55 Gallon Tank Diy Concrete Stand

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as my comets and commons are getting bigger, its time to upgrade from a 29G to a 55G. and I just bought a baby blue oranda last week, he'll go into the 29G for now.

here is the blue print.

i've ordered a black yoga mat off ebay for $8. going to cut and use that to pad the concrete blocks from scratching the wood floor.

the small rectangles are solid cap concrete blocks 4x8x16, the square blocks are 8x8x16.

this will give me 1" on the sides of the 29G and 9" on top.

 

[richiep]

I love the idea only wish my floor would take that weight

 

[coralbandit]

9 inches is tight for service.
I have several racks with 10 inches and it is tight .

 

[richiep]

Ooops perhaps another block if you can fit it in

 

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ok thanks, I will use an 8" block instead of the 4" block, which will give me 13" gap. and the overall height will be 60". the same as my current tank's overall height.

new blue print

 

[coralbandit]

I have a hose to refill my tanks but I like to use buckets for quick top offs or small changes .
On my racks with tight spaces I can't even dump a 2 g bucket completely .
It is my only complaint on being efficient with my space .
You'll appreciate the extra inches .

 

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so it begins.





when through 3 cans of the .99c flat black spray paint. gonna need another can for final build. mainly painting the sides that face out.

stacked up on the back porch till someone has a sale again.

 

[coralbandit]

You should paint them stacked like that ?

 

[kallililly1973]

Yes painted they look nice . I found some gray that was not being used and a cheap roller it fills the pores much easier... I did spray paint on the 20 and wish I woulda rolled em and I used flat panels of insulation cut to size to protect the floors I have a 10 and 20 on cinderblocks... the 10 looks like it’s on a pedestal and the 20 is like your design only I believe I used 8x8x16 blocks

 

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bought the lumber this week, cut to size, and painted.



just waiting on another $1/G sale.

 

[coralbandit]

Pretty sure the next should start up the last Sunday of this month ?

 

[kallililly1973]

bought the lumber this week, cut to size, and painted.



just waiting on another $1/G sale.

What cha building? A rack for multiple tanks or? opps sorry looks like your doing a 55 with a 29 below...I'm sure it'll hold with that lumber and cinders...WTG!! Good luck!!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Are you just going to stack the sinder blocks, and then put the tank on it? Petsmart has the $1 per gal. Sale a few times a year.....

 

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yes, just gonna stack them.

i've been check PetSmart, Petco and PetSuppliesPlus every week for the 50% off sale for the 55 Gallon tank.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Wait....they have a 50% of sale!???????? I didn’t know that!!!

 

[nikm128]

Wait....they have a 50% of sale!???????? I didn’t know that!!!

It's the same as the $1 a gallon, 10-29g are $1 per gallon then 40-75 is half off

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ok, sweet!!

 

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I decided on the 75G. bought some 8X8 concrete blocks for the extra width.


here's the 75G, leak test.


and just spray painted the AC70s black on the back.

 

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draining the 29G. I can only 1 photo at a time, please check back later


moved the fish to the old water 20 gallon tub.

 

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moved the storage rack. measured and cut out piece of yoga mat to protect the flooring. got the bottom shelf for the 29g.


stacking the concrete blocks


took some finagling to get the 75 gallon onto the stand by myself. adding in new water and old water.

 

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added new silk plants. moved the rocks and transferred the media from the 29g.

75g


moved new comets from 20 gallon QT tub to the 29g.

 

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tried out a Seachem Tidal 110. it fits perfectly. no priming need during water changes and media cleaning. I like the media basket so much better than the AquaClear. there is a slight hum coming from the motor, but the noise level is about the same as the AC. I just ordered a 2nd one. They're cheapest at Kens Fish, $63.

 

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got my 2nd Tidal 110.

 

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feeding time, top and bottom views.

 

[richiep]

feeding time, top and bottom views.

Is it only goldfish you keep

 

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Is it only goldfish you keep

right now I have some red, blue, brown ramshorn snails, and a house rabbit. used to have dogs, doves, chickens, ducks, turkeys.

 

[richiep]

House rabbit picture
I can see his cage by your tank build

 

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good observation

 

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chillin in the tunnel

 

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[Sheldon13]

moved the storage rack. measured and cut out piece of yoga mat to protect the flooring. got the bottom shelf for the 29g.


stacking the concrete blocks


took some finagling to get the 75 gallon onto the stand by myself. adding in new water and old water.

Are you using a pump here to get the water moved over? If so, what kind?

 

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yes, its the Maxi-Jet 1200. I used it as a water polisher, vacuum, skimmer, water changer, water pump.

learned from Joey

here's the thread about my 150 gallon stock tank upgrade with the maxI jet
150 Gallon Tank - Patio Pond Upgrade, Again

 

[Sheldon13]

yes, its the Maxi-Jet 1200. I used it as a water polisher, vacuum, skimmer, water changer, water pump.

learned from Joey

here's the thread about my 150 gallon stock tank upgrade with the maxI jet
150 Gallon Tank - Patio Pond Upgrade, Again

Thanks, I’m going to check that out. As I keep accumulating more and more tanks, and getting bigger ones, doing water changes with a gallon jug is no fun.

 

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[richiep]

How big are these ones going to grow

 

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alpha male, mostly orange, with a broken left gill plate





alpha female, mostly white with orange on top, not shy

 

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How big are these ones going to grow

they can get about 12" long

check out the solid orange comet here

 

[richiep]

That's s beautiful fantail on the comet, was quite surprised when it turned sideways. Are they breeding for you, I love the white as well

 

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I got these as feeders last July, so probably this Spring they will.

 

[FishRFriendz]

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Is your rabbit litter box trained? When I was younger we kept rabbits, but let them roam in our patio so we never trained them, and we'd just spray down the patio regularly. I want to get one for my son but... not if it's gonna poop everywhere.

 

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yes, they can be trained. I built her a cage in the living room, and kept her in there for a few weeks. they need a litter box in the cage with some hay, and a hay box right next to it. they are somewhat territorial, so once they learn where the litter box is, they'll go back there to eat and poop. spayed and neutered they are much easier to train and have less aggression if you have more than one rabbit. both males and females will usually mark their territory if not spayed and neutered.

at first I only let her out a few hours in the evening when were home to monitor her. then after a few months she is free to roam 24/7. we got her as an adult so she's a bit skittish and doesn't like to be held. usually if you get them as babies they'll have a better connection with people.

they love to chew though, so all your power cords must be wrapped and covered. she has chewed through a couple of our cables and power cords. she also nibbles on the wood furniture and cabinets. they need plenty of hay, and there's a few types of wood they can chew on.

I was a member of rabbitsonline.net for a few months, tons of info on there. there's also some pretty info videos on youtube.