it was more stay with what i know and like or step out of my bubble and try something new.. atm my bubble is cozy.

wood is fun grew up a carpenters son just hated doing for others ppl are too damn picky... i dont like thata knot in tthe wood and the grain is off from that piece....sorry ill grow a tree and in 100 years ill fix it...so i only build things for myself atm but may have to break that rule if i decide to build ppl custom tanks/sumps on the side. im starting to enjoy this 2 much

slowly chippin away at this had delays due to our little one got the flu.. the final peices to the rockwall have been assembled and foamed just have to wait for warm weather to complete. still no stand building yet hopefully this week. if it keeps raining then ill just start running the wires needed. we will see howthe wife deals with me putting holes in the wall.

heres a few pics for those interested
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build looks good.

as for building stands: use laminate, its always perfect and its waterproof

thanks for the compliment

isnt laminate made out of particle board.... thanks for the suggestion but i think hardwood wins over laminate more costly perhaps but im not building just a stand but a piece of furniture that matches the rest of our living room furniture... or close enough match to make the wife happy.

I thinks I agree on that one, laminate is a sponge for moisture unless its sealed perfect along the cut edges. just seems like a headache waiting to happen to me

Rock walls are coming along nicely BTW. can't wait to see it all salty :)

you can never seal it perfecty.unless you soak it in epoxy lol and my wife wont like that smell

thanks i still have floating concerns i forsee attaching glass to the bottom of the structures again. even when its all said and done the true effect will be when the live rock is placed andi t all turns purpley grey. i will have a time period of hateing it untill that happens. i too cant wait for it to be salty its driving my batfish crazy

You can put plastic laminate on anything you want. I build all my stands out of plywood and 2x4 and then wrap them with the plastic laminate(same as used on most kitchen counter tops) Its basically bullet proof

Ahs I see understood... But that's ok if you are going with a solid color like white black or whatever but with wood grain it looks cheap nothing compares to natural wood grain and textures. He inside of the tank will be partly lined with formica/laminate in the sump area for an overflow backup.




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I'll show you a few pictures when I get home. The grain and texture is there and looks real