|
12/03/2015, 10:13 PM | #51 |
Gives Bad Advice.
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 2,168
|
Ah, I'm looking to make the slide from a 60 to a 125 myself. But I probably wouldn't do the 24x24 height thing because of the whole arm pit thing.
|
01/06/2016, 08:19 AM | #52 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Steel or wood stand? With or without frag tank? Two current dilemmas that keep me from moving forward.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/08/2016, 11:03 AM | #53 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
I think I have enough cash to build my stand. Think I am just going to use framing lumber and ply-wood skin. I have built a similar stand before and it was not a problem. Give the lack of an out of the weather work space, doing something more complicated will just not work at this point in time.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/08/2016, 01:08 PM | #54 | |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
Quote:
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
|
01/08/2016, 01:17 PM | #55 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Quote:
Steel would kind of be a pain. We have a welder here at work that could fab it for me, but it is always dependent on other work.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
|
01/08/2016, 01:22 PM | #56 | |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
Quote:
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
|
01/08/2016, 01:38 PM | #57 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
I built this stand and hood in 06 for my 54x26x26 160 gallon.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/08/2016, 02:03 PM | #58 |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
That looks great! Consider a change that I made on both my wood and Aluminum Stands. Build the frame out and attach the back skin. For the front and side skins, don't put doors in, hang the skin on the front to make it a removable panel. I used Z Brackets used for hanging pictures and it is one of the best innovations I made. I can easily remove any of the sides and i have way more access than with a door. The Z Brackets are solid and the whole thing is pretty much self aligning.
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
01/08/2016, 02:25 PM | #59 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Quote:
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
|
01/08/2016, 02:47 PM | #60 | |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
Quote:
From the side showing the attachment: They are super easy to install as well.
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
|
01/08/2016, 03:49 PM | #61 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Thanks for the idea. Not having a garage now makes it hard to take advantage of short windows of time. This weekend is now out since things have come up. Bummer.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/15/2016, 06:47 PM | #62 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Hey look, progress. Not to bad for an afternoon.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/15/2016, 07:17 PM | #63 |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
Looking good Mark!
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
01/15/2016, 07:48 PM | #64 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Thanks Matt. I got the rest of the legs cut and prepared. Also got the wood for the back. I ran out of light. Maybe tomorrow.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/15/2016, 08:08 PM | #65 |
...
|
You warm weather folks make me sick!
Nice work, keep up the progress because I really want to see this tank start.
__________________
-- Mark 150G (72x18x27) | 35G sump | SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer | ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays |
01/15/2016, 09:12 PM | #66 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Quote:
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
|
01/16/2016, 04:50 PM | #67 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Day two progress Framing done. Not sure if I will get to work on it next week end. I am playing at fais do-do on Saturday.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/16/2016, 04:52 PM | #68 | |
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Oceanside, California
Posts: 3,706
|
Quote:
__________________
- Matt I call the big one "Bitey" - Homer Simpson See my tank thread here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2468548 Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless Starphire Shallow Reef. Reef Octopus Diablo EXT-200 skimmer, Chaeto Reactor, Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8X39W, 6X39W Sunpower |
|
01/16/2016, 06:37 PM | #69 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Mtl. Canada
Posts: 7,824
|
Yep! Looks like a beast !!
Nice!!
__________________
Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer |
01/16/2016, 08:30 PM | #70 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Westford, MA
Posts: 1,063
|
These last postings have been amazing to learn a lot. Thank you guys for sharing all that info on the stands building.
I can't wait to see that new tank. Cheers Daniel |
01/22/2016, 09:31 PM | #71 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Well went to get some 1/2" oak plywood today and could not find any. Need to regroup. Might have to make a run to another town to get wood.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/23/2016, 09:05 AM | #72 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Central NC
Posts: 5,062
|
If you're going to paint, I'd suggest maple or poplar veneer-core plywood. The closed-pore structure gives you a much better paint surface, and it's usually priced about the same as other hardwoods such as oak. Baltic birch is another option, though it does have some grain structure as opposed to maple or poplar.
|
01/24/2016, 07:40 PM | #73 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Houma, LA
Posts: 4,743
|
Today's progress. I decided to go with 1/4" oak plywood and oak boards for trim. Still have to do some clean up work, add a pice of trim under the shelf and probably round the upper edge of the shelf.
__________________
Mark Beware the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it's a train. Current Tank Info: 120, LED, Bare Bottom, SPS/LPS |
01/24/2016, 09:16 PM | #74 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Westford, MA
Posts: 1,063
|
|
01/25/2016, 08:37 PM | #75 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mankato, MN
Posts: 864
|
Stand is looking nice!
|
Thread Tools | |
|
|