My 60 gal build

[fishytime]

Looking goooood.....I do have a suggestion.....MDF is really not the best material for a humid environment.....it will need to be primed, sealed and then painted, otherwise it will swell up from the moister.... it a nice cheap material but when you factor in the extra steps that need to be taken painting it, you dont end up saving much.

What are your plans for stocking this bad boy?

[Myka]

For a 60g that is the most overbuilt stand I've ever seen! Lookin good though! I would have to agree with fishytime re the MDF though.

[chris121277]

Thanx guys.......I do have a habit of over building things....oops

I chose MDF just because of the nice smooth finish you get with it, and i'm going to be calking all the seams and doing a really theral job sealing and painting it. I'm also thinking of making a tray that covers the hole sump compartment (just incase)
I know there are more steps when using MDF but that's ok with me as long as the finished product looks good enough that the wife will let me put it in her kitchen

I'll post some more pic's this after noon to show my progress

[karazy]

that thing is crazy! its like a stand inside a stand

[chris121277]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Looking goooood.....I do have a suggestion.....MDF is really not the best material for a humid environment.....it will need to be primed, sealed and then painted, otherwise it will swell up from the moister.... it a nice cheap material but when you factor in the extra steps that need to be taken painting it, you dont end up saving much.

What are your plans for stocking this bad boy?

Well the tank has been up and running since September.....and I just got the sump up and running, but it doesn't fit in the existing stand and we are moving in the next few weeks so I wanted to have the new stand ready so when I have to break it down and move it then it's all ready.

Here are a few pic's of how it is right now

[chris121277]

I didn't get as far as I planned today......filling all the joints and sanding them down took alot longer then I thought.
here is what I got done today

[robzilla]

looking good!! i'm going to have to pick your brain for ideas when i get to building a new stand for my 120.

did you get a lawnmower blenny the other day?

[chris121277]

No.......he always tells me that he'll bring stuff in for me but never does.
I did go out on a limb and i'm trying another powder brown tang. He's just a little guy about 2" long and looks very healthy so....fingers crossed


They did bring in alot of fish this time, there was a powder blue, copper band butterfly, some mandarins, 2 lion fish, porcupine puffer and a hole bunch more.
If I was doing a FOWLR I would have been tempted to spend alot of money.....lol

[chris121277]

Oh....and anytime your ready to build that stand I'll gladly give you a hand.....

[Tom R]

That is one very well built stand. That tank isn't going anywhere.

Do be careful with water left sitting on the MDF it has a tendency to expand with moisture, however it does paint up nice.

Tom R