Tale of a Farmer II - Construction of the Fish Rack

[felix_fx2]

You still have the go LFS cannot go out empty handed terminal illness.
GC have many bonsai, but it might need some aging before usage.

[VSGenesis]

You still have the go LFS cannot go out empty handed terminal illness.
GC have many bonsai, but it might need some aging before usage.

-_-'' GC has it? I didn't see it the last time I was there. Where is it? I need to find my new layout material!! No...I am not poison. LOL! And I'm not crazy either. You know bogwood will do too, just need to glue.

[Blue Whale]

Ooooo...VS dunno I got large qty of DW and rocks for deployment.....Oooooo...

I like cable ties, use and throw. I ain't green warrior.

[stormhawk]

Bonsai wood at GC is several pieces bonded together, but nicely done. You must give them for the wood to age because initial use seems to show that it will have an insane amount of fungal growth. Neondagger had the same experience I had but the wood once cured is very nice.

[Blue Whale]

Bonsai wood at GC is several pieces bonded together, but nicely done. You must give them for the wood to age because initial use seems to show that it will have an insane amount of fungal growth. Neondagger had the same experience I had but the wood once cured is very nice.

Oooo...I saw $10 only at AquaStar for one of the Bonsai piece...cheapo cheapo cheap cheap.. XD lol...but like Stormy said, you have to treat it first before use. Else you get a forest on it. Okie, I didn't bother to check the rest of them. Got some outside the shop and inside the shop. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, hence I cannot tell you whether it is beautiful or not, because taste changes to accommodate tank size and tank environment as well. E.g. you might have a 2ft but you only have a very very little space available for this, so you might want to find a smaller piece as oppose to one that fit the entire 2ft.

Today still no work on piping, as I want to get some taps first before I started drilling the pipes. Tomorrow should be a good day to go hunting for taps again. I dropped by AquaStar but they ran out of it. I suspect I will have better luck at Polyart. I planning to drop by C328 as well for another product....hee....secret...shhhh....

[Blue Whale]

Think think think....cannot disappoint those who are following this thread.

Okay now, 2 pictures then. This PVC is half an inch. And perhaps as long as the baka poles that you use to camouflage the Army 3 tonner, anyway I cut sized into half. You can imagine me carry such a long pipe and walk a bus stop length distance from the hardware shop all the way back to home.



This is only 1 pipe cut to two, so now, after measuring physically with the rack and not with measuring tape, I started to saw them into size. Make sure if you want to do this, always have newspaper (old of course) on the floor so that later on, it won't be so messy. Also have a file (blue color, G-Tech File) standing by. After you saw it, you might want to file off the edges. A hack saw won't cost you a lot, this one is $4 with 2 spare blade, make sure you oil the spare ones. You can wipe off before sawing. Oil can use singer oil or WD 40 (Which is fish oil basically).



Okay, I should have my black silicone somewhere....:P just that my room is getting very messy so might need some time to locate it. Anyway, this will also be painted black to match the rack. The current piping that you see is for air pump. Hence, air tight with silicone to make sure pressure can be build up easily. This pipe will be connected to 4 outlet of Beetle 12000, it has a control knob for strength. Won't be silent but I will find some way to minimise the sound.

[VSGenesis]

Oooo...I saw $10 only at AquaStar for one of the Bonsai piece...cheapo cheapo cheap cheap.. XD lol...but like Stormy said, you have to treat it first before use. Else you get a forest on it. Okie, I didn't bother to check the rest of them. Got some outside the shop and inside the shop. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, hence I cannot tell you whether it is beautiful or not, because taste changes to accommodate tank size and tank environment as well. E.g. you might have a 2ft but you only have a very very little space available for this, so you might want to find a smaller piece as oppose to one that fit the entire 2ft.

Side track here from main thread topic.
As I have mentioned to both felix and storm, this is a side "project" I am now basically gathering information, reading and that kind of stuffs. The bonsai or other layout material to look like a tree is main focal. Plants is the focus. But being that this might be done on a 2ft, the fauna for this might be all celestial.

