I’ve had a 10 gallon ‘planted’ tank since we moved in to this house 3 years ago. I’ve been slowly making it more complex and I’m now dosing ferts once a day using a home-made doser and I inject CO2. With all the extra nutrients, the plants overgrow the tank pretty much weekly.
I can just fit a 40 gallon tank in the same location the 10 gallon is currently sitting, so I’m upgrading.
I don’t want a lot of equipment sticking out the top of the new tank, so I rigged up some plumbing to house the heater inline with the filter in the stand.
Today I did all the plumbing and it’s currently running on a 5 gallon jug to check for leaks. So far it only looks like 1 or 2 little dribbles need to be addressed.
New toy for the shop… Inflatable paint booth. I have a bunch of motorcycle painting coming up and decided to upgrade my painting tools. This will help to get the bad fumes out of the shop.
I put a pvc skeleton in it so I can turn the pumps off after spraying without having to take the parts out.
The instructions recommend the pvc or a 2x4 frame. The concern is if the power goes out, you won’t be trapped inside. They also tell you not to run the pumps more than 8 hours at a time.
