RokleM
Premium Member
The starting of my build thread for the 200. This will replace my 180 (6x2x2) in the basement. The 200 will go in my living room.
The tank is a Marineland "Deep Dimension" 48 wide, 36 deep, 27 tall, starfire front, black silicone. Overall, the tank is built VERY well, other than one thing (but we'll see that here in a few)...
Images taken a little while back most have already seen, but for reference:
No 4x4's like my 180, I'll use 2x4's and 2x6's on this build. Due to the size of the stand, I can build part of it outside, but the main parts need to be built inside (stand 49x37x ~40). The boards have roughly 1/4" ripped off both sides to bring the 2x4 down to 3" wide. I found that it's much easier to work with them this way since everything is dead flat. It's also a way to clean up the horrible horrible horrible wood that most places locally have. I haven't decided on what wood to use on the outside, but I'd like to get a dark cherry or walnut look to match some of the furniture in the living room.
I started on the bottom and used the Kreg setup this time. I'm pretty impressed with it, and it's a piece of cake to use.
I spent about an hour and a half doing he bottom and making sure everything was almost perfectly square. I'm only 1/32" off in the corner to corner test diagonally. I then put it on my Marineland to see how it all looked... At that point, the expletives started flowing...
Yes, the corner to corner shows 1/2" off in distances. So I am actually going to have to build my stand square and then pull it crooked to get the tank to sit on it right... :mad2: :mad2:
The tank is a Marineland "Deep Dimension" 48 wide, 36 deep, 27 tall, starfire front, black silicone. Overall, the tank is built VERY well, other than one thing (but we'll see that here in a few)...
Images taken a little while back most have already seen, but for reference:
No 4x4's like my 180, I'll use 2x4's and 2x6's on this build. Due to the size of the stand, I can build part of it outside, but the main parts need to be built inside (stand 49x37x ~40). The boards have roughly 1/4" ripped off both sides to bring the 2x4 down to 3" wide. I found that it's much easier to work with them this way since everything is dead flat. It's also a way to clean up the horrible horrible horrible wood that most places locally have. I haven't decided on what wood to use on the outside, but I'd like to get a dark cherry or walnut look to match some of the furniture in the living room.
I started on the bottom and used the Kreg setup this time. I'm pretty impressed with it, and it's a piece of cake to use.
I spent about an hour and a half doing he bottom and making sure everything was almost perfectly square. I'm only 1/32" off in the corner to corner test diagonally. I then put it on my Marineland to see how it all looked... At that point, the expletives started flowing...
Yes, the corner to corner shows 1/2" off in distances. So I am actually going to have to build my stand square and then pull it crooked to get the tank to sit on it right... :mad2: :mad2:
