I have the stand pretty well finished. I put on 3 coats of black paint and skinned the ends with birch with a walnut stain. The birch plywood took the stain really well. But the hemlock quarter round I used did not work out as nice. It is nice enough to use, but I wish it were more even.
I put up a temporary sheet of black foam board on the middle section. I hope to be able to build some drawers to install there at some point, but I think that will have to wait until I finish organizing the garage.
All I have left before I take the stand inside the house is to cut some holes into the back of the cabinets. I know the previous owner never actually set up this tank, but I am not sure if the owner before that ever used this stand. The cabinets are completly enclosed and there is no way to run power or any tubes into them.
I still have to get the tank cleaned up and ready. I want to paint the back black. and the glass tops need a lot of cleaning. Any sugestions for getting the old deposits of the glass?