My DIY Stand and Canopy....

[crisgc]

Link to my DIY Stand and Canopy thread... (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=207401)

Needs some more sanding and stain and it should be ready for cycling.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ChrisCunanan/pentagon.jpg

A 24" 4x55W Compact Flourescent kit (http://www.hellolights.com/4x55wretrofit.html) from Hellolights will be installed in the canopy.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ChrisCunanan/canopy.jpg

Need to complete the sump plumbing.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ChrisCunanan/sump.jpg

[SeanT]

Very professional looking. :thumbsup:

[pubily]

beautiful work...I'm a woodworker and totally impressed. thanks for sharing.

[fin-esse]

That's beautiful! Nice attention to detail!

[Fish-o-holic]

Bling bling. Me likes what me sees. :cool:

I need to posts some pics of you diy stand as well. :p

[Todd G.]

It has a classy look.
I bet it will look awesome stocked.
Todd G.

[blueoceandiver]

that is a profetional job,VERY nice

[Awestralian]

Well done!
:D

[andro]

Nice job!!!

[serpentine5]

Cudos
Well done, How much money (minus your time) do you have invested in it?

[crisgc]

Originally posted by serpentine5
Cudos
Well done, How much money (minus your time) do you have invested in it?
Thanks. For the stand and canopy, I think it cost me from $50 to $70 in materials. For the tank and other drygoods, I'd rather not tell since the wife also scans this site with me. Let's just say I saved a lot of $$$ building the stand and canopy myself. ;)

[yessongs]

beautiful very professional, how is the canopy door holding up with one hinge, will two euorpean hinges fit in the canopy. i build tv sets for saturday night live, nfl super bowl, late show, as the world turns, nbc cbs news, and others i will be building a stand and canopy in the fall for my 60"tank, yours is very impressive good job.

[Uncle-Edgar]

Nice jobe, love the moulding work.

[crisgc]

Originally posted by yessongs
how is the canopy door holding up with one hinge, will two euorpean hinges fit in the canopy.

You noticed too. I am not too happy with how the canopy door turned out. I am planning on replacing it and install two smaller hinges. That will be later. For now I am too excited to get it going. Hopefully this weekend, I can put in the Southdown, some LS from my other tank and let it cycle for awhile.

[crisgc]

The tank is placed in eat-in kitchen area.
It completed cycling and some small frags were in place. Next week I'll be moving all the livestock from my 75g to this one.



http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ChrisCunanan/tank_in_place.jpg

[riverbum]

Very nice stand. From your other thread it sure looks sturdy as well. :thumbsup:

[crisgc]

I moved all the livestock from the basement tank....http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ChrisCunanan/tank4.jpg

[steve68]

nice looks real nice u still have that 1 hinge on the canopy LOL
how many gallons is the tank?

[crisgc]

Originally posted by steve68
nice looks real nice u still have that 1 hinge on the canopy LOL
how many gallons is the tank?

LOL, that's right. I never get to work on it. Well, it works for me right now, why bother? :D

The tank supposed to be 50g....24x24x24.

[lakersfan0014]

Very nice indeed!! Where did you get that top molding from? It looks awesome. Also beware of the tang police with that tang in a 50 gallon. I see no problem with it but they might.

[crisgc]

Originally posted by lakersfan0014
Very nice indeed!! Where did you get that top molding from? It looks awesome. Also beware of the tang police with that tang in a 50 gallon. I see no problem with it but they might.

All the materials for the canopy and stand came from Home Depot.
LOL, I'm aware of the tang police but the fish seems to be happy in its new home. If it gets too big in it and starts showing some stress, then it's time for him to go. :wavehand:

[JownsenJesus]

Looks awesome!

[JCURRY@WESKETCH]

Very nice proportions of stand to tank to canopy. Sometimes tall canopies can look very top heavy, but looks very nice. What kind of lighting are using, MH?

Jeff

[crisgc]

Originally posted by JCURRY@WESKETCH
Very nice proportions of stand to tank to canopy. Sometimes tall canopies can look very top heavy, but looks very nice. What kind of lighting are using, MH?

Jeff

Thanks, Jeff.

Currently, I am using 4x55Watt PCs from Hellolights (2 Actinics and 2 10K). I'm thinking if I am going to use MH, I'll have to make the canopy taller to compensate for the heat being generated by MHs.