Jimmy's 90 Gallon Build Thread

FYI, this is one of the best builds i have followed. Keep it up.

 

First, BRS RO/DI with RO drinking faucet bypass is installed. I think it's a pretty clean installation. Also, the Reef Octopus is in as is the Eheim 1260.



This looks like a good spot to leave this as well.






For what it's worth Old Masters (Early American) has to be some of the best stain I've used. We picked up penetrating stain, wiping stain and a spar-marine satin clear. This is step one, it's drying and I'll put the wiping stain on tonight since it needs 10-12 hours to dry. I must say, it looks gorgeous so far. I'm really, really excited to get to the next phase of this project.

 

Wiping stain coat... dries overnight! Then just the spar-marine satin coat.



I love how it has brought out the grain of the wood. I am really looking forward to morning.

 

Your not kidding about how awesome that stain is. The grain is amazing!

Good choice in skimmer too

 

Another 3 hours until it's officially 'dry'. Sometime this next week, the trim will be completed and perhaps even the doors!

 

I had assumed there would be more excitement over the staining. I know I'm excited about it. Anyway, stained a sample of walnut for comparison. Neither of these woods has a varnish on them at the time of the comparison. The stand DOES currently have its first varnish coat (satin spar-marine from Old Masters). We'll see how that looks when it dries (dry to touch in 4-6, "dry" in like 12).




I think it's going to be a gorgeous contrast.

 

I think it looks great! Keep up the awesome work

 

Mounted the canopy fans.



And made a wiring harness... all connections are easily connected or disconnected. All fans running in parallel to maintain 12v across them.




I obviously have some "wire control" to take care of... but that's not a huge issue as of yet (more so when I get the sump in the stand and some pipes around). Oh, and I have a video in the process of uploading.

 

MVI_1577.mp4 video by brianpinneyphotography - Photobucket

 

Sure it's Coral you're growing in that box? ;-)