Show me Your Fancy STANDS!!!

JohnL · 08/14/2009, 08:13 AM

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Misled · 08/14/2009, 08:13 AM

I think it's time!!!!!!

Sisterlimonpot · 08/14/2009, 08:17 AM

You did it!!!!

jubjub · 08/14/2009, 10:26 AM

sweeet! split!

strout · 08/14/2009, 03:36 PM

Who ever started this thread new what they were doing, very impressive tanks and tank stands.

ChknWing · 08/15/2009, 11:21 AM

I posted my unfinished stand here on like page 26... Well I finally finished it and got it set up at the wifes rental... 2 weeks before I go to Iraq, ohhh well.
Here it is:

full frontal shot

Left side shot

false drawers

front door hardware

Full shot with lights on... You can see I used the simple light hanger that was featured a month or so ago in reefkeeping magazine

redfishsc · 08/15/2009, 12:44 PM

I say this as a professional cabinet maker who specialized in wood finishing, but that is a GREAT job.

Your finish is very smooth looking, not chunky and drippy like a lot of DIY'ers.

I would have personally gone with a more satin look, I'm not a fan of glossier finishes... but that's a matter of choice.

Great work!

Catastrophi · 08/15/2009, 03:14 PM

Heres mine. Sorry it's a crappy picture. But the center between the doors is fake so I could have more access to the undertank.

Sisterlimonpot · 08/15/2009, 03:31 PM

Catastrophi
What type of wood did you make that out of?

pavehawk · 08/16/2009, 12:32 PM

This is my 8 gallon quarantine tank...lol. Well that's what I told her...

We took an antique dresser, removed the bottom two drawers and added a wine rack. Then we removed the top and stripped and refinished it. Then we added a solid granite top. The top alone weighs a freaking ton. I had it cut in the states than shipped it over in our house hold goods when we moved to Japan. I didn't even get to test fit it. Thank god I actually measured something correct for a change...
Somebody posted awhile back about using granite top all I did was put the tank on a thin rubber mat... Its lasted through 4 earthquakes kind of strange to see water flying out the sides of your tank.

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rissaroo · 08/22/2009, 09:09 AM

My 90g

just dave · 08/22/2009, 09:33 AM

Anyone have something where Wenge was used?

augustasalty · 08/23/2009, 07:20 AM

those are beautiful

maroun.c · 08/23/2009, 08:04 AM

A friend of mine has a Wenge stand on his tank. It's a rather more modern look design he's got than my stand however the colour of Wenge wood loos much better on a modern stand IMHO. Will be going for one on my next tank.

Sisterlimonpot · 08/23/2009, 09:09 AM

Your friend used wenge for the entire stand or just accent pieces?

maroun.c · 08/23/2009, 09:28 AM

His tank sits on a metal stand like mine but it's covered with Wenge. Canopy is Massif Wenge. Looks really nice don't have any pic to post though.

Michael_84 · 08/23/2009, 09:35 AM

Got to be Careful with Wenge, so I hear, I have never worked w/it. I believe it is also called "death wood". The Saw Dust/ Sanding Dust is TOXIC!!! I knew a few Luthiers who used it. massive respirators and Evac-systems were required to prevent inhalation.

Sisterlimonpot · 08/23/2009, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Michael_84
Got to be Careful with Wenge, so I hear, I have never worked w/it. I believe it is also called "death wood". The Saw Dust/ Sanding Dust is TOXIC!!! I knew a few Luthiers who used it. massive respirators and Evac-systems were required to prevent inhalation.

You’re right I worked with a piece on the lathe and had an allergic reaction. But I have buddy that can work with it all day.

mamabug · 08/24/2009, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChknWing
I posted my unfinished stand here on like page 26... Well I finally finished it and got it set up at the wifes rental... 2 weeks before I go to Iraq, ohhh well.
Here it is:

full frontal shot

Left side shot

false drawers

front door hardware

Full shot with lights on... You can see I used the simple light hanger that was featured a month or so ago in reefkeeping magazine

Nice Tank!! Your doors appear to be removable, how did you do that?

Sisterlimonpot · 08/24/2009, 07:26 AM

mamabug,
More than likely he used magnets instead hinges. How's life in Japan?

ChknWing · 08/27/2009, 10:10 AM

Exactly right sister I used magnets. I had to Jerry rig it because I didn't have time to finish it before I went to Iraq.... Hope all is well in the US I am in Kuwait right now

Sisterlimonpot · 08/27/2009, 10:23 AM

Ahh the staging area. Well good luck over there and keep your head down. I'll be joining you before too long.

biecacka · 08/27/2009, 10:29 AM

thank you both for serving our country!!!
.........now back to the thread

Sisterlimonpot · 08/27/2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rissaroo
My 90g

I don't know how I missed that. How about giving use some details on the build??

