My New 150 gallon Project

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Ripler

Member
Hey guys :hallo: ,

Im new to the site and new to the hobby but it has bit me like a bug. Never since have I been so inspired as some of the builds Ive seen on here. WOW. Still learning a lot so until I figure out what im going to do with the INSIDE of my tank, I wanted to get input on the OUTSIDE! I also made a website: sebkablog - Welcome!

I Just bought this 150 tank with stand and canopy (Saturday, Aug. 29,2009)but if you look closely the carpentry looks Gheeetto, old, and not properly done.
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I decided to buy some moldings and decorative pieces too
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I bought 8 of those squares (aint cheap $6.50 each).
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It is now Monday and I did about 3-4 hours of work on the stand and canopy.
You can see the new moldings.
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I still need to Sand, fill holes and do cocking, as well as paint! I am also thinking about building an addition to raise my canopy about 1/2 foot higher but I need to first brainstorm and work out the logistics of how.

All comments welcome! Bad or Good
 
seafansar

seafansar

Well-Known Member
Looking good! I like the molding a lot. My dad built a "stand" for his stand on his 125 gallon. It raised it up about 8". I hate how low most store bought stands are. You'll definitely be happy if you raise it some.
 
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Ripler

Member
hahaha yeah im definately raising it. IF I do end up swaping for a smaller tank, 100% im building 1/2 higher. I know, just talking about selling makes me sulk :(

Anyways, I worked 10 HOURS today, mix in 2 trips to the store for supplies on top of that too...Realized I had a sick fish, so I had to run to the store for some meds too. Here is the progress:

Built a new frame and raised the old canopy about 6-8 inches; did the cocking and prepared for paint; Also added nice molding on all sides except the back. You can see a new little square molding which I used to cover up where I joined the 2 flanks of wood. Hopefully it will create an illusion like its one big piece.
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This is a side view. You can better see the detail.
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Its the only picture I took of the stand. Horrible shot. But I spent about 2-3 hours cocking (thats the white lines you see), filling holes, and sanding all the boards. They were extremely uneven so I did a LOT of sanding.
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The top canopy again but from the back. You can clearly see the new addition (anything not black)
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Im exhausted.

Tomorrow I finish cocking, sanding, and hopefully the first coat (maybe 2) of paint. Its going to look grande! Just too bad I might have to sell it due to the weight issue.
 
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Ripler

Member
Thanks, unfortunately, you seem to be the only one that cares. If I had known I would not have kept a log! LOL no offense to you, just was hoping to get for more feedback, suggestions, ideas on future hahaha
 
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amay121

Member
Good start, what're you using for equipment wise? What theme are you going for? SPS? LPS? Softie? Mix? FOWLR? Dedicated fish room? Plumbing? Sump?
 
seafansar

seafansar

Well-Known Member
Well I don't think too many people follow tank builds for some reason. I don't usually. You'll probably get more people's interest once you start adding livestock. What kind of lights are you going to use? And is it going to be a FOWLR or reef tank?
 
seafansar

seafansar

Well-Known Member
I still think you should make the stand taller! Looks too short to me, but maybe that's just because I'm so tall. lol. I like tall tanks!
 
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