Myka's 100-gallon SPS Reef

[Coralgurl]

Nice job on the stand! Time to get er going!!

[intarsiabox]

You know, seeing all that snow in your Mar 2012 picture wasn't a very nice reminder for what will soon be upon us!

[reefermadness]

You got me wondering if you are the handiest women in the world their Mindy. Looks like an impressive build.

[fishoholic]

Cool, but I think the tanks been dry for far to long

[mseepman]

Good to see you on the building path with this Mindy! It must be that little trip we're making at the end of the week to Dallas that's got your tank Mojo kicking in again!

[sphelps]

Cool! So I guess we can expect to see a finished stand by say Dec and maybe a wet tank by mid 2013

[Myka]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Cool! So I guess we can expect to see a finished stand by say Dec and maybe a wet tank by mid 2013

It appears you are correct! We are moving to Edmonton area as soon as we find a house to buy so it is likely this tank will be wet around mid-year. However, the tank was built for a specific spot in THIS house, so if it doesn't fit our upcoming house then this tank may hit the classifieds before it gets wet.

I was just looking back at pics. The framing pics outside on the first page were a year ago yesterday and there was no snow in the yard. Today we have 5' piles from shoveling walks and there is a good 2' in the middle of the yard. WTF?!?!?!

[Myka]

Yeah the tank should be transferred around July 2014. In all reality, I'm hoping by the end of October. After I come back from MACNA I'm headed to BC for a week to visit family.

I knew someone would comment about the Nova!

Originally Posted by wayner

48" Giesemann Spectra if you can find one., find 2 and i'll take one - my new tank will be very similar - 48L X 24W X 20H - just trying to decide on wether to go 1 piece euro or go rimless - Concepts too.

Yeah good call! I'm not sure I'm keen on the cha-ching factor of the Spectra though. However, if a good deal came up on a used fixture this "sale" shopper just might pounce! Your tank will be a nice shape too! I just didn't want the tank to stick out 24" (plus back gap). We have a pretty small house so we didn't want it to stick out much more than it already is.

Originally Posted by reefermadness

You got me wondering if you are the handiest women in the world their Mindy. Looks like an impressive build.

Haha, thanks Darryl! I am pretty handy, but I am easily distracted!

Originally Posted by mseepman

Good to see you on the building path with this Mindy! It must be that little trip we're making at the end of the week to Dallas that's got your tank Mojo kicking in again

Yes Mark, I do believe you are right!

[Myka]

I'm on a roll!!! Got the second coat inside the stand done (white semi-gloss outdoor), and got the first coat of paint on. I just used the paint pot tester I bought when I was picking the colors for the house walls. It's just a flat indoor paint. After 3 coats of this flat paint with light sanding between I will put 2 coats of satin finish polyurethane.

Looks like I will need to do some touch-up filling before I put the next coat of paint on.