Habitat - Indoor :: Building my own tank 78x24x18

Turtle tank setups and other indoor configurations.

Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:25 pm   Building my own tank 78x24x18

hey guys next friday im going to start building my tank its going to be 6 1/2 ft long 2 ft wide and 1 1/2 ft tall heres a card board replica of what it will look like cept glass :D :D also building an out of the water basking area and my own wooden stand for the tank :D :D cant wait!!!!

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:26 pm   

oooooooh....NICE! Looks big!
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:28 pm   

WOW!!! I think that's big enough for me to lay down in!!!
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:28 pm   

I dunno if that cardboard is gonna hold water. :?

just kidding! :D

That's going to be a really sweet tank when it's done! Have you worked with glass before? Those tank walls are going to be very heavy. :shock:
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:31 pm   

Ya i know im going to have to use 2 or 3 2"-2 1/2" braces from the front peice to the back piece to help.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:34 pm   

LoL cleo shaq could prolly fit in there lol its 6 1/2 ft long
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:43 pm   

for filtration i think one rena Xp4 would do the trick has anyone had experiance with the Xp4?
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:00 pm   

You should take a look at the Fluval FX-5. I got one and it's awesome!
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:05 pm   

that looks awesome.. and very big. good luck building it
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:25 pm   

Wow thats big
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Post Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:20 pm   

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