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08-18-2009, 11:03 AM
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The Stand
The Stand
One weekend prior to the tank coming, we had planned to put the tank on our large kitchen island. That's until we realized it was hollow inside.  With the idea of reinforcing the counter top, I came home from work hours later to find a stand built! WOW WEE! I have the most amazing guy ever! He looked up stand ideas on the web & just build it in a couple of hours! I knew he was an electrician but not a carpenter too! Amazing!!  The stand with all the wood and screws, approx $300.00 to build.  cutting wood  stand frame with the Bulldog guarding it.  Later the sides & the top wood were added.  The bottom of the stand, as its being sanded & insulation was added underneath too.  After we got the tank in the house, the tank on its new stand  Here is another shot of the tank from the kitchen side. Celebrating with a few frosty beers.  Me (Lee - a.k.a Bulletsworld) Yes, Lee is a girl not a guy, SURPRISE!) standing at my new tank. I then realized its taller than me! I'm going to have to dive in to clean this! 
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~ LeeWorld ~ "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo Last edited by bulletsworld; 08-19-2009 at 09:48 PM. 
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08-18-2009, 12:09 PM
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Electrical Installed...
Over the weekend it was power time! Derek, being an electrician, he couldn't resist wiring up the stand. I was his apprentice.
  Water proof wire  Here is all waterproof, electrical supplies needed. Approx $150.00 Later  Planning of the boxes  Making an insulated & closed frame for the outlets. A very neat carpenters tool was used here, a black string with ink dust on it to help make straight lines before cutting wood. You simply pull the string & snap it down to leave the ink print of the line. I loved this tool.  Here is some of the plug casings together  Wiring it all up. Teaching me how to cut wires.   Almost the one side is done. There is two GFCI outlets on each side of the stand. Only 5 plugs running off of each GFCI, for extra safety. If water splashes on any plug or a light falls in the tank, the GFCI will trip the power off. Water proof flaps were installed to seal out salt build up & water splashes on unused plugs. Derek, tested & checked the GFCI breaker & outlets with his cool plug tester (not shown). So far so good! They all worked! WoohOO! Stay tuned.
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~ LeeWorld ~ "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo Last edited by bulletsworld; 08-19-2009 at 05:32 AM.
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08-18-2009, 04:13 PM
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Wooo! This is gonna be some build! Can't wait to see more pics
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08-18-2009, 04:21 PM
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Happy to hear your fresh break in Calgary has been great and is now finally SALTY =) I know what you mean about window shopping. Been doing it for a couple years now and I'm starting to feel like a free-loading bum strolling through the stores (and this site)! Looking forward to more.
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08-18-2009, 06:00 PM
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This looks awesome, tagging along
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