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Old 10-06-2008, 03:10 PM
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I can definitely say with these cats, THANK GOD for Lysol wipes
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Oh yah! You should see my Mom's, it's my cat's brother...he is a greasy boy..but cute though!
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:52 PM
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Built a stand yesterday....a bit deeper than needed so that none of the plumbing would be visible as we drilled out the back of the tank.....even though we don't include this as part of our budget...this was soooo cheap to build. It took us 3.5 hour max and cost us $41.33 for all the wood....I had the nails, glue, hinges and door handle (not on until it's stained)...so it can be cheap to build your own! The stands I was looking at were for a 10g and were anywhere from $100.00-$150.00 for a finished cabinet stand...now I just gotta stain it!



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Believe it or not i got a decent black stand for4 under 50 at walley world. not as nice as that tho!
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Your "Alien Invader" looks like it needs a hug.

The stand looks really nice! I wish I had that skill!
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Your "Alien Invader" looks like it needs a hug.

The stand looks really nice! I wish I had that skill!

Why don't I send the alien to your house for that hug? (ha ha ha)

THANKS! The skill belongs to my Dad....I wish I could take ALL the credit...I was the gluer, nailer, designer...ha ha ha
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Very nice stand.
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Built a stand yesterday....a bit deeper than needed so that none of the plumbing would be visible as we drilled out the back of the tank.....even though we don't include this as part of our budget...this was soooo cheap to build. It took us 3.5 hour max and cost us $41.33 for all the wood....I had the nails, glue, hinges and door handle (not on until it's stained)...so it can be cheap to build your own! The stands I was looking at were for a 10g and were anywhere from $100.00-$150.00 for a finished cabinet stand...now I just gotta stain it!
AH LOOK AT THE BIG BABY
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Plumbing finally done.....stand and bits all stained...no water yet, tomorrow....it will be full of water! So here it is with the light on....
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Plumbing finally done.....stand and bits all stained...no water yet, tomorrow....it will be full of water! So here it is with the light on....
That overflow reflects the light so nicely, it sorta creates that light > darker look of a real ocean.

Tank and stand look AWESOME! Nice work!
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