Becki Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Because I have my fish in my room I try to have it so the tanks blend in or at least look like they are meant to be there and not just popped anyway I can find some space So keeping this in mind I had my dad build me a fishshelf like a bookshelf but for tanks instead The shelf holds 4 x 20 litre tanks plus smaller jars. It is a much tidier option for my room and allows me room for more tanks. The bottom shelf is free for my breeding/grow out tank and the top of a chest of drawers is now free for another tank as well. I have a fourth tank which is to tall for the shelf and lives on my desk. Here is a picture of the shelf built by my lovely dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody3714 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Very nice good to have someone handy around saves alot of dollars looks very neat Goody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 It does indeed save $$, the lights in the shelf were only $16 each at bunnings!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody3714 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Nice gotta love bunnings got most of the stuff i need for my betta barracks im building from bunnings. are they cultures on the second shelf i see ? and is that switch on the wall or on the shelf ? Goody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) They are cultures you see Grindals. The switch is the main light switch for my room. because of the height of the shelf it would have made it impossible to access the switch so we cut a hole in the back so I could easily get to it. The bottle is diy co2. which is helping my nice lush underwater forest grow :lol: Edited March 27, 2010 by Becki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 It looks great! What substrate did you end up using for the Grindals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) The green scrubbing sponge that you suggested, They are going well. Although my cats tried to break into the containers thinking that there might be something good to eat inside. Edited March 27, 2010 by Becki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Love the setup! Want to trade dads for a while? I could use some shelving. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 hehe mine has his moments, I will have to wait about 4 months before i ask for the next fish shelf to be built :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rongrit Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 nice set up but becareful the weight of the tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Hi Domn, My dad took that into account and added extra support beneath the shelves when he built the cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rongrit Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Hi Domn, My dad took that into account and added extra support beneath the shelves when he built the cabinet. That's good. I told you becuase I had one cabinet without any strong support in the middle and my tanks leaked a few times. Your tank are not too big for the the cabinet so it should not have any problem if you do not put sth. heavy on it. Cheers, Domn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 I absolutely love this! Very well setup :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandeecane Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 What plants do you have in those tanks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 What plants do you have in those tanks??? The separated tanks have banana lillies, hair grass and swords (can think of proper names). The bottom tank has the same plus some... umm long strappy weed and and some strappy weed that looks like its been curled, plus some stock standard LFS aquarium weed. sorry im terrible for proper names. maybe someone can id the plants in the pictures. That bottom tank is mainly strappy leaved plants swords and duck weed now as im using it as a spawning tank atm. I absolutely love this! Very well setup Hey thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandeecane Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 (edited) I love it! Are you using sponge filters? And how does one make a DIY co2 kit? Also... I'd love to know what materials your dad used in this and how much it cost. I'm thinking of making one. :) Edited May 24, 2010 by Kandee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 And how does one make a DIY co2 kit? Heres a link for diy co2 http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/DIY-Yeast-CO2/7/ just search through google a few times, and I think there is a post about diy co2 in the diy section of these forums :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki Posted May 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 I love it! Are you using sponge filters? And how does one make a DIY co2 kit? Also... I'd love to know what materials your dad used in this and how much it cost. I'm thinking of making one. It is an old but very solid computer cabinet that we pulled apart and rebuilt, I'm pretty sure the wood is just good heavy quality mdf and the shelves all have extra supports on them, the back of each shelf has a hole for plugs and tubing and the bottom shelf also has a hole on the side for the power cord for the power board. At the back of the base its been cut so that it sits over the skirting board allowing the cabinet to be against the wall. Dad built so it can be fixed to the wall if we were worried about stability but its solid as a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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