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Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
I'm actually going against everyone's better...

I'm actually going against everyone's better judgement and I'm going to attempt to hand carve idea 1. I'll have pics soon (and maybe tears).
Forum: Aquarium Illusions 08-30-2011, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By lastlight
FIRST!!! I can pick'em up today thanks so...

FIRST!!!

I can pick'em up today thanks so much Scott your generosity amazes me!
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 08-30-2011, 05:43 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,597
Posted By lastlight
lmao no kidding.

lmao no kidding.
Forum: Red Coral Calgary 08-30-2011, 04:08 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 48,321
Posted By lastlight
*please be talking about frags* *please be...

*please be talking about frags*

*please be talking about frags*

*please be talking about frags*
Forum: Red Coral Calgary 08-30-2011, 04:04 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 48,321
Posted By lastlight
She'd laugh and call him on that!

She'd laugh and call him on that!
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 08-30-2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,597
Posted By lastlight
Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't...

Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear...

Just sayin'...
Forum: FOWLR 08-30-2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,102
Posted By lastlight
Salt will sometimes migrate to areas of lower...

Salt will sometimes migrate to areas of lower concentration (Diffusion). To combat this line the rim of your tank with something saltier than the tank's water. This will effectively contain your...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 02:55 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Yeah it may be =) I was going to install the...

Yeah it may be =)

I was going to install the doors so they are flush with the canopy with a gap that matches my scribe width.

There is plenty to go wrong here when I could just copy my current...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 02:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Yeah that's what I currently have (and was going...

Yeah that's what I currently have (and was going to do here as well):

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/skinned1.jpg
Forum: Marine Fish 08-30-2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,834
Posted By lastlight
My tank always looks best when I'm doing my...

My tank always looks best when I'm doing my weekly changes and my POS skimmer is doing well. I believe in both... but I personally like to skim.

I suppose with a smaller tank it's that much easier...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 02:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Yeah I had thought of this too. My trouble...

Yeah I had thought of this too.

My trouble with that is I spent a lot of sweat getting the current box patched and smooth. You're right tho that is likely the smartest solution to getting what I...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 06:14 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Yes I like talking to myself! So it's a...

Yes I like talking to myself!

So it's a really good thing I remembered the skin was ghetto-built without mitred edges. It's just brick style like my 225 doors:
...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:57 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
super ghetto rough-idea: ...

super ghetto rough-idea:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scribe2.jpg

I'd also have to the the underside of the canopy overhang... this won't be fun.
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:42 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
The front horizontal will be the full 8 feet and...

The front horizontal will be the full 8 feet and is against the grain.

The verticals on the stand and canopy are with the grain. So very short on canopy... but 40"+ for the stand's front.

I...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:29 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Ok def should be in bed. I *did* say this :lol:

Ok def should be in bed. I *did* say this :lol:
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:29 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Hmmm brain-lapse. I had meant to post that I'm...

Hmmm brain-lapse. I had meant to post that I'm going to test this going with the grain as well first. I should be in bed instead of using knives maybe!
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:24 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
It is indeed going to take time. I would...

It is indeed going to take time.

I would have to have my vertical lines match the vertical gaps between the canopy doors i think for continuity. and my horizontals would have to be the same...
Forum: Tank Journal 08-30-2011, 05:22 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 10,965
Posted By lastlight
Mine are from BRS. I'm sure they're available...

Mine are from BRS. I'm sure they're available locally as well.
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 05:19 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Or how about my cheap blade and some patience? I...

Or how about my cheap blade and some patience? I just snuck downstairs to test this idea out:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/404/scribe1.jpg

I scored both sides of the valley and popped it...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 04:58 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Thanks man I was hoping you'd pipe up here. ...

Thanks man I was hoping you'd pipe up here.

I'm not going to do it then. It has to look very clean or it's all fail. I may adjust my plans to do very narrow and shallow trim almost like...
Forum: Tank Journal 08-30-2011, 04:50 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 10,965
Posted By lastlight
I recently switched to mesh socks rather than...

I recently switched to mesh socks rather than felt. I love them! They are the massive 6" ones and much easier to flip inside out than the felt. I can hand-clean these in less than 2 minutes and back...
Forum: DIY 08-30-2011, 04:44 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 9,475
Posted By lastlight
Scribing plywood (Now with more RAD)

So here's a problem I'm hoping the wood-gurus can help me out with.

Here is my stand currently. It is a flush-skinned box essentially. The walls are drywalled now too which complicates what I am...
Forum: Tank Journal 08-30-2011, 04:37 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 285,374
Posted By lastlight
Thanks for the damnings and compliments =) I want...

Thanks for the damnings and compliments =) I want a fishroom someday too which is why I *really* need more free time to devote to this thing!
Forum: Q&A 08-30-2011, 03:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,595
Posted By lastlight
nope.

nope.
Forum: FOWLR 08-30-2011, 03:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,102
Posted By lastlight
What are you measuring with? Should be a...

What are you measuring with?

Should be a calibrated refractometer.
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