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Old 10-15-2008, 12:39 AM
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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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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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Old 10-17-2008, 06:24 AM
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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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Looks really good.
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Old 10-17-2008, 05:31 PM
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Very nice job Sarah. Cant wait to see it all up and running.
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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!
Agreed, looks great!
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I'm pretty happy with it. I was worried that the overflow would be too large and really stick out funny....but it's perfect! And the blues don't look too bad together....so all in all a success for CHEAP! Now on to filling it...stay tuned!
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:26 PM
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Looks Awesome!! Gheez, everyone else is doing such amazing things with their tanks and then there's mine, just plain, no extras done, lol. Oh well, it's for fun.
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That is exactly it.....this is fun....I am having fun so far. And it's cheap and I get to keep it (my way of getting another tank in the house)
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