06/07/2012
This is going to be my 40 gallon stretch hex build. This was my saltwater tank until it sprung a leak, so out to the barn it went empty. It spent almost a year out there and i finally decide i was going to re- seal it and make a planted tank out of it.. My plans are to build a hill in the center with black beauty sand in a big circle then add white pool filter sand around that.Hill will have driftwood, and various stones on it and the plants will be planted around that.i will take detailed pics of this process as i go along..i have the divider made to separate the black and white sand and i have substrate supports made to keep the hill from falling down so this should come out ok.

Plants im planning are
dwarf hairgrass
dwarf baby tears
various crypts
nana petite
java fern

nothing will be planted in the white sand

i want the outside edges open for fish to swim.Not sure on what fish are going in there yet..i wanted cardnial tetras, but cant find any right now
Here is a pic of the reseal



Tomorrow im filling with water to leak test it..i will take pics tomorrow of that process.

Thats it for now

Rick

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cant wait to see how its gonna turn out, should be cool

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fogot to mention..that is not it's finaly resting place..just have it there for the water test..its by the drain in the floor in case it leaks..pic's coming of it full later.

Rick

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Gee that looks oddly familiar,lol!

Rick this tank is gonna be awesome,I cant wait to see it setup!

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thanks Rob and Bev

have it half full of water..getting ready for nex batch of water..5 gallon buckets get heavy..lol

Rick

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Look forward to seeing how it turns out.

It's got water..wooohoooo
here are a few pics with water in it



top down



and on a side note off the topic of this thread, for those of you wondering about my apisto..thought i wouldd take a couple of shots of him while i was at it.





thats it for right now..waiting until tomorrow afternoon to start draining and if i dont have water on the floor..i will move it and start scaping and taking pics, still have to wash more sand

Rick

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tomorrows agenda
wash black sand
wait on canister filter from ups
drain tank and move it..
start the scape
i am getting pretty excited about this

Rick

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Im excited too rick!Did you get the stand refinished or are you just going with it?

Ill be watching you.... :P

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Cant wait to see how this turns out!!

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I'm just going with it for now..see how it turns out

and ty bev and summer..the fun and pics are about to begin..got all the sand washed..was up at 6 am doing that.

Rick

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ok its build time the tank held water so here we go
first pic tank is in place with background, with the circle divider in it



then i added the white pool filter sand and then added the black sand to make a 5 inch hill



then i planted it and stuffed newspaper in on top of it to keep the water from messing things up



after it was 3/4 full i removed the newspaper and finished planting and topped it off very slowly..this is the outcome..still nedd to plant more hairgrass and more hc





i will take more pics after i finish planting tomorrow.

Rick

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Pretty :D

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looking great rick, like the mix of white and black sand

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it's beautiful!!!

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Looking real nice

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Looks fantastic

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I know it's the pics, cuz that tank still looks alot smaller than it actually is!

I'd love a bigger pic. I love what I see, and wish to see a bigger pic.

I've never contemplated seperating the different substrate like you did. It does have a very kewl affect to the tank. Love it.

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Wow that's a good looking tank

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Looks great! Sweet fish too

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