[oldpunk78]

Almost finished the stand today...

Just a little more sanding and some paint. I was going to build it out of Poplar but I'm done spending, I think.

Tank - ADA 60P
Stand - ADA knock-off
Filter - Rena XP3
- [strike]Powerman pipes[/strike] Acrylic Pipes
Lighting - 70W HQI
Heater - Hydor in-line
Substrate - Aquasoil
Co2 - #5 tank
- Matheson miniature 2-stage regulator
- GLA in-line atomizer
Ferts - EI

Wish me luck!

 

[Chrisinator]

Awesome craftsmanship!

 

[Dollface]

Yeeeessssss.

 

[orchidman]

Looks awesome! I love the natural wood. I usually like the grey stands


You can call me Bob

 

[shrimpnmoss]

lovely stand

 

[shrimpNewbie]

Awesome! was wondering when you were going to do another tank, wish I lived closer so I could learn from watching you build that stand, its awesome

 

[oldpunk78]

Awesome craftsmanship!

Yeeeessssss.

Looks awesome! I love the natural wood. I usually like the grey stands

You can call me Bob

You are looking at plain old 3/4" MDF. It's going to be grey.

lovely stand

Awesome! was wondering when you were going to do another tank, wish I lived closer so I could learn from watching you build that stand, its awesome

Thanks everyone!

 

[orchidman]

LOL! i still think the light wood color is good looking too. light or dark grey?

 

[antbug]

Lookin' good, Josh! Subscribed.

 

[oldpunk78]

LOL! i still think the light wood color is good looking too. light or dark grey?

medium

Lookin' good, Josh! Subscribed.

Just finished up the first coat. Heh... I forgot the door, nuts!

 

[2in10]

Beautiful work on the stand.

 

[oldpunk78]

^ Thanks! I guess building all those sub-woofer boxes when I was younger has finally paid off.

Check this out:

That's how you want your Lilly pipes to arrive. They actually weren't broken.

I never noticed my dog in that pic before. Kinda creepy.

 

[Craigthor]

That fragile sticker means they need to drop the box harder ad kick it around more.

 

[orchidman]

lol! the fragile and "live plant" stickers mean nothing!

 

[oldpunk78]

That fragile sticker means they need to drop the box harder ad kick it around more.

lol! the fragile and "live plant" stickers mean nothing!

I would say 90% of the packages that come to my door with a fragile sticker have been mangled. Silly postal workers.

I got most of the stand painted this afternoon. You can only apply so much oil based paint in one day. That stand soaked about a pint. Thank goodness it's still hot here.

 

[oldpunk78]

Waiting for oil base enamel to dry sucks...

I am unsure if I am happy with my eBay pipes. Will 17mm lillies look too big on a 60p?

 

[orchidman]

what equipment are you planning on using?

 

[oldpunk78]

^ 1st post.

 

[orchidman]

must have missed it! thanks. the xp3, is it really powerful? or just has 16mm hoses?

 

[oldpunk78]

I think it does something like 350gph. All the rena canisters use 5/8 tubing. I was just going to make some reducers for the 1/2 pipes.