n2585722
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I decided to add a build thread here. This tank has been up and running for 7 years now, but there are not a lot of hex tank builds. When I started the build back in 2008 LED lighting was fairly new to the hobby. I wanted to try them out and had an old Oceanic Hex tank that was a similar depth to my 110 gallon tank that was not in use. I decided to do a DIY LED lighting setup. So I needed a canopy to use it with the tank. I built a canopy and it turned out so well I decided to also build a matching stand and something behind the tank to hide anything hanging from the back. That was a request from my better half along with not seeing the edge of the sand or the top of the water. So the stand had to go up past the sand level to hide it and the canopy had to drop down below the top of the tank to hide the water surface from the side of the tank. I think for the most part I was able to accomplish this with what I came up with. Below is a photo of the tank after it was setup for a little over 3 months. At this point the rocks are still just piled up in the tank.
Below are a couple of photo of the canopy and stand during construction. The back cabinet and back cover were not finished here. I decided to do them a little differently also.
I did not use any plywood in the construction of the tank. Most of the screws used in this are pocket hole screws. Once testing was done I filled it up and let it run for a month in the garage. I disassembled everything and took the photos of it disassembled. When reassembling after making some changes it was also glued along with the screws. The pocket holes were plugged also. So there are no exposed screws. I will start with the canopy since that is where I originally started. I have photos of the parts along with partial assemblies I will be posting. I will do it in sections so I can try and keep the photos down for each post.
Below are a couple of photo of the canopy and stand during construction. The back cabinet and back cover were not finished here. I decided to do them a little differently also.
I did not use any plywood in the construction of the tank. Most of the screws used in this are pocket hole screws. Once testing was done I filled it up and let it run for a month in the garage. I disassembled everything and took the photos of it disassembled. When reassembling after making some changes it was also glued along with the screws. The pocket holes were plugged also. So there are no exposed screws. I will start with the canopy since that is where I originally started. I have photos of the parts along with partial assemblies I will be posting. I will do it in sections so I can try and keep the photos down for each post.
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