Show me Your Fancy STANDS!!!

[rissaroo]

ttt

 

[kurplunk]

chacijoe75-Nice canopy and stand. Any pics of the canopy construction? Also how does it open?

 

[DaveG99]

Im in the process of building my stand now. I stained it black last night. The stain soaked in nicely over night and looks great now. Im adding polyurethane today after work. I will take more pics once I get home today.

You can also click on the little red house for the link to my build thread.

 

[DaveG99]

One coat of Polyurethane so far. Its semi-gloss. Im sure once it dries it will be less shinny. Doors will be here Wednesday.

 

[gradth]

Wow, beautiful tanks folks. Giving me so many ideas to work with.

Just picked up my new 180 today. Lots a work ahead of me.

 

[Heavy Hittah]

i was just wondering what was the order in which everyone was adding kilz, caulk/silicone, and polyurethane to the inside of their stands?

and does any one have pictures of these items so i can make sure i pick up the right stuff.

 

[Safedad]

Application order

Application order

I used the Kilz first, some white paint that I had left over, Helmsman spar varnish, and then caulked with GE Silicone I. If you never reuse "spills" in the sump then many of the products don't make that much difference. I stayed away from any mildew control because I wasn't sure what the humidity would pick up.

 

[carhockeyguy]

mY STAND

mY STAND

Check it out

 

[dragon76mom]

not so fancy but i like

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[FFrankie]

Looks good to me:thumbsup: Nice tank.

 

[globalsigns]

58 gallon stand

58 gallon stand

Hi everyone I just started my build and here is what have have got done so far

 

[smoovie]

^^ Looking great. I gotta try that style, I love it.

 

[globalsigns]

thank you

 

[drpo21]

globalsigns, how did you stain that pine? it looks remarkable. I totally messed mine up. did you use the gel instead?

 

[Heavy Hittah]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14522968#post14522968 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drpo21
globalsigns, how did you stain that pine? it looks remarkable. I totally messed mine up. did you use the gel instead?

i would like to know this as well

 

[bnmir]

Pine usually benefits from a pre-stain sealer or treatment.

 

[FFrankie]

Almost done. I am still thinking about adding the black walnut you see on the bottom of the stand around the edge of the bottom of the tank.

All the filtration is behind the tank in the garage. Other then possible fans up top I think it is finished.

 

[cayenne]

FFrankie,

Can you post details of your light mounting. I love the look, very clean!

 

[Ratpack]

Frankie, I wouldn't add anything else. I like the clean look like it is.

 

[Ratpack]

Frankie, I wouldn't add anything else. I like the clean look like it is.