400 GALLON TAKE 2!!!!!

You actually WAIT for stuff to dry? :) You're a better man than I...

yeah that is harder than heck!!!!!! the living room side of it is painted. I will get some pics up tonight I ran out of screws and need to run to lowes to get some more to finish the stand. but it is looking really really nice.

Hey gang, well the living room side of the wall is DONE!!! the Den side of the wall gets one more coat of paint and its done. I cut the closet walls out wider to fit the tank on the den side and framed an mudded in. will sand and paint that in the next day or 2 and then put new molding on that. I will be putting plywood sides and front on the stand also and get the doors all done and get that painted. if all goes well I would like to have everything done and then tank set by Tuesday. and then spend at least 3 days getting it slowly filled and aquascaped. I am taking nothing but time. I need to figure out what I am gonna do about the lighting. I think I will build a type of frame and then hang them over the tank. not sure about that yet. but I will get some pics up in the next day or 2.

Here's a suggestion for you... borrowing from our *future* plans for the next big tank.... imagine a canopy that lifts straight up and down (to adjust the lighting height or allow more room for getting into the tank).

Think about this.... two way wall switch, a small 1/4 horse motor with a reduction gear box cabled to the panel holding the lamps running on some vertical casters/runners. No rocket science involed, but IMO saweeeeet.

I don't think you'd even need a 1/4 horse motor for that. Especially if it was geared down. I think my garage door opener is a 1/4 horse. lol

Allright, here are some new pics. the first 2 are of the stand just about done. I added a few more supports and sunday I will put on the plywood and cut the drawers and slap some molding on it. the 3rd pic is of the finished living room side. the last pic is of the den side where I widened the what used to be closet I will get it finished up here in the next day or 2. but slowly its coming around, I cannot say how nice it is to just kinda take your time at this.
I also have some AWESOME ideas on some aquascaping that I am gonna do but I will just tease you right now. not at that point in the game yet!!!

LOOKIN' SWEET BUDDY!!!!!!!

Oh, **** yea!!! That's just what I envision on my own set up.

sweeeeet, see there buddy ... you didn't even need all of us to come up and help !! not as hard as it looks, huh ?!

I tell you what, I was sure second guessing myself in the beginning but I have had a BLAST the whole time. I am very suprised and impressed with myself on this little project. I cannot wait to get the tank set. I cant wait to show you guys my little aquascape suprise I am gonna do!!!!!