The main tank has a high chance of rescapping since HC is looking good. So priority is main tank.

Anyway, thanks for letting me know Aquastar has them. Will check it out. So while I am focus on the main tank, I will consult storm on curing the tree. Will post a thread when I'm ready.

Thanks guys.

@ blue whale, no longer a secret once you say what it here.

Anyway, Saturday and Sunday is here. Lots of time. sunday you can start uploading pictures.

Basket, you show pvc pipe laying there. No show before and after product. You want me take pvc rotan you ah?

[Blue Whale]

@ blue whale, no longer a secret once you say what it is here.

Anyway, Saturday and Sunday is here. Lots of time. sunday you can start uploading pictures.

Basket, you show pvc pipe laying there. No show before and after product. You want me take pvc rotan you ah?

Oh...I was refering to "another product"....ha ha....

These are before products, after products not out yet. Don't think I will show a before painting picture as I will be painting first. I need to air them first before assembling them up. The tub itself is the water tank, so water tank painting is expecting to be concurrent with the pipings. I haven't saw the parts for it. It is going to be a very interested design.

[Blue Whale]

Hey for the rest of the forumers, I am going to make a call to all of you, no this is not a challenge.

Go and visually check your rack or cupboard that is holding the tank that you have currently. Yes, even the table also count. Inspect all corners for decomposition (wood), corrosion or rustiness, and decide if you just want to keep it that way, paint it, repair it, change a new one, built a new rack, etc.

What you do, might even save you some headaches later on. So do make an effort to do so time to time.

[felix_fx2]

Bonsai wood at GC is several pieces bonded together, but nicely done. You must give them for the wood to age because initial use seems to show that it will have an insane amount of fungal growth. Neondagger had the same experience I had but the wood once cured is very nice.

Neondagger's one seems starting to cure, still stinks thou.

[stormhawk]

I took mine out, dried it under the sun and kept it under storage. Going to give it a PP bath + hot water and baking sun treatment soon. I don't know what is on the surface of the wood that causes fungi to love it so much. I had bubble-like fungus all over it. Nice, in a different way.

[Blue Whale]

I took mine out, dried it under the sun and kept it under storage. Going to give it a PP bath + hot water and baking sun treatment soon. I don't know what is on the surface of the wood that causes fungi to love it so much. I had bubble-like fungus all over it. Nice, in a different way.

Hot water bath liao, put on newspaper wind dry away from the sun. If can don't give light source even better.

[Blue Whale]

The current built speed slowed down, party because I caught a bit of flu flu, but the main reason is still painting.

So do be patience for the time being. Now a showcase of part of the arsenal currently near to me, I should have some others somewhere else, need to search them out.

Paintjob in progress...
Now notice that I do not throw away leftover metal pieces and pipes. I re-utilise them to lift up the painted stuffs. Previously, it was used to lift up the rack for retrofitting.



From the piping Platoon.



From piping 2nd platoon.
By looking at the new taps and old taps, you would have already know that this is not the first time I am doing this. That is not all of the old taps btw...



From the styrofoam platoon 1.



I will finish up the paint job on the piping first so that I can do assembling later on. Expecting another round of paint job on the air piping system before I start connecting up to the Beetle 12000.

[Blue Whale]

Fri and Sat had me going around AquaStar, Y618, Green Chapter, C328 and Polyart (You can include JZX, Woodlands Vista Point Market LFS if you are looking at past few weeks)...despite a weaker immune system and feeling tired.

Jumping from one shop to another.

Products in review,

Water
Currently for water, considering between Mosura Filtration System or Hyflux Pitcher P18. Price differences is of course a lot. Hyflux would be half the cost for 1 year whilst Mosura is for 2 years. Mosura is RO system in effect definitely a better choice where pocket is deep enough.

Substrate
Borneowild (Already got 8kg), ADA Amazonia II, ADA Africana, Benibachi Crimson, Mosura Red Soil. Pretty much spoilt for choice...but the properties of the soil behaves differently hence there must be a very careful selection.

