Finally finishing the back of my 75 reef in wall stand

[aww_419]

Been a long time coming but here we go. A couple days ago I was at home depot and just decided to start spending $$$. Luckily my fiance was at work. Pretty funny when she got home and there was sheet after sheet of plywood, 2x4s and saw dust everywhere LOL

ok heres a pic of what the back of the tank looks like now ( a big mess )

 

[aww_419]

Heres a diagram of how the stand should look when its done

The parts that appear dark grey will actually black stain, just didnt look right when i colored in black on the diagram

Back

front

 

[toddmh]

very nice..

 

[Bluephish13]

nice! I got to stop by soon and check out your setup in person.

Are them diy leds above the tank.? what type leds are they?

 

[aww_419]

Yeah those are DIY leds. They are pretty bright. Just a 100 led strand of outdoor christmas lights i got off ebay and a strip of pine and some hot glue.

 

[DEEP BLUE SIX]

Looking good Aww..

I think I'll try the DIY leds too.

 

[aww_419]

ok heses a pic of the front of the tank and wall and another pic of some of the supplies and a little bit of the progress

 

[aww_419]

Looking good Aww..

I think I'll try the DIY leds too.

thanks man, yeah go for it, its super cheap and looks good why not?

 

[aww_419]

some more progress

a lot of sanding and staining and filling and rinse and repeat to do still

 

[Bluephish13]

Oh man i never realized that was your tank with the foam wall.!! That was one of my fav. foam walls.

how is it holding up.?

any fish take up residence in that big cave?



Tank looks sharp!

 

[solRNY]

looking great, much like your drawing

 

[aww_419]

Yeah starting to come together getting to all the sanding. I hate sanding LOL

Oh man i never realized that was your tank with the foam wall.!! That was one of my fav. foam walls.

how is it holding up.?

any fish take up residence in that big cave?

Tank looks sharp!

Thanks m8 yeah the yellow tang has claim the cave has his bedroom. but the radiant wrasse sleeps under the sand in there also