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| Johnboy02 | Posted: 16/9/2010 10:52 Updated: 16/9/2010 10:52 |
Just can't stay away   Joined: 30/6/2010 From: Lincolnshire Posts: 94 |
 Re: Tank on breeze blocksHi,
my dad put mine on breezeblocks in my bedroom - it works well doesn't it? I've got a blue sheet - a small one from when I was a baby! - over mine, and he put a towel under the blocks so that we can move it if we need to....we slide it out!!!! |
| r_bray | Posted: 16/9/2010 11:07 Updated: 16/9/2010 11:07 |
Not too shy to talk   Joined: 6/9/2010 From: London Posts: 23 |
Re: Tank on breeze blocks I think this tank would need to be on anti-gravity fabric to move it now it's in situ!
I do like breeze block stands - they're not pretty, but they're functional. Also, I like my tank to be visible when I sit on the floor, and no stand manufacturer seems to make low stands. |
| cathie | Posted: 17/9/2010 14:53 Updated: 17/9/2010 14:53 |
Coldwater Moderator   Joined: 11/2/2006 From: London Posts: 10915 |
Re: Tank on breeze blocks Can you just paint breeze blocks or do you have to prime them first, anyone? Very handy. What is the shelf - marine ply?
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| r_bray | Posted: 17/9/2010 16:03 Updated: 17/9/2010 16:03 |
Not too shy to talk Joined: 6/9/2010 From: London Posts: 23 |
Re: Tank on breeze blocks I *think* you can just paint them. I'm thinking of slapping a couple of coats of white masonary paint on these and seeing how they go.
The wood is your basic pine planks. If you think they're likely to get wet then marine ply's definitely the way to go, but in the last 4 years I didn't actually drip on the platform that much. Certainly not emough to affect the wood in any serious way. |
| codface2010 | Posted: 22/9/2010 17:58 Updated: 22/9/2010 17:58 |
Just can't stay away  Joined: 27/6/2010 From: North Yorkshire Posts: 76 |
Re: Tank on breeze blocks Like this idea. gunna do this with my next tank. Id just give them a couple of coats of cheap emulsion as the paint might soak in to the block then a top coat of matt black.
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| small paul | Posted: 24/9/2010 21:54 Updated: 24/9/2010 21:54 |
Not too shy to talk  Joined: 24/9/2010 From: Denbighshire Posts: 26 |
Re: Tank on breeze blocks hi
paint the blocks with pva available anywhere b&q etc to size/prime then paint with maisonary paint and finish with clear varnish (great affect i did it a couple of years ago ) around a pond for a customer. n:b dont forget paint can be toxic to your fish |
