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08/27/2009, 07:20 PM | #26 |
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the plastic rim is exactly 72 7/16" X 18 9/16"
My stand is 35 1/2" with a 2" riser to hide the plastic rim (which is only 1.5") so the total is 37.5" (click on the red house for example)
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U rock! Wow quite a bit off of the 73x18 they say.
Thanks for all the dimensions1 Saw you build the other day but didn't notice it was yours NICE build! Hope mine is 1/2 that Lunchbucket
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what would you like to know sister?
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08/28/2009, 06:50 PM | #29 |
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What type of wood did you use and how did you get that antique/distressed look?
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08/28/2009, 09:18 PM | #31 |
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The stand for my 220 was built by a local cabinet company.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=278835
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swiseman thanks for link..
I 'm looking for over 2 month for new tank stand looks like i found it. lol
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08/29/2009, 09:33 AM | #34 |
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Lunchbucket, different mfgs may have different measurements. what brand is yours? or what are you looking to get?
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Thankyou for the kind words. I can't seem to load the pictures directly into the post. Anyway, here are a few more from the side and the window view from the main part of the house.
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Ok that's AWESOME!
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Ok fancy stand people. Need some help picking out wood to skin my stand. I'm not sure yet if we are painting the stand or if the wife wants me to stain it. I want to add crown and base trip like a lot of people's tanks and want to use sheeting for the sides and front. Not sure what type of wood to use. At my local Lowes (I don't have much in my town) they have ACX Aracura (Sp?) sheeting, oak ply (3/4"), birch ply (3/4"). Also, tons of nominal boards in poplar, pine, oak, and others. Trim (crown, base) is only in pine and oak.
What I don't know is what woods would go w/ that Aracura (sp?) so my trim won't look different than my sheeting? Or what woods would go w/ birch as to not make it look funny. Sorry never done a fancy stand and want it to loo nice. Lunchbucket
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First things first decide wheteher to stain or paint then decide the wood. you don't need a really nice wood if you are just going to paint it. It would save you some money that way
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Here is mine for my 90g
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swiseman,
That is one sweet stand! (Tank too). I particularly like the shelving area in the middle. |
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I went with Lowes select pine because of limited $$$. I was going to paint mine but the wife wanted it stained which I did last night. It looks nice but not as nice if I had gone with oak and stain. If you do go with pine and want to stain it, disreguard the instuctions on the can for sanding. It said if you want a deeper stain, then do finish sanding with 150 - 180 grit which I did. After I stained it, I could see some scratches from the sand paper (used orbital sander for most of it). I was going to use 220 for the final sanding but didn't. I'm regretting that now. Oh well, lesson learned. HTH. |
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Well wife is thinking a dark stain color. She liked the AGA black stands and they are stained but doesn't like grain like oak. She likes more smooth like pine. Any suggestions on what wood or best way to stain a dark color for pine. Any online sites to help w/ wood conditioner and such? I know nothing about staining.
Going to Lowes tonight to get a few pieces and experiment w/ stain
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Mine is made of maple. The stain is a custom mix that my wife picked out. There is one piece of advise I would like to pass on when building the stand. Always make sure that the grain of the wood is running in the direction of the longest measurement of the piece of wood you are working with. It will look better and be more structurally stable. (less warping)
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if your finish is a laquer or polyurethane than you can add some of the oil based stain to it, and use as a toner on the areas that may need to be darkened...i usually spray my finish...so i will hit the areas that need toning....then finish with the usual cross linking pattern...fwiw
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