Salty Supply 180 Build

[saltysupply]

So im upgrading to a 180 for my home tank....the equipment is as follow's

Equipment is as followed so far.

2 Vortech Wireless Propeller Pumps
1 Tunze 6100(recycled from my current tank)
1 Reeflo Snapper for Return
1 Aquacontroller 3
2 Jager Heaters
AquaC RX-1 Calcium Reactor
2 Phosban Reactors(1 carbon, 1 rowa)
1 Tunze Osmolator for topoff
3x400 Watt Metal Halides with Lumenarc Relfectors, Hamilton 14k Bulbs
Actinic Supplement Lighting(not sure about this yet, any recommendations)
1 AquaC EV 400
250lb fiji rock
Building my own sump
Building my own false in wall

So far this is my list of equipment

[saltysupply]

I got finished with the supports for my stand today...keep in mind this is my first time building a stand as I usually buy them from a builder but wanted to give it a shot.

Im having a issue as the back supports lean slightly back and I cant tell if its the wood shape or what...either way whats the best way to fix this...since I dont have a tank on it yet can't I just cut a piece of wood the length of the tank and use it as a built on shim?

[cstires]

can you give a little more detail in what you're talking about, possibly a picture?

[saltysupply]

basically the stand didn't come out level...the back is lower

[saltysupply]

I did a quick mockup of how the aclove will look when Im done...Im basically going for a false inwall look...with a bar on the front...there is some space on the rigth side of the tank and wall where I am installing a wine/bottle rack.

[saltysupply]

after some debate my GF showed me how to correctly use my level and the stand is fine lol.....here are some progress pics..

started to wrap the stand today



got real bored cause I was done and there was plenty of daylight. so was time for another home depot run





this is the molding I will be using around the bar and kitchen for the wine type them we want to use.

[saltysupply]

oh and some super cool shots from camping this weekend...







My personal Favorite

[saltysupply]

should get started on the bottle rack tommorow

[saltysupply]

some new updates...made a few mistakes yesterday so I had to spend another $100 in moulding....but here is what is done so far...im pretty happy with it being my first time

[saltysupply]

gonna start to paint it soon...but the kitchen has to be finished first...the kitchen will be a wine red and the sand will be white

[cstires]

Make sure you primer the pine a few times, even with that you might have some painting problems with it. It's usually best to use sandply or birch in these applications. Good luck!

[saltysupply]

I was thinking about using the birch but I didn't want to pay the price for them..figured since I was painting and not staining it should'nt be to hard.

[saltysupply]

ps...I'm still needing that other stand so i'll contact you when we are ready...its for my mothers house

[cstires]

Not that big of a deal, except that type of ply tends to show the grain when painted...

[saltysupply]

im still debating black or white...the kitchen will be a wine red color...would black or white look better..I think white would complement the moulding better.

[cstires]

I think white would look better for the reason you stated. Black will hide a lot of the detail in the work.

[saltysupply]

white it is....im trying to debate how to go about doing the canopy part...I don't want to put alot of weight on the stand so I may have to brace it to the ceiling or walls...not really sure yet.

[mcliffy2]

Originally posted by saltysupply
after some debate my GF showed me how to correctly use my level and the stand is fine lol.....here are some progress pics..

started to wrap the stand today



got real bored cause I was done and there was plenty of daylight. so was time for another home depot run





this is the molding I will be using around the bar and kitchen for the wine type them we want to use.

Do you have more stand build pics? The first one is really helpful, can see how everything fits together well. Im a little scared to build mine, so Im trying to take in as much as I can.

[saltysupply]

I basically used this model...but added extra supports
http://www.garf.org/tank/buildstand.asp

[EWC88]

Very ncie so far! And I go with white for sure

[saltysupply]

thanks, hopefully I will have the tank on within a few weeks