Was a long night with my 2 year old being poorly with a cold and then my husband woke him up by filing away a bit of the tank. Any way, we finally got the background in last night. It took a lot of cutting to get it to fit, but was easy enough to do with a combination of a wood saw and a bread knife!
The protein skimmer was a challenge because we weren't too sure where to fit it. My husband, our friend, and I all had a go to find a place for it! When we found the only vaguely likely place to fit it (ie. wherever required the least amount of modding) we cut a section of background off so it would sit nicely where we needed it.
FYI - We used Aquarium grade silicone to secure the background to the tank (it's non-toxic polystyrene and didn't want it to float!) so will have to wait until tonight before we can add the coral sand, water and salt. We are all looking forward to that step :)
The protein skimmer was a challenge because we weren't too sure where to fit it. My husband, our friend, and I all had a go to find a place for it! When we found the only vaguely likely place to fit it (ie. wherever required the least amount of modding) we cut a section of background off so it would sit nicely where we needed it.
FYI - We used Aquarium grade silicone to secure the background to the tank (it's non-toxic polystyrene and didn't want it to float!) so will have to wait until tonight before we can add the coral sand, water and salt. We are all looking forward to that step :)
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