6 gallon rimless nano cave tank update July 5th 2006

**A Hill** · 05-10-2006, 12:35 AM

ive thought of using the foam stuff for fish tanks too.. hows it working? no ill effects? really good tank especially with the substraight color. its beautiful. kinda reminds me of the new way to do viv's with the coco fiber and "good stuff" thats what i thought of right away. also hows the substraight on top of the cave? any ill effects so far? i would assume you would have some weight issues.....

mr.gaboozlebag · 05-10-2006, 01:03 AM

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http://usera.imagecave.com/ianiwane/cave.jpg

What is the stick thing for?

**A Hill** · 05-10-2006, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.gaboozlebag

What is the stick thing for?

to devide the sand and the other substriaght im guessing. it was probably left over and put to a good use

ianiwane · 05-10-2006, 06:06 AM

yeah I made it to hold the sand. No weight issues with the foam. It is flush against the tank and is held in place by the tank walls. I put some braces up so I can put quite a bit of weight on the cave. It is also removable if I ever wanted to change the scape. All in all it was a good first effort.

**A Hill** · 05-10-2006, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ianiwane

yeah I made it to hold the stand. No weight issues with the foam. It is flush against the tank and is held in place by the tank walls. I put some braces up so I can put quite a bit of weight on the cave. It is also removable if I ever wanted to change the scape. All in all it was a good first effort.

when are these going for sale for larger tanks?

-=- fish newb -=-

Titania · 05-10-2006, 07:57 PM

Awesome design. Can't wait to see it inhabited.

ianiwane · 05-11-2006, 03:51 AM

Hahaha, not sure I would want to do that. It was a lot of work. I went through a lot of latex gloves. It was not very expensive to make one, but takes a lot of time. If anyone has any questions on how I did it, I will try to answer questions.

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Originally Posted by Fish Newb

when are these going for sale for larger tanks?

-=- fish newb -=-

SCMurphy · 05-11-2006, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ianiwane

Hahaha, not sure I would want to do that. It was a lot of work. I went through a lot of latex gloves. It was not very expensive to make one, but to a lot of time. If anyone has any questions on how I did it, I will try to answer questions.

What is waterfall foam?

Angel AQ · 05-11-2006, 02:09 PM

This tank looks like a lot of fun. Great job!

ianiwane · 05-11-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SCMurphy

What is waterfall foam?

this is what it is. waterfall foam

Hope this helps.

ThatNewGuy · 05-11-2006, 06:01 PM

That seems like it would be the ideal solution to dividing substrates. It is malleable and when it sures it is permanent. By making a wall just short of the top of the substrate you wouldnt even see it and wouldnt have to worry about your sand washing into and under your gravel

ianiwane · 05-12-2006, 06:20 PM

It the pictures the cave and the piece that seperates the sand and aquasoil is in two pieces. I joined it into one piece and created a barrier to seperated the AS and sand all the way to the opening of the cave.

ianiwane · 05-30-2006, 04:35 AM

update taken today

sandiegoryu · 05-30-2006, 04:41 AM

lmao that tank looks bigger than my 10 gallon. very nice. For a second I thought those rocks were leaves! Looks so natural.

yoink · 05-30-2006, 05:12 AM

Wow that is really coming along nicely. I really like the rocks too. Good job.

05-10-2006, 12:35 AM	#16 (permalink)
A Hill Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 5,314	ive thought of using the foam stuff for fish tanks too.. hows it working? no ill effects? really good tank especially with the substraight color. its beautiful. kinda reminds me of the new way to do viv's with the coco fiber and "good stuff" thats what i thought of right away. also hows the substraight on top of the cave? any ill effects so far? i would assume you would have some weight issues..... __________________ A brand new good looking site is in the works for this summer, soon it'll be out. J'étais Fish Newb

05-10-2006, 06:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	yeah I made it to hold the sand. No weight issues with the foam. It is flush against the tank and is held in place by the tank walls. I put some braces up so I can put quite a bit of weight on the cave. It is also removable if I ever wanted to change the scape. All in all it was a good first effort. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano Last edited by ianiwane; 05-11-2006 at 03:48 AM.

05-10-2006, 07:57 PM	#21 (permalink)
Titania Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shirley, MA Posts: 129	Awesome design. Can't wait to see it inhabited. __________________ *Filstar pimp #60* (pay no attention to the two other Eheims...nope)

05-12-2006, 06:20 PM	#27 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	It the pictures the cave and the piece that seperates the sand and aquasoil is in two pieces. I joined it into one piece and created a barrier to seperated the AS and sand all the way to the opening of the cave. __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

05-30-2006, 04:35 AM	#28 (permalink)
ianiwane Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (48/100%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco (mainland transplant from Hawaii) Posts: 1,432	update taken today __________________ SFBAAPS 120cm ADA tank, DIY Stand 6 gallon rimless cave tank 60cm ADA tank 50 gallon Nano

05-11-2006, 02:09 PM	#24 (permalink)
Angel AQ Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 21	This tank looks like a lot of fun. Great job!

05-11-2006, 06:01 PM	#26 (permalink)
ThatNewGuy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 145	That seems like it would be the ideal solution to dividing substrates. It is malleable and when it sures it is permanent. By making a wall just short of the top of the substrate you wouldnt even see it and wouldnt have to worry about your sand washing into and under your gravel

05-30-2006, 04:41 AM	#29 (permalink)
sandiegoryu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,444	lmao that tank looks bigger than my 10 gallon. very nice. For a second I thought those rocks were leaves! Looks so natural. __________________ XD

05-30-2006, 05:12 AM	#30 (permalink)
yoink Algae Crumpler (View User Tanks) PTrader: (66/100%) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,977	Wow that is really coming along nicely. I really like the rocks too. Good job. __________________ "Yeah, I wanted to help - that was before Montagne lost his fricking arm." -Arzt

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