Filters
GEX Slim L, M, Totto S Filter, PowerHouse (Pretty impressive thingy), sponge filters (got 2 at the moment)

DIY CO2
I believe I have 3x JBL CO2 DIY System under the desk. Need to consider which tank will actually needs it. My current mix allows 5-6weeks continuous operation at 24/7 but smaller tank might be a different story compared to a 2ft.

Measurement tools
Considering PH Test Pen (sooner or later must get one), TDS Test Pen (If I get the Mosura Filtration System)

Tanks
Looking at the build for BW tank, ADA tank, GEX tank. So far GEX I look at it the most which is lower budget. But delivery is an issue here less I can solve the transportation issue. Most likely to work this out with Y618 or maybe I should make a trip to NA to ask around.

Fishes/Shrimps
I am looking around currently. A brief discussion with the forum guys but many seems to focus on Selling the fish after breeding. Hmm...I was thinking of keeping them actually...ha ha...but quite true, after a while, you might not have the space to keep all of them. Selling them off is a wise option. And yah, at this point, I remember Aura Blue instead of Aqua Blue, a name which was formally recognised exactly one year ago worldwide.

Plants
Some Aquatic plants and terra plants are still being cultivated seperately even though M1-M3 are not doing great. Even if there is a small patch left, I will still try my best. The soil is reusable anyway. At the same time, I still going around looking at different Moss, different aquatic and terra plants.

On a separate front, I am occupying myself with more readings on fish and plants, hoping to catch up at a faster pace. Best of luck to me. : >

[diazman]

Filters
Totto S Filter

Totto lah, way to go spread the poison.. hahaha

[Blue Whale]

Totto lah, way to go spread the poison.. hahaha

This is a night shot in pitch black after 12am. With the help of a green LED in 24/7 operation and the LED Flash from my SGS2, this shot was captured with the Totto S canister filter in full operation. Temperature reading at that point was 25.5C. Condensation occurs. Some of these plants will be transferred to new tanks for operation. But this is just the main tank. I still got the angel fish tank which I do not show off in most of the shots. To the left of the tank, you would see a Totto Bubble Stopper which is not in operation at time of shot.

[xXXXx13]

The current built speed slowed down, party because I caught a bit of flu flu, but the main reason is still painting.

Bro, take care man. Hope you get well soon.

[diazman]

This is a night shot in pitch black after 12am. With the help of a green LED in 24/7 operation and the LED Flash from my SGS2, this shot was captured with the Totto S canister filter in full operation. Temperature reading at that point was 25.5C. Condensation occurs. Some of these plants will be transferred to new tanks for operation. But this is just the main tank. I still got the angel fish tank which I do not show off in most of the shots. To the left of the tank, you would see a Totto Bubble Stopper which is not in operation at time of shot.

The true TOTTO power. Your rack is really seeping poison la. Fire up "DIYness" in me and all the people camping your thread

[Blue Whale]

Ha Ha...Steven, no worries, will do. I have electric acupoint massage system and a strong dose of vitamins. So it won't blow up one. But tireness must rest and hopefully I don't wake up at 5+am which is my regular wake up time...lol.

DZ....ha...based on the equipments shown you already kena poisoned. Now at this stage is to wait for the paint to dry up. I don't need to power up my impact drill yet. I be using the battery operated one which will drill at a slower pace and allow for more adjustments for each of the holes. Drilling is a tiring job because you need to press down with force as well, then the other part is to use the white tape and seal each tap one by one. So the more taps, the more tiring. Based on the number of tanks I be deploying I might not need to drill 20 holes anyway...but just in case, I have spare standing by. Important to keep spare if you do not want to imagine yourself waking up at 3am and travel to Polyart just to get supplies to fix the problem.

I suspect the poisoning part may not be the rack itself because it provides infrastructure support. The more poisoning ones may be the tanks which will be setup in DW and Iwa scape separately. Heh Heh....

[VSGenesis]

Keep it up!

Filter. Go for totto.