equipment list and costs.
supplies and sundries
Wood for stand frame (two 2.4m lengths of 2x6 and four 2.4m lengths of 2x4 timber) £50
Plumbing/pipe fittings £42 (I didn't use everything here)
Silcone sealant £9
2 boxes of screws £9
Iron grill for the lid £4
Corner brackets for the stand £7
Paint roller kit £7
Gorilla glue (used to fix camping mat to shelf on bottom of stand) £6
Wine racks £9
Plywood for skinning stand £18 (Overpriced diy store stuff!)
Plumbing/pipe fittings £42 (I didn't use everything here)
Silcone sealant £9
2 boxes of screws £9
Iron grill for the lid £4
Corner brackets for the stand £7
Paint roller kit £7
Gorilla glue (used to fix camping mat to shelf on bottom of stand) £6
Wine racks £9
Plywood for skinning stand £18 (Overpriced diy store stuff!)
DECOR ETC.
Stones and gravel £20
25kg of play sand £5
Polystyrene for background £20
Cement 13kg £12
Cement dye 8 colours in 100g bags £10
Clear pond sealant £13
Egg crate £14
Wood - Free!
Acrylic paint for back and sides of tank £3
25kg of play sand £5
Polystyrene for background £20
Cement 13kg £12
Cement dye 8 colours in 100g bags £10
Clear pond sealant £13
Egg crate £14
Wood - Free!
Acrylic paint for back and sides of tank £3
HARDWARE
Tank (ND Aquatics) - 64" x 18" x 18" £240
Filter 1 - Tetratec EX1200 bought second hand. £40
Filter 2 - All Pond Solutions 2000EF £60
LED Lights, controller and power adapter £67
300w heater £8
Alfagrog filter media £18
Filter sponges £14
Jebao RW-4 wave maker £38 (Lasted 6 months, replaced with a cheap put me on until I move house £15).
Original second hand tank, broken, to become a hospital tank £30
100w Heater and Fluval U2 filter for hospital tank £30. Now replaced with an aqua one nano with air pump £35.
Camping mats x2 £10 (Only used one)
Filter 1 - Tetratec EX1200 bought second hand. £40
Filter 2 - All Pond Solutions 2000EF £60
LED Lights, controller and power adapter £67
300w heater £8
Alfagrog filter media £18
Filter sponges £14
Jebao RW-4 wave maker £38 (Lasted 6 months, replaced with a cheap put me on until I move house £15).
Original second hand tank, broken, to become a hospital tank £30
100w Heater and Fluval U2 filter for hospital tank £30. Now replaced with an aqua one nano with air pump £35.
Camping mats x2 £10 (Only used one)
Fish
Firemouth Cichlid £4 - Dead
Rainbow Cichlid £4
Panama Cichlid £6
Bristlenose Pleco £1
10x Columbian Tetra £20
5x Yellow Convict £50 - 1 died, possibly from eating a piece of polystyrene from the background.
2x Blue Acara £5
Rainbow Cichlid £4
Panama Cichlid £6
Bristlenose Pleco £1
10x Columbian Tetra £20
5x Yellow Convict £50 - 1 died, possibly from eating a piece of polystyrene from the background.
2x Blue Acara £5
RUNNING TOTAL
£943
(The 'budget' part isn't going so well now! The new tank has seen to that!)
(The 'budget' part isn't going so well now! The new tank has seen to that!)