Welcome to my custom 5.5 pico tank. It is a
5.5 gallon all Glass Aquarium the display is 3 1/2 gallons and the
filer section is 2 gallons. The progress is on going I will post
updates as I go.
2/09/2008
The tank a standard 5 1/2 gallon All
glass Aquarium
Prep for painting the filter section
The Paint I used was KrylonŽ Fusion
2/10/2008
Painted and tape removed
dry fitting the Plexiglas wall that will separate the display from
the filter compartment.
false wall and overflow dry fit
plexi wall notched with a rotozip and a router bit.
I used a wood jig to cut the notches.
wood jig
going to only use one side
the rotozip
the router bit
finished wall
dry fit
2/11/2008
I cut out the baffle that will divide the filter section. The
water will come in on one side then travel under the baffle to the
other side then will be pumped back into the display
The baffle
dry fit
getting ready to silicone
siliconed w/1 inch space at the bottom
The filter section
top view
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