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Old 05-31-2011, 02:12 AM
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The stand is an IKEA office cabinet reinforced with 5/8" plywood. It is from the IKEA Effectiv line. It's pretty sturdy on its own but there was some flex when pushing down on the top. I sealed the plywood with a wood sealer and used pond liner to create a waterproof basin to catch leaks. Do you think this will hold a 17g tank with a smaller sump below?














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Old 06-01-2011, 01:20 AM
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the ikea stand modified looks kewl!
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Old 06-03-2011, 02:43 AM
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that stand will now hold as big a tank as you want to put on it!.....sweet touch with the pond liner.....what did you use to attach the liner?...
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Old 06-03-2011, 03:53 AM
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Thanks guys. Small screws hold the pond liner against the plywood then the edge is sealed with a bead of clear silicone.
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Any updates?
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Old 07-17-2011, 06:47 PM
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A new 25g tank is on order from Concept Aquatics. It turn out a 20L fits perfectly in the bottom of the cabinet so I'll rip out the pond liner and just silicone in the 20L as a sump. Picked up this guy (or girl I can't tell)...



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Old 07-17-2011, 06:50 PM
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Otherwise the tank is looking a little ugly. Brown sand and hair algae. Any recommendations? Current animals include:

3 tiny nassarius snails
3 dwarf blue legged herbit crabs
1 stomatella snail
3 tiny asterina stars
1 procelain anemone crab
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