Twize

Hi everyone, sorry it's been awhile since I posted any updates. Been pretty hecktic at work and caught a flu-bug going around last week.
From this weekend, here are a few pix of the driftwood finally in the tank. Boy this thing was pretty hardheaded in working with, but we finally got it home.

Finally trimmed it down. Had to cut quite a bit to make her fit. We attempted our best jinga skills friday to see if it would fit...NOT! So off to cutting it in half it had to be. I was worried that the saw marks would be apparant an "unatural". So I thought first cuting 75% of the backside then prying/forcing the split to the front would creat a look more "natural". I first drilled a 3/8" hole all the way through the main trunk where I would re-attach it again in the tank using a stainless steel rod/washer and locking bolts.



* Drill completed


* Sawing the beast in half... This was not fun, i'm going to be extra sore tommorrow!


* Ta-da!


* Even cut in half, it still feels like a ton!


* Brother-n-law giving me a very much needed hand.


* Overall pretty happy with how it turned out. A lot of potential to compliment the planting/aquascaping... we'll see.


* Another angle


I'm still waiting for my order of a few of my wood trim and wood corbel pieces to come in. so hopefully will have some updates soon on how this assembly and stain finish goes.

Thanks.

John P.

Are you going to trim (carpentry-wise, not aquascaping-wise) around the tank?

Twize

John, Yes, I will be doing the wood work to frame around the tank. The top will be accessible (somewhat) from the frontside (about 8"s in height across the front/top of the tank) so i'll need to design an internal frame so I can lift the top/face of the frame.

Sudi

WoW !
That tank is huge! I'm totally subscribing this thread!
Good luck with everything. And your wife is amazing, if she let's you put a gigant like that in the house

Matt

erik Loza

None of this is fair. Remove all your photos immediately.

cs_gardener

Wonderful setup, I like how its part of the house. I new the tank was huge, but seeing someone inside it really brought that home. Nice looking wood, it seemed so big before you put it in the tank. This project of yours is causing me a few problems with perspective, I guess. How are you going to light it? I'm waiting impatiently to see how it looks planted.

will5

WOW Subscribe

Skelley

Is it too rude to ask how much this is costing you? I don't think my penny jar will ever do any good. I am so jealous, but I do save pictures like these for inspiration just in case....maybe one day....

Brie

Any updates?

redstrat

still no updates???