My New Build

[carlosngloria]

My new project.

 

[carlosngloria]

the tank should be here this week its a 125 aga

 

[carlosngloria]

Sump/fuge

 

[jkeating2005]

Ill tag along...but i have to ask, did it take 2 years and 4 months to build that stand?

 

[jessebro45]

Looks good. I would consider swapping that front 2 x 4 for a 2 x 6 if your not going to use a center post.

 

[carlosngloria]

lol, no i just updated the camera settings

 

[carlosngloria]

I am going to be putting a center post in the back and mounting 1/2 ply on the front.

 

[Pani16]

mmm not sure if its the pic but the sump seems a little small how many gal does it hold

 

[firethefish]

Did you build the stand out of pressure treated wood? If so, you might want to rethink using it. Pressure treated wood has a tendency to warp when it dries out and eventually your stand and tank will come crashing down. The design looks great, might want to add a couple of center braces, but you should use a quality non pressure treated type of wood.

 

[firethefish]

Also another idea might be to lower the plywood bottom. I used 1x2 strips around the inside bottom of the stand and screwed the plywood to it forming a pan . Then I used a sealant making it water tight and carpeted it. This prevents any water spills leaking to the floor, gives you more space for that larger skimmer upgrade and the carpet deadens the sound of humming pumps.

 

[mrx66699]

nice so far got to love that paneling is it a 70s ish deco your going for with the room lol jk looks good so far cant wait to see it up if you need anything let me know i have a lot of extra stuff from my build

 

[cnunez3024]

i have the same skimmer thing works wonders

 

[carlosngloria]

pani16
the sump is for tanks upto 200gal.

firethefish
thanks for the info on the pt wood, i will take that into consideration

mrx66699
that paneling is in my garage lol. the tank is going to go where the sump is.


cnunez3024
yea the skimmer works great.


today i will be staining the wood for the skin of the stand. pics to come.

 

[Karp]

my current stand is pretreated wood too.. dude my thing is pealing from every which corner. take it into consideration some more. if you need pics i can provide them.

 

[carlosngloria]

karp please post them.

 

[carlosngloria]

ok i got the front and sides stained with the first coat. I will do another coat tomorrow

front

side

 

[carlosngloria]

the tank came in yesterday. the stand is still not done i just put the tank up to see how it looked. i am going to be staying with the pt wood.

 

[Ludwigia73]

Wow, a stained glass tiffany style overflow... you're going all out, aren't ya!


J/k, can't wait to see it kickin!

 

[carlosngloria]

had a minor set back the 4 holes in the overflow boxes are all 1" holes this is odd cause i thought it was supposed to be two 1" and two 3/4"

 

[Karp]

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all that sexy wood comes off in sections basically. one day i came home from work and I saw my canopy half way on / off. the wood just gave out and it fell from the top of the tank. had to add some support for it.

Will be making an entire new stand these couple of days.