57buick Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 So I just finished building my steel stand for the 300G tank. Had it poly coated as poly is much more durable than powder coating and has more of a rubbery feeling to it. I welded in vertical shelf rails along the backside so I can put customized mounts and shelves etc at any time. Brackets for the 4 American DJ power strips. And built a sump out of a 72x18x18 tank off of craigslist. I'm happy with how it's coming out. I'll post more pics after I install the new tank next weekend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looks great What kind of tank you going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looking good! Someday I will have a tank that big. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57buick Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looks great What kind of tank you going with? Im not sure of the manufacture. I bought it from a guy for only $800 and it was only used 6 months. It looks brand new so it was a steal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Nice to know there is another skilled steel stand maker! Did you take it somewhere to be polycoated? Looking good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57buick Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Nice to know there is another skilled steel stand maker! Did you take it somewhere to be polycoated? Looking good so far! Year I made the stand and then took it to Oregon Powder Coaters in Tangent, OR right outside Albany. Industrial place and they do very good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 What are those rails used to mount the power strip? Cool idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Year I made the stand and then took it to Oregon Powder Coaters in Tangent, OR right outside Albany. Industrial place and they do very good work Good to know! Best to get it done well when you are dealing with corrosive salt water! Love steel stands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57buick Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 What are those rails used to mount the power strip? Cool idea! the brackets for the power strips are just "L" brackets from the hardware store and drilled a couple holes in them. The backside of the stand vertical bars are just standard slotted shelving rods with the holes for shelf brackets to lock into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57buick Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Unfortunately had a catastrophic failure because of a hole previous owner of tank drilled. It cracked around that rough hole. So I am looking for a replacement 8ft tank if anybody has any leads. Im exploring options of repairing or replacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Well that stinks. Not like you can replace that big of a tank easy enough...Hope you get it worked out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Bummer! Meant to ask, where did you get it poly coated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Huge bummer! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you didn't sustain any damage to your house. Your build was coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Like I said man, pick a time and day and ask. I bet a lot of people would be more then happy to help you move and fix that beast! I know I work for cheap! Mainly