29 gallon begginings

jennifer24 · #1 04/14/2005, 09:51 PM

i started getting my tank together today. i went out and bought some paint, and so far this is what i have

one coat

two coats

backing coat to prevent light seeping through the back

close-up of finished product, so hard to get the sparkle

tank shot but don't have my light yet for this tank so it is the best i could get

RayLovesNemos · #2 04/14/2005, 11:22 PM

wow...i like it

jennifer24 · #3 04/14/2005, 11:32 PM

thanks, i really wish i could get the sparkle, but to try to explain it, it looks like the paint job on a bass boat

that really glittery sparkle, i have not tried it with water or my halide yet though. and i figured if i did not like it, it would not be so hard to scrape it off

loyalty · #4 04/15/2005, 12:14 AM

glittery backgrounds..you're such a chick

my girl says she loves it, and wants me to do my 29

JetHead · #5 04/15/2005, 01:59 AM

What a great idea! I betcha it looks great when you put the lights on.

deadmanh · #6 04/15/2005, 02:38 AM

thats cool !!!!
hey will the paint ever peal off or anything like that .... esp if it comes into some contact with water??

jennifer24 · #7 04/15/2005, 08:09 AM

well the glitter stuff is for crafts, like using on candle holders and stuff, so i hope it won't. only time will tell. i am going to try to hold my retrofit over my tank today and see what it looks like, need to get the canopy built soon

i think the most important part was cleaning the glass very well so the paint would adhear to it. i also sprayed very thick coats of paint, and got no bubbles with the glitter paint. the only problem i can see is equipment scraping the paint off, so i have to be really careful about it

Sugar Magnolia · #8 04/15/2005, 08:19 AM

Now that's different! Pretty cool!

jennifer24 · #9 04/15/2005, 09:18 AM

i held the halide over it, and it looks nice not too much sparkle, now i need to figure out where i want to put my tank and get the canopy built up.

BarryF · #10 04/15/2005, 09:41 AM

How about a pic with the lights? This has some real potential!

jennifer24 · #11 04/15/2005, 10:03 AM

i cannot get a pic by myself with the lights cuz i have a retrofit kit. trying to find the remote to my camera so i can do it myself. as soon as i do get it, i will take a pic and post it

Carl_in_Florida · #12 04/15/2005, 10:07 AM

I love it when someone does something different.

carl

jennifer24 · #13 04/15/2005, 10:43 AM

well, i did get the pics, i forgot i have a 4 yr old that can push the button on the camera

so here they are, not the best, but you can get the idea

and a closeup with the halide

and with the flash only in a dark room

BarryF · #14 04/15/2005, 10:57 AM

That's really sharp. I'm looking forward to the progress on this tank.

Great idea and good job.

jennifer24 · #15 04/15/2005, 10:59 AM

thank you barry, it is a slow process though lol. but i will update when i do something new.

jennifer24 · #16 04/16/2005, 02:30 PM

well, i filled with water today, really cloudy now, since nothing was in the tank i mixed in it

looking to get some different lights now. thinking of getting some 4x54 watt T5.

aural · #17 04/16/2005, 04:30 PM

the paint you did looks great! definitely post some more pics when your water clears up

jennifer24 · #18 04/16/2005, 10:40 PM

well, i got the t5s, but i ended up getting the sunlight supply 4x24 watt t5s which is planty bright enough. with water and the light on, you can barely see the glitter, but it is just enough that i am happy with it, very subtle. i think it had a lot to do with the halide making it sparkle, but it still looks good. i will post some pics tomorrow of it

jennifer24 · #19 04/17/2005, 10:07 AM

so here is my new light. man this thing is bright.

bulb configuration
day
actinic
blue +
day

4x24watt t5

jennifer24 · #20 04/17/2005, 11:41 AM

and with the light sorta ove rthe tank, the guy i got it from could not find the hardware to hang it, he is still looking but it rests on thetank at an angle sorta

looks good though, nice and bright crisp light

side view of light

close up of glitter with t5 light, looks about right in the pic

LeftCoast · #21 04/17/2005, 11:50 AM

What are you planning to put in there?

jennifer24 · #22 04/17/2005, 12:27 PM

corals that are in my 36 gallon, mostly shrooms, zoas, 2 brains, and some other things. i also just got some caps from a local guy that will be going in here along with a clown and a six line wrasse

jennifer24 · #23 04/17/2005, 10:14 PM

some updates

a friend of mine bought 100 pounds of rock off a guy that would not split it up. so my friend sold it to me for what he got it for. $2 a pound, wow what a deal, but i noticed the downside after i brought it home, it is infested with pyramid snails

but i ended up finding out after i brought it home so oh well, they will die. but it was fully cured and i transported it in water so all is well, and i added an anthias to my tank. seems pretty happy. here are some pics

"F" is 4 Fish · #24 04/18/2005, 04:09 PM

nice idea. are you going to and more rocks? keep us posted on your progress.

jennifer24 · #25 04/18/2005, 06:47 PM

yes, i have more rocks in my 36 gallon that will be going into here, and the 36 gallon will be an outcast tank for my husbands dwarf lion and a black trigger that i have not picked up yet. i added a few of my higher light demanding corals today, i had bought 2 monti caps from a local guy and decided that it was safe to add them since the rock had been in someone elses system for a while and 75% of the water came out of my 6 gallon

all readings are great. i was worried about the pyramid snails but have since heard my corals should all be ok with them. i was hoping to add a clam, but since the snails are there, i have to wait a while. but i am also waiting for my starboard. my dad owns a boat building business and uses it a lot so he is going to send me a scrap piece