Very nice tank man!
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Very nice tank man!
bought the lumber today for the new stand. I plan on building it wider than the tank so i can fit a longer sump in there. Alright have a acrylic one waiting. was gonna start cutting today but by the time i got home it was dark and i just wasn't motivated anymore to start cutting. so tomorrow ill start slicing up some 2x4's. i plan on using kilz on all the pieces before i actually put them together.
so far i've spent like 27$ on wood and screws total cost will end up being about 50-60$... not to bad for a DIY stand. if you have a little bit of know how, its a good way to save some money on a custom stand. It helps cause you can use whatever size sump you want.
Good call on the DIY stand. I was going to do that but I figured it would be quicker if I bought one. Now I'm modifying the crap out of it and wishing I would have started fresh.
alright the 2x4's are cut for the stand. Before i put it together im using Kilz2 on all the pieces first. Made the mistake of not doing that with the 90g and some of the boards got a weird mold on it, so now that would be happening.
as far as the paneling, haven't figured out what i wanna use yet. that probably will be done next weekend or sometime during the week. The door im thinking of doing will more be just a removable panel.
might assemble the stand here in a couple hours depending on if the boards are dry or not.
Nice. The weather sure is on your side today.
yup i wanted to get this done ASAP while it was atleast decent out... who knows when the snow will hit around here.Originally Posted by creefer
alright got everything kilz'd and screwed together. Got the stand in place for the time being just to get it outta the way from everything else, put the tank on the stand and put the sump inside the stand along with the skimmer.
things that still need to be done:
skin the stand
make door panel thing
make base for inside the stand for the sump to sit on.
also need to figure out how im gonna hang the lights, got a few good ideas
the view from the bed
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Glad you took advantage of the weather today. I was unable to do so.
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great start russ cant wait to see this thing with water in it gl
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looking good Russ
Looking great Russ! That skimmer is a beast
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