DIY 90 Stand (55 sump, 15 cube)

WarDaddy · #1 12/28/2005, 05:15 PM

I have started the upgrade process to upgrade my 55 to a 90 with internal overflow.

The plan is to use the 55 as a sump, convert my custom (DIY) 15 gallon refuge into a 15 Gallon Cube that will house 2 percs a RBTA and maybe a clam or 2.

Here is the stand, as of Monday, the frame is built and the Plywood top and bottom are fitted. The plan calls for the stand inside to be painted with 2 coats of Kiltx2 Promer/sealer, and then 2 coats of High Gloss White exterior paint.

click pics to see a larger version.

Hee s my son helping withthe clamps as we start to add the stands skin.

The skin is made of 1/2" pine boards.

Here is is all skinned and waiting for trim.

Now I ave added the trim

One final look at the trim.

More to come... Need to start sanding.

mmoore0803 · #2 12/28/2005, 05:47 PM

wow.....nice skin....that thing looks like a commercial for why you should own a nice saw...or...how to borrow your friend's saw that his wife is all ****ed about but at the same time keeping your own wife happy as heck that you didn't go out and buy more tools

Looks gorgeous and a lot lighter than Josh's....are you going to stain it to match the other stand in the house? And are you putting a skin on the back or doors there as well?

And.....sounds like the fam is getting better.....now you can go back to sleeping in your own bed and take off the radiation suit....right?

WarDaddy · #3 12/28/2005, 05:58 PM

Oh, I forot some details.

the stand is 40 inches tall and 32 inches wide. It is wide so that the Sump and Cube can both fit inside the stand, it will make sense as the stand progresses.

I am taking advantage of the deapth by placing an 18 gallon TopOff tank and a 10 gallon refuge behind the display tank. Seeing I have a refuge above the display, I will be using part of the Sump for Prop.

WarDaddy · #4 12/28/2005, 06:02 PM

Hey, I may have borrowed a Saw, but I bought an Air Compressor and A brad/Staple gun :-)

Oh, and no matter how nice the saw, trying to figure out how to cut Crown Molding will cost you at least $20 in molding... OUCH.

josh_peter · #5 12/28/2005, 10:54 PM

I am about to start the same thing. Use my current 55 as a sump for my new 90. How are you planning on getting your 55 under your stand? I am planning on sliding mine in from the side. I am considering going with a no front brace so I can slide it in from the front, but I am not sure. As soon as I start I will post some pics.

NicoleC · #6 12/28/2005, 11:23 PM

Sweet! I wish you had asked about crown moulding; I can do workwork in my sleep having had tons of practice. And I may be needing someone to build a stand for some breeding tanks soon, so I don't mind racking up brownie points

mmoore0803 · #7 12/28/2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally posted by NicoleC
Sweet! I wish you had asked about crown moulding; I can do workwork in my sleep having had tons of practice. And I may be needing someone to build a stand for some breeding tanks soon, so I don't mind racking up brownie points

eesh....that sounds like a shameless plug for build me a stand too....get in line....he has to finish MY canopy and his

why do you think i keep sending viruses his way so his family gets so sick he has to stay up all night working on his stand

NicoleC · #8 12/28/2005, 11:44 PM

LOL! I'm not ready yet. I *should* take down my display tank and use the space for breeding... but I just can't do it...

WarDaddy · #9 12/29/2005, 02:52 AM

NOOOO don't take down the 100!

I would love to say that I could build you some stands, but I fear that my wife would toss a matress into the garage and change the locks :-)

She, how do I say this, is a little ****ed with the tank time. Mike, tankfully, has sent his sick kids up here, so I have had a free week while the family gets over the flu! And people say the flu shot does not work!

Fmellish · #10 12/29/2005, 02:52 AM

Very nice. You better get a coaster under that drink!

Fmellish · #11 12/29/2005, 02:55 AM

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Originally posted by NicoleC
... I *should* take down my display tank and use the space for breeding...

Wow Nicole. I've done it on the kitchen table before, but never on a fishtank stand!

That's wild.

Thanks for sharing

Josh

Fmellish · #12 12/29/2005, 02:59 AM

How is the saw working for you? I'll need it back when I start my canopy.

Or maybe if we have a good plan we can all do the canopys together at once. Use economies of scale to accomplish more faster.

I probably went through $100 in oak before I got good at cutting the angles.

WarDaddy · #13 12/29/2005, 03:08 AM

Here is the stand after sanding and the first coat of stain... 1 more coat then Varnish...

Tomorrow, Stain and Doors... Oh boy, Doors.

mmoore0803 · #14 12/29/2005, 03:08 AM

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Originally posted by NicoleC
LOL! I'm not ready yet. I *should* take down my display tank and use the space for breeding... but I just can't do it...

WD is right...that tank was gorgeous......use the couch for breeding

Fmellish · #15 12/29/2005, 03:20 AM

Mike, are your kids sick?

Sending them up to Mrs. WarDaddy is kinds cruel then. She is just getting over her flu.

mmoore0803 · #16 12/29/2005, 03:26 AM

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Originally posted by Fmellish
Mike, are your kids sick?

Sending them up to Mrs. WarDaddy is kinds cruel then. She is just getting over her flu.

no....my kids are healthy....which is why we've been avoiding the daddy's family.....

Fmellish · #17 12/29/2005, 03:35 AM

I can't get Messenger to run. it complans that its missing registry entries. WHich is true because I really scrubbed my machine of messenger. its one of the things I do when I harden an XP install.

Reinstalling from control panel does not put the entries back.

WarDaddy · #18 12/29/2005, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by josh_peter
I am about to start the same thing. Use my current 55 as a sump for my new 90. How are you planning on getting your 55 under your stand? I am planning on sliding mine in from the side. I am considering going with a no front brace so I can slide it in from the front, but I am not sure. As soon as I start I will post some pics.

I am going to be placing the 55 in from the side, The tank Design calls for 3 doors, 1 front, 1 on each side. This will keep maximize my access. I am making the inside of the stand "water tight" so that it will temporarily hold and overflow, flod, mistake, with out getting the nearby carpet wet.

Fmellish · #19 12/29/2005, 11:41 AM

I find the Nick "josh_peter" to be especially coincidental.

Considering I am josh and my avatar is peter.

isn't that just freaky?

mmoore0803 · #20 12/29/2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by Fmellish
I find the Nick "josh_peter" to be especially coincidental.

Considering I am josh and my avatar is peter.

isn't that just freaky?

i thought so

WarDaddy · #21 12/29/2005, 11:48 PM

It is time for Doors. I am glueing the frams togeather now. You can see 2 in this shot.

I will have a total of 5 doors on the stand, and at least 2 on the canopy... Man I am struggling with a canopy design.

mmoore0803 · #22 12/30/2005, 12:37 AM

lookin very nice.....sorry I missed seeing it tonight....oh well...see you in the mornin

WarDaddy · #23 12/30/2005, 03:47 AM

Well it is Friday now, and the doors are assembled, sanded and stained. There is something elegant about a simple pine door (with a birch panel).

Tomorrow morning, the final stain coat, and then tomorrow night the first coat of Varnish... I can see the light... Oh man have I got a bunch of work to do still.

I am off to dream about canopy designs.

danskim · #24 12/30/2005, 09:35 AM

very nice work.

mmoore0803 · #25 12/31/2005, 09:40 PM

varnish on today? updates with pix man!