoxy.

[Sea Turtle]

DAY 20

most of the day was consumed by correcting the wood of its minor errors. also did the first pair of cabinet doors and the partial background of the rear wall. the sump wasn't coated today because of the rain. hopefully it will be done by tomorrow...

cab doors. making doors is my least favorite part of every build. lol!




i'll finish the BG tomorrow...


partial covering of the rear wall...

[internatz]

ang galing! sir goodluck sa malupit na project mo! very skilled! lupit!