YellowSno's 12 gallon long... now with bba problems :( (update 6/17/12)

[sayurasem]

Nice stand!
May I know how much it cost total to make it?

[yellowsno]

A lot it would have been cheaper for me to get premade kitchen cabinets with some sorta counter top ... However... I think my high cost was due to the fact that I didn't have all the wood working materials I needed... If u got a friend with all of the wood working materials then the cost would equal a cabinet u buy

[yellowsno]

so with the last coating of paint on... just need the bottom shelf in... in which i will cut to fit between the legs of the cabinet... and it will be good to go... since i have work the next 5 days i wont be able to do anything till wednesday...

[2in10]

Great looking paint job and stand.

[yellowsno]

wood came in yesterday... stand is dry... wiped dry the stand... (which is waterproof thanks to a polyurethane layer... not gonna need that rubber mat anymore) now testing tank with water... and played around with toms wood



and the left over peices of wood... which is enough for me to scape 2 12 gallon long... this is why i keep going back to tom for all my wood needs

[sayurasem]

Nice stand! But the depth too much no? Looks like you can put two 12 gallon side by side.

[yellowsno]

the depth is a bit much but thats because the tanks gonna be moved forward a little so i can drill holes into the back for tubing to come out through the top of the stand

[yellowsno]

so thanks to the excitment and the couldnt sleep thinking about how to do the tank... i called out of work today... (im sick with aquascaping...) played around with the peices of wood... i think i like how it came out... so today im gonna fill the tank with substrate and set up the filter and everything and have a go at it ....

just wondering how people feel about the way the wood is set up... there are still alot of peices inside the box so i can toy with the wood scape...

[frrok]

I like the concave approach. Good first try for sure. It helps that you have some sick pieces to work with!

[yellowsno]

torn... should i use the seiryu rocks or no...

[vincenz]

I'd use them, but I wouldn't space them out like that. Maybe put them all to one side of the tank.

[yellowsno]

like this????

[vincenz]

Yup exactly. Now you can have some plants poking out from all around them stones in the back. And in the front center and right you have enough space for a nice-looking ground cover.

[yellowsno]

so this


over this?

[yellowsno]

well having all the wood soak now and thinking about how to set up the wood scapeand weather i want rocks or not...... also connected the heater and filter....