Reef Raf's new tank photo journal

[StirCrazy]

Well after spending the after noon at Brads helping with his sump and stands I figured it was time to post some pics.

first one is a pic of any self respecting bachelor's kitchen


rock and all


First we had to put the partial stand Brad built the other night in the closet


the we carried the sump down and found problem # 1


so wanting to move on we next did the surface of the stand, this is what happens when Brad does the measurements


After some heavy grunting and a few sore fingers and one foot




with that in place and some discussion about plumbing and pumps, we decided to move on to making his Main tank stand look pretty.

Before


after


and if he is on time and didn't get lazy it should be stained by now.

Steve

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

and if he is on time and didn't get lazy it should be stained by now.

Steve

Yup, all stained. And I'm gonna be high for a week from all the fumes

[niloc16]

keep it comin boys. i'm intrigued already

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Yup, all stained. And I'm gonna be high for a week from all the fumes

maybe you should be putting a pic up so I can see how it looks. I still have another 1.5 hours till I can take christmas cakes out of the oven...

Steve

[Aquattro]

voila!



The bubble at the bottom is a bit visible, and the doors will help, but it turned out well. Final shiny coat tomorrow.
Found some great foam for under the tank at HD...

[Jason McK]

Looking good. So exactly how where you able to get the sump into the small door. Do you have that new bendy glass

J

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

So exactly how where you able to get the sump into the small door. Do you have that new bendy glass

J

Ya, we just folded the tank in half and in it went!! hehe

Nah, we just layed the tank down and slid it into the doorway. Getting it around the wall studs onto the stand was a different story though. Bloody thing weighs about 200 pounds!!

[StirCrazy]

ya looks like we'll have to get a syringe and inject some glue into that spot and clamp it for a day or two.

Steve

[Aquattro]

Hey, I get a discount at Bartle & Gibson, I'll grab the plumbing stuff this week.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Hey, I get a discount at Bartle & Gibson, I'll grab the plumbing stuff this week.

good, take wensday off and well work on that all day.

Steve