what Victorians do for fun when the rain stops - Page 2

Buccaneer · #11 10-20-2003, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Samw

Did you include 1-2 lbs of liverock per gallon?

Good point Sam but I think Brad is confident his test is adequate for the load bearing capacity of that stand

Cheers

Jack · #12 10-20-2003, 06:09 AM

Nice looking sturdy stand.

Did you use screws? Did you glue the joints?

Aquattro · #13 10-20-2003, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack

Nice looking sturdy stand.

Did you use screws? Did you glue the joints?

Screws, yes. Glue, no. The sheathing is glued onto the frame though.

Jack · #14 10-20-2003, 06:14 AM

Ah, I like the no brace for the sump idea. Whats this tank gonna be for Brad?

Samw · #15 10-20-2003, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by reef_raf

Sam, this is a frag tank. A small bed of sand and maybe a bit of rock under the trays. But ya, it still would have been fine full of rock!

That was my first guess actually after seeing the picture. I didn't think you'd have use for a 40gal show tank.

Jack · #16 10-20-2003, 06:16 AM

Ah, frag tank. Gotcha. That was my guess anyways

Aquattro · #17 10-20-2003, 06:20 AM

Here's a pic of the project further along. I ran out of wood to finish the front, but you get the idea.

Jack · #18 10-20-2003, 06:28 AM

Holy cow it looks so good. You make it look easy.

Jack · #19 10-20-2003, 06:29 AM

...oops one more question. Where did you get the tank from and the dimensions?

Aquattro · #20 10-20-2003, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack

Holy cow it looks so good. You make it look easy.

Well, it isn't too difficult if you have the tools (like Steve does). And a closeup would show you how much is really left to do. Since this is just a rough setup, I won't put too much into it, but so far it took about 3 hours.