Updated 4/2/2011. 40g breeder tank stand build with refugium

link248 · 02-13-2011, 08:37 PM

Stand is finished, updated picts on 2/19/11

I took a page from skaustin's book and built a stand for my 40g breeder tank. It is not finished, I started working on it yesterday and still have more work to do to it. I will continue to post picts as I go along with it. Here are picts of what I have done so far.

link248 · 02-13-2011, 08:40 PM

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link248 · 02-13-2011, 08:45 PM

I have one side open, so if I need to, I can pull out the refugium

link248 · 02-14-2011, 09:23 AM

Today's to do list.
put birch plywood around it, start making the doors, go buy molding and finish painting the tank

Matt Rogers · 02-14-2011, 09:27 AM

Very nice work. I am a big fan of 40 breeders - look forward to seeing more.

mithelmit · 02-14-2011, 09:55 AM

I recently built a new stand too! Its a lot of work but when it's done you get to look at it and know you made it!

Looks good so far!

link248 · 02-14-2011, 10:03 AM

yes I know. Everytime I build something, it's like nothing goes right and something doesn't look right. But when it's finished, you look at it and think wow, that looks great. I hope the end result is as good as I want.

M-Ocean Man · 02-14-2011, 10:51 AM

Looking great so far!!!
You can do a lot with that setup!!!

Will certainly be following this. .. .

link248 · 02-16-2011, 12:28 AM

I'm not as far as I want to be right now, but I'm almost there.
I dry fitted all of the pipes. I hope to get the glass cut tomorrow for the baffles, I hope to have the doors finished, trim put on and stained tomorrow. Here is where I'm at so far.
I put all of the birch plywood on it. The left side is only screwed on, so if I ever need to pull the refugium tank out, then I can do so pretty easy. I put the lights on it, just to see how it looks. So what do y'all think so far?

link248 · 02-16-2011, 12:30 AM

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02-13-2011, 08:37 PM	#1
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	Updated 4/2/2011. 40g breeder tank stand build with refugium Stand is finished, updated picts on 2/19/11 I took a page from skaustin's book and built a stand for my 40g breeder tank. It is not finished, I started working on it yesterday and still have more work to do to it. I will continue to post picts as I go along with it. Here are picts of what I have done so far. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by link248; 04-02-2011 at 11:05 PM.

02-13-2011, 08:40 PM	#2
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	more more Attached Thumbnails

02-13-2011, 08:45 PM	#3
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	and more I have one side open, so if I need to, I can pull out the refugium Attached Thumbnails

02-16-2011, 12:28 AM	#9
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	new picts I'm not as far as I want to be right now, but I'm almost there. I dry fitted all of the pipes. I hope to get the glass cut tomorrow for the baffles, I hope to have the doors finished, trim put on and stained tomorrow. Here is where I'm at so far. I put all of the birch plywood on it. The left side is only screwed on, so if I ever need to pull the refugium tank out, then I can do so pretty easy. I put the lights on it, just to see how it looks. So what do y'all think so far? Attached Thumbnails

02-16-2011, 12:30 AM	#10
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	more more Attached Thumbnails

02-14-2011, 09:23 AM	#4
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	Today's to do list. put birch plywood around it, start making the doors, go buy molding and finish painting the tank

02-14-2011, 09:27 AM	#5
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, Ca. Age: 43 Posts: 12,325 Skin: Mint Karma: 12432121	Very nice work. I am a big fan of 40 breeders - look forward to seeing more.

02-14-2011, 09:55 AM	#6
mithelmit Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Schaumburg, IL Age: 35 Posts: 30 Skin: Dark Karma: 37734	I recently built a new stand too! Its a lot of work but when it's done you get to look at it and know you made it! Looks good so far!

02-14-2011, 10:03 AM	#7
link248 Ritteri Anemone Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Posts: 601 Skin: Mint Karma: 1355157	yes I know. Everytime I build something, it's like nothing goes right and something doesn't look right. But when it's finished, you look at it and think wow, that looks great. I hope the end result is as good as I want.

02-14-2011, 10:51 AM	#8
M-Ocean Man Blue Ringed Angel Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dirty Jerz Posts: 1,589 Skin: Mint Karma: 593515	Looking great so far!!! You can do a lot with that setup!!! Will certainly be following this. .. .

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