Snootch
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Hey Snootch, awesome build. Tagging along on this one!
Quick question, where did you get your acrylic probe holder mount? I've seen this before, but can't remember the brand.
ReefObsessor, thank you.
The acrylic probe holder is made by Eshopps
btw. Marine Depot has it on special for the month of June promo code ESHOPPSMAG
Will do, I am in the planning stage currently and trying not to get overwhelmed with all of the decisions! I like to research too much Once I start building I will be sure to post. I had a 55 gallon and then a 14 gallon bio cube years ago and I half asssed both of those tanks, cut corners and they never turned out how I wanted them to. This one will be different and I am trying to gather as much info as possible beforehand.
-What color stain did you go with? I showed my wife your build and she was very impressed with how clean it all looked and she liked that brownish red color.
-where did you purchase those hinges?
Look forward to following the progress of your tank.
biocubesquared, sorry for the late response.
The stain used was Minwax Bombay Mahogany.
http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/stains-color-guide/
I recommend that you look into other stains as this particular one is by far the worst stain I've ever had to work with. I've tried multiple techniques of applying it, all with poor results. It took me 2 days to build the stand, 2 days to prime and paint it inside and over 2 weeks to get it stained. The finish you see consist of over 10 coats of stain and even thought it turned out OK it's not the finish I was after.
I got the hinges from WoodCraft.com
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2001060/943/Blum-110-Deg-Face-Frame-Euro-Hinge-Face-Mount-Pair.aspx
They work quiet well for this application.
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