FishyFishy!'s 155 bowfront fishroom/closet build

[FishyFishy!]

Progress report for today. Finished the stand and doors. Painted the back of the tank with Krylon Fusion paint. I thought that it would be pretty dark, but it actually turned out to be a nice light blue. I really like the finished product.

Now I have to get the hardware on the doors and mount them back on the stand. Should be done by tonight.

THEN I have to start sanding the canopy... I really am not looking forward to sanding this thing. The stand was bad enough.

Pics:

First coat of paint on the glass:



I always leave the back of the overflows clear so that I can see through to the plumbing. You never know what might be in there that you'll have to see. It also makes the assembly proccess a heck of a lot easier.

Finished product:

[fishoholic]

Looks like it's coming along nicely, I like the blue background

[Myka]

Ya, I like the blue too. I'm doing blue on my new tank. I haven't had a blue tank in a decade at least. I was actually considering white too...hmm.

[FishyFishy!]

white is in interesting one! Haven't seen that yet.

[FishyFishy!]

NEW UPDATE 11/08/2011

Tank is in the house now with the stand. The canopy has to be modified now because I decided to go Metal Halides instead of T5's. So the canopy isn't tall enough for my monster fixture. I will have to modify it.




Actinic's Only




I also have got a couple more things for the tank. I got a used Euro-Reef RS250 Protein skimmer (this thing is huge!). I also got a Schuran Jetstream 1 calcium reactor with C02 tank.




My temporary light fixture was purchased as well from Black Phantom during his tank shutdown. Its a 3 X 250W halides with PFO ballasts, and 4 X 65W Actinic PC's with workhorse ballasts. This will change eventually, as I will retro T5's instead of PC's.

[FishyFishy!]

So now I still need to get my sumps drilled and baffled (which is harder than one thought to find someone to do this for me...)

And then I start plumbing the tank through the wall! Yay!!

[FishyFishy!]

I know its not DIY, but the fixture looks pretty old. I'm going to use pendants anyways, so that fixture will eventually be garbage.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

So now I still need to get my sumps drilled and baffled (which is harder than one thought to find someone to do this for me...)

And then I start plumbing the tank through the wall! Yay!!

Road trip to Red Deer Mike, I would drill them & put in baffles for ya

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

So now I still need to get my sumps drilled and baffled (which is harder than one thought to find someone to do this for me...)

And then I start plumbing the tank through the wall! Yay!!

What size holes you need drilled? You're welcome to borrow my bits if I have the size you're looking for.

[yellowworld]

Lookin good!!! is that fixture a DIY or is that the way it was made somewhere?