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The plan is to paint the whole thing black BUT I am going to wait until the tank is in place and see how it looks left in the raw grey. The wall behind the tank is exposed concrete, so it may work as is. |
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![]() ooooooooooooooh I get it. There was a tank of the month on RC that used a similar idea...I think. Then again, I could be totally wrong. My brain is about to explode trying to get the perspective of this drawing to where I'm happy with it....blaaaaaaaaaah
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75 gallon with 20 gallon sump in the works. R. Bacchiega. Tattooer I didn't smack you, I simply High Fived your face. I've got so much glue on my pants it looks like a Friday night gone horribly wrong. |
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![]() So here is a little preview of the stand/lights. Just primed so far, still needs to be painted. MOst likely will stay white I think though. The tank is being picked up today and once its on the stand, we will decide on what color the stand will be. The doors are on drawer slides like "lastlight"s stand...Love this idea. May need to add a few small handles but not sure yet if we want to.
The lights didn't really work exactly like I wanted but close enough for now I think. They will work anyways ![]() ![]() And look! Safety! Switched one of the outlets behind the tank to GFCI for some equipment. Not all will be on the GFCI because I have had them trip before and shut down the whole tank for hours while I was out. Don't want to have that happen ever again. Some of the low wattage powerheads will stay on a regular outlet. ![]() Also...pretty much zero cyano today in the tank! Last edited by GreenSpottedPuffer; 02-14-2009 at 05:55 PM. |
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![]() Love the way the stand worked out. And I like the white too! My vote is to keep it that way.
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The final finish (whether white or black) will have a slight gloss. Would have preferred to have the panels all sprayed but just didn't have time really. I don't want to fill the tank until the stand is completely done inside and out. Should be the end of the weekend though. Heres a question for you guys... The floor slopes about 1/4" from the wall to the front of the tank. So it leans forward a 1/4". What would you use or how would you shim it? I have 1/4" plywood that would work but then not the entire frame of the stand will be sitting on the ground anymore since the front would be raised up and the back on the floor. The floor is exposed concrete if that makes any difference. |
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![]() Looks Great. So.... It's 3:30 you should have had the thing filled with water by now???
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Not for a few days. I want to do all the plumbing and everything before filling this thing. Man it was heavy...Jack wasn't kidding when he said it was overbuilt! I think the double laminated bottom pane is the killer. Makes it about 3/4" thick. The tank is in great shape though, I couldn't be happier. ![]() |
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![]() That's a great size. So If you want to do all the plumbing first then what your saying is there will be water in it Tomorrow
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The plumbing is as simple at taking the "herbie" drain from my old tank and then reducing it down 1/2" to fit this tanks bulkheads. Jack was nice enough to give me some of his plumbing for the tank. And the return pump is very simple to plumb, so...should be done tomorrow but we all know it never works that way ![]() I have to level the stand too. Not sure yet how I should make up the 1/4" it slopes forward. Originally I wanted to actually paint the stand too before filling it but now that I have it, I doubt I can wait a few days to fill it up ![]() |
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![]() Hey.
how is the bottem of your stand built? Is it sheeted flat or are there 2x4's under it?
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