Catching Leaks
 

I'd like to catch leaks / spills / overflowing water from the tank and direct into a basin inside the cabinet.

Any ideas? Functional while not looking too DIY.

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that piece of plywood you could rout out a channel and drill a hole at the back with a piece of tubing in the hole to a container. do remember to re stain the routed out area.

Bill

Good idea Bill. I could add plywood around the edge and rout a channel. Could I get close to the dark, dark brown color with a stain? I'd also need to add a strip of veneer along the cut edge.

I think you could rout straight in to that top piece that the tank sits on. And you can probably find a stain that is pretty darn close to that one.

do you have a hundred or so dollars?

Go to a granite or quartz counter specialty store. ask them for a scrap cut out from a countertop (usually have the sink cutouts laying around if the customer hasnt taken it as a glorified cutting board). If they cant do it - they should know someone who can. Most machine shops with a CNC machine will be able to do it. just need the right bit.

ask them if they can do what was suggested above - route a channel and drill a small drain hole.

also have the hone and polish the edges for a nice finish :)

Funky_fish: Thanks! Unfortunately, the top is Ikea particle board. It chips when cutting on a table saw so I suspect it won't rout cleanly.

phi delt: Great idea. It would make a nice solid and flat base for the tank to sit on.