The 72 gal fish tank thread that works

So if you read the other one then u know whats up. Otherwise, its a 72 gal bowfront, currently running a fishless cycle, a good portion of the way through, i am about 50-60% done, prob another 3 weeks to go, hopefully shorter. The big slate cave was custom built by me . Weighs approx 70lbs or so. I just put the blue background up tonight and its about 5 sheets of blue cellophane frommichaels layered ontop of eachother. The role cost me about 3.50 and isnt a final solution. I am going to either spray the back of the tank with rustoleum mettalic black or rustoleum mettalic cobalt blue.

I'm jealous. I really want a tank and some fish.

so do it, if you do it right, it can be fairly priced.

Looks really good dude, I'm liking it.

Nice!

nice tank dude. I see you have an eheim filter, good choice. I am about 70% done cycling my 46 gallon bow front. I should take some pics.

I like it without the film on the back.

The cellophane is kinda crappy, i did some test splotches last night on two pieces of glass using Rust-Oleum metallic paints both black and cobalt blue.

here is what they look like, one of those will end up being the background color for the 72 gal. Personally, i like the cobalt blue, but i have a doubt so i am painting my 25 gal first with it. if it looks good there i'll paintit blue on the 72 gal, if it doesnt look good i'll just use the black.

BTW that eheim seems rok solid, its dead quiet, the loudest thing on the whole rig is the stupid lil fan on the light, sounds like a turbo.

wow that blue would look amazing as a background, def use it

i think the blue look amazing too, i just don't know how nice it will look, will test on the 25 gal first.

in time

What kind of fish do you plan on putting in it?

Right now i have 10 cardinals, honey sunset gourami, and orange lyretail molly that are in the 25 gal that will be moved. I plan to put denision barbs in there as well as some other tetras, endlers, and othe rmisc fish. but the plan often varies from reality.