Lunchbucket · 08/27/2009, 06:59 PM

Can anyone give me the exact dimensions of a 125 AGA RR tank? Also how wide is the plastic trim that the tank sits on? Want to do a 2x8 but want it to stick out about 1/2" extra from the tank so I can attach some fancy trim or board on it but need to make sure there is enough for the tank trim to sit on.

Also how tall do most make the 125's stands?

08/14/2009, 08:13 AM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	I think it's time!!!!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/14/2009, 08:17 AM	#3
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	You did it!!!! __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/14/2009, 10:26 AM	#4
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	sweeet! split! __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

08/15/2009, 12:44 PM	#7
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	I say this as a professional cabinet maker who specialized in wood finishing, but that is a GREAT job. Your finish is very smooth looking, not chunky and drippy like a lot of DIY'ers. I would have personally gone with a more satin look, I'm not a fan of glossier finishes... but that's a matter of choice. Great work! __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

08/15/2009, 03:14 PM	#8
Catastrophi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 326	Heres mine. Sorry it's a crappy picture. But the center between the doors is fake so I could have more access to the undertank. Last edited by Misled; 03/26/2018 at 05:58 PM.

08/14/2009, 08:13 AM	#1
JohnL RC Staff Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 14,431	This thread was automatically split due to performance issues. You can find the rest of the thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...4#post15528454

08/14/2009, 03:36 PM	#5
strout Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Biloxi Mississippi Posts: 767	Who ever started this thread new what they were doing, very impressive tanks and tank stands.

08/15/2009, 11:21 AM	#6
ChknWing Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 175	I posted my unfinished stand here on like page 26... Well I finally finished it and got it set up at the wifes rental... 2 weeks before I go to Iraq, ohhh well. Here it is: full frontal shot Left side shot false drawers front door hardware Full shot with lights on... You can see I used the simple light hanger that was featured a month or so ago in reefkeeping magazine

08/15/2009, 03:31 PM	#9
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Catastrophi What type of wood did you make that out of? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/16/2009, 12:32 PM	#10
pavehawk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 27	This is my 8 gallon quarantine tank...lol. Well that's what I told her... We took an antique dresser, removed the bottom two drawers and added a wine rack. Then we removed the top and stripped and refinished it. Then we added a solid granite top. The top alone weighs a freaking ton. I had it cut in the states than shipped it over in our house hold goods when we moved to Japan. I didn't even get to test fit it. Thank god I actually measured something correct for a change... Somebody posted awhile back about using granite top all I did was put the tank on a thin rubber mat... Its lasted through 4 earthquakes kind of strange to see water flying out the sides of your tank. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

08/22/2009, 09:09 AM	#11
rissaroo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: AL Posts: 219	My 90g __________________ Something seems a little fishy around here!

08/22/2009, 09:33 AM	#12
just dave 11th in '11 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cordova, TN Posts: 4,394	Anyone have something where Wenge was used?

08/23/2009, 07:20 AM	#13
augustasalty Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 80	those are beautiful

08/23/2009, 08:04 AM	#14
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	A friend of mine has a Wenge stand on his tank. It's a rather more modern look design he's got than my stand however the colour of Wenge wood loos much better on a modern stand IMHO. Will be going for one on my next tank. __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

08/23/2009, 09:09 AM	#15
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Your friend used wenge for the entire stand or just accent pieces? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/23/2009, 09:28 AM	#16
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	His tank sits on a metal stand like mine but it's covered with Wenge. Canopy is Massif Wenge. Looks really nice don't have any pic to post though. __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

08/23/2009, 09:35 AM	#17
Michael_84 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 68	Got to be Careful with Wenge, so I hear, I have never worked w/it. I believe it is also called "death wood". The Saw Dust/ Sanding Dust is TOXIC!!! I knew a few Luthiers who used it. massive respirators and Evac-systems were required to prevent inhalation. __________________ [url=http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php][img]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-violent018.gif[/img][/url] Current Tank Info: 125 Mixed reef

08/24/2009, 07:26 AM	#20
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	mamabug, More than likely he used magnets instead hinges. How's life in Japan? __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/27/2009, 10:10 AM	#21
ChknWing Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 175	Exactly right sister I used magnets. I had to Jerry rig it because I didn't have time to finish it before I went to Iraq.... Hope all is well in the US I am in Kuwait right now

08/27/2009, 10:23 AM	#22
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Ahh the staging area. Well good luck over there and keep your head down. I'll be joining you before too long. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

08/27/2009, 10:29 AM	#23
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	thank you both for serving our country!!! .........now back to the thread

08/27/2009, 06:59 PM	#25
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	Can anyone give me the exact dimensions of a 125 AGA RR tank? Also how wide is the plastic trim that the tank sits on? Want to do a 2x8 but want it to stick out about 1/2" extra from the tank so I can attach some fancy trim or board on it but need to make sure there is enough for the tank trim to sit on. Also how tall do most make the 125's stands? __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx