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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #30 on: March 01, 2016, 10:36:16 PM »










Moving along really well now. Have all the painting and shading done so all that's left on the background is to seal it tomorrow and then it will be ready to install permanently into the tank.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #31 on: March 03, 2016, 03:41:13 PM »
Incredible! Nice work mate  8)
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #32 on: March 03, 2016, 07:39:14 PM »
 :-awesome!
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2016, 11:39:36 AM »


All sealed with Pond Armor and silicon'd into place in the tank and curing. Probably go pick up the sand today. Originally planned on black sand but think I have changed my mind and will be going with a tan color sand. I think that will look good with the background color and really bring out the colors of the Frontosa.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2016, 06:26:33 PM »


Picked up some slate today from Lowes. I wanted the rock work in the tank to match the background I made perfectly so bought some white'ish color slate and just got done painting/shading it in the same colors at the background. Just have to seal it and they will be ready for the tank.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2016, 07:36:41 PM »
Nice work mate...I have even thought about colring and sealing rock for a perfect match...genius...the sealer darkened up the background quite a bit hey...are you gonna make caves with the slate or just have the pieces sit upright for a nice open look?
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2016, 10:00:11 PM »
Not quite caves but probably sort of lean them against the BG and such to give some spots for feeling safe for the fish. The Fronts will probably be too big to utilize the leaning slate, but I plan to move some of my smaller 3-5" Cyrtocara moorii into the tank with the Fronts so I bet the moorii will probably use the spots.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #37 on: March 05, 2016, 05:25:47 PM »
















More work done today. It is pretty much for the most part done new. All that's left is to do a few details things and route the cords better, then fill with water and move the group of frontosa and FX5 over and it'll be done. Really excited to get the fronts moved into it soon. This one has become probably my favorite tank I have owned to date.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #38 on: March 06, 2016, 04:43:54 PM »
 Beautiful biotype mate...years of viewing leisure there to be sure...well done and thx for sharing...you have an awesome creative gift & flare!
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #39 on: March 08, 2016, 05:44:45 PM »
Thanks Danny, just doing some WC's on the other tanks today so I think I'll fill this one maybe tonight.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #40 on: March 18, 2016, 05:48:47 PM »
Filled, FX5 is swapped over, and just bringing it up to temp right now. With a little luck the fronts will be moved over to it tonight! 8) 8) 8)
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #41 on: March 18, 2016, 07:22:50 PM »









3 months of work building the 6ft tank for the Frontosa finally comes to a rewarding end tonight, now I can enjoy it. Just finished filling with water, moving the FX5 over, bringing up to temp and moving my fronts over into it. I'm happy with how this tank build turned out, and think my fronts seem pretty happy now as well!
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #42 on: March 18, 2016, 07:57:31 PM »
Steve,  Great results....well worth the wait. What's next?...
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #43 on: March 18, 2016, 08:02:59 PM »
Thanks Mike. Gotta finish a 3D background up for Jon first, but after that I'm turning the 75g in wall tank that the fronts use to be in into a wet pet tank for a Jaguar I got from Blair a couple weeks ago. Plan to do a 3D BG for it and a tan sand/gravel mic for substrate.
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Re: New 6ft frontosa tank build
« Reply #44 on: March 19, 2016, 07:24:16 AM »
Looks fabulous Steve! Fish look great in their new presidential suite mate. Great thread to follow. An inspiration to us all. Blessings ole mate!
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