lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

[Coralgurl]

I'm sure your wife appreciates the amount of time working on your own tank and pulling this altogether, don't need to add someone elses into the mix.... Mind you, my guy doesn't bother with me and what I do with the tank, occassionally will help with lugging jugs of water (usually the last one...)

I would like to do my stand with my dad, but his health is not great. He would do the work with me and not stop until he was done, but it would end up doing him more harm than good. Also, for now, having all the equipment exposed so I can see what's going on is a good thing as I'm making silly mistakes that if not spotted, could be disaster. So for now, my fish room looks like a fish room instead of what I have envisioned for it, but that's ok.

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I'm sure your wife appreciates the amount of time working on your own tank and pulling this altogether, don't need to add someone elses into the mix.... Mind you, my guy doesn't bother with me and what I do with the tank, occassionally will help with lugging jugs of water (usually the last one...)

I would like to do my stand with my dad, but his health is not great. He would do the work with me and not stop until he was done, but it would end up doing him more harm than good. Also, for now, having all the equipment exposed so I can see what's going on is a good thing as I'm making silly mistakes that if not spotted, could be disaster. So for now, my fish room looks like a fish room instead of what I have envisioned for it, but that's ok.

you can always ...for now... buy some black fabric and velcro a skirt around the bottom of the tank. it would tidy it up until you are ready to do the skin you desire. its really an inexpensive remedy to allow you to enjoy the display without seeing the rest.

all my wife does to help with the tank is tell me she doesnt like the rockscape. and pick out really expensive corals. she enjoys the tank but too afraid to touch it. as fro the time its taken me i usuallyonly workon the tank when the girls(wife included) are asleep and spend most my time with them. they are the priorityover my obsession

[Coralgurl]

Ah, once it all comes together, I'm sure your wife will love all of it. For me as I have not a single ounce of creativity in my bones, its hard to picture what a finished product will look like. Maybe she's the same. At least she's got good taste in corals!!

Yep, family first. My dad always had projects on the go when we were growing up, he built a lot of our furniture in our house, children's furniture, rocking horses (one won an award at the Calgary Stampede) model planes, refinishing old vehicles, model trains for a while, endless pets, wine making (which started my brother's enterpreneural skills at 15 as he was selling bottles to all his buddies..lol). As we grew, we would help or hang out with him on projects. Hopefully your girls will want to share in some of your interests as they get older (I know they are still babies ).

My dad said the same thing about the material around the stand....I'm considering it. It doesn't bother me or anyone else the way it is now.

[lockrookie]

the tank will look a bit wierd in the begining brown wall purple rock lol but as it matures it will be good. a little purple up will kick start that. yeah my wife has to drw out to get a picture she cant visualise. she has her hobbies mine tendsto be a bit more pricey. i basically gave up a few intrests to persue this one. but im happy with it.. for now lol

its nice to have something to keep busy if its not my tanks i kill ppl on xbox... it help me unwind. i can only hope they takean intrest .. they do now but allthey see is strange creatures floating lol. if they dont have any intrest it doessnt matter .. as long as i hve intrest inthier intrests and encourage thier creativity. i had a gf in the past that all she did was crochet.. da in day out.. so i said the hell with it and had her teach me.. i can make a mean pot holder. lol so no mater thier intrests ill do mybest to learn lol

main thing with your tank as long as your happy thats what counts if ppl dont like it kick em out... another idea i if you have young kids our your kids are artistic. take a chunk of plywood mount magnets and have your kids paint /finger paint the board and just attach it to the stand via magnets...

[lockrookie]

stand is in.... first set of latches installed... works great door opens with a press of a button love it. just working on the leveling and searching quietly for the wall studs as to not disturb the kidlets. should have power to the stand before bed maybe...

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Ah, once it all comes together, I'm sure your wife will love all of it

Happy Wife and all that ....

Originally Posted by lockrookie

its nice to have something to keep busy if its not my tanks i kill ppl on xbox...

Honestly, I spent too much time playing Half Life and should have been trying to advance my life

Originally Posted by lockrookie

stand is in.... first set of latches installed... works great door opens with a press of a button love it. just working on the leveling and searching quietly for the wall studs as to not disturb the kidlets. should have power to the stand before bed maybe...

Nice to hear about some progress ...
You mentioned some secret stuff coming from china or such ?
You could build my next tank stand if you like ....

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Nice to hear about some progress ...
You mentioned some secret stuff coming from china or such ?
You could build my next tank stand if you like ....

not secret as such just cool... i picked up some electronic latches to hold the doors in place to keep tiny hands out of sump and keep a clean look to the tank.. aka no hinge hardware or locks visible on the tank save for door handles if i chose to add them.. so in the end all ill have to do is press a button and the door to sump or electical door is opened. no searching for keys. or fighting with hinge doors the whole thing removes for easier working.

the tank should be on the stand tonight and ill take pictures of everything it needs to settle into the carpet before i bolt it to the wall/floor

[lockrookie]

so close yet so far my tank lifting help cancelled so i may implement plan b after all plan leverage lol

[lockrookie]

so a little sweet talking and i got my father over yet again to help with the tank. i feel so bad tho lifting stuff like this is not good for him. so i very grateful for the help.



pics uploading will post shortly

[lockrookie]

so here is the stand in the house




the electric locks for the doors




controller compartment



tank on stand



rock wall inside tank.







now time to plumb.. but not today to freakin tired.