swissian Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Having finally finished my education, I have the time to resurrect my old 58 gallon tank. Sadly, in the great move up North, I had to leave behind its stand. For the past 3.5 years, this poor tank has languished in the basement as all of its inhabitants, including fish I had had for many years, did not survive a 3 day drive despite preventative measures. This is the tank in its algae infested glory 4 years ago: It grew MTS very well: Currently, I am completing the stand for it following hydrophte's raw industrial style. The building material on top of the messy wood pile in the basement (I'm still cleaning up from a hot water pipe leak) Makeshift work table: Staining the wood: In action concentration shot: First coat of poly: Luckily, the swissian is short and so does not hit her head on the beams in this 200 year old basement. Updates will be soon! CharlesWex, Edwardnah, chibikaie and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Lookin good! BTW I'm 5' 6" beat that! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 5'3"! That's why lower stands are better! Soothing Shrimp and chibikaie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I'm 6'2" and need a step stool for some of my racks still swissian and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I have a step stool for the kitchen Soothing Shrimp and zodiac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have a step stool for everything. (I'm shorter than both of you.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 How tall are you, chib? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 .... 4'11.5" .... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 I like the added .5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 It's a very important half inch. aquariumlover10 and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Just "finished" the stand. I still need to build a shelf for the bottom portion of the stand. fishyd, mayphly, metageologist and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Nice brackets are they decorative or functional. And where did you find them. have a gneiss day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Functional and i got them at home depot. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 How much for brackets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 How much for brackets? $6.84 a piece so $55 total. They were the most expensive part of the build. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Slowly filling it up! Bonus Shrimp Pics: Bonus Bonus Shrimp Video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 New light fixture is 50% complete! I still need to solder on the driver for 60 additional watts of LED lighting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissian Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I finally finished the light! Way behind schedule! Shrimpie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Nice lighting, how much did it cost in the end? Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 That stand is bad ass! I like the medieval look! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Great work on your stand! Look forward to the scape and fauna. shrimpfreak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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