33 gallon cobbled together!

[Slick Fork]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

How is the cobbling coming there Chris?

Slowly... Overflow box is built and attached curing tonight, I'll put some pic's up tomorrow maybe.

Have a nice slice of birch plywood that's going to be the countertop, just gotta find a stain that my wife is happy with!

Still trying to figure out lighting, I've got a 36" 4 bulb T5 but I REALLY want something that shimmers, maybe one of the reefbrite strips Oceanic is selling would do the trick. I could also put a 175 watt MH bulb over top but I'm worried about the heat as this tank is going to be upstairs.

[Slick Fork]

Well, overflow is built and was siliconed on Sunday after a night out at the movies. Set it up in the garage and filled it up, we'll see if it's exploded overnight. Any thoughts on how long to run the leak test? I was thinking it wouldn't hurt anything to leave it full for a few days, maybe even a week? I may even set the wavebox up on it to see if it will handle the wave or not. Anyways, more pics less chatter as they say so here we go:

First is the tank on the sheet of birch so I could map out the holes I'm going to have to cut in the countertop to accomodate plumbing. Check out the awesome looking steel stand I picked up last weekend! Thanks Grizz


This next shot is just a view of the bottom of the external overflow, gives you an idea about how far out it extends. It's about 4" sticking out from the tank (so I can fit my hand in or use it as storage) and 10 wide and 10 high. I ended up with the holes about a quarter inch too big so I just ran a bead of silicone, if it works great, if it doesn't I guess I'm moving up to the next size bulkhead!


Finally, and I guess it should've been first but meh, a quick shot of the fancy clamps I used to glue the overflow together. I think without those right angles it would've looked like a drunken nun had tried to put it together for me!

[Greenmaster]

Just a caution about the wave box... you should make sure the table is sturdy

[Slick Fork]

Funny you mention that, it's how I talked the banker into letting me buy that steel stand. I had put it up on the fancy big Al's particleboard special, turned the wavemaker on for a test run and you could actually see the stand swaying. That and the fact that the old stand looked horrible in her living room was all it took!

I also got a fancy new micro-pinner to help with the trim on the tabletop. With the sale at Windsor Plywood it was about $50 and she figured that if it saved me $1 for every swear word uttered during the trim portion it would pay for 2 of them!

[The Grizz]

No problem Chris, happy to build the stand for you. I am sure that the stand and the birch top will hold up just fine for your wave box. Looking good!!

[Slick Fork]

I have no doubts about the stand. Curious about how the tank will do with the wavebox!

I've gotta decide too, whether I want to do the back of the tank in black or white. I know Blue is the standard but it just doesn't appeal to me

[Greenmaster]

I have seen some killer air brushed tanks... they look like the tank goes on for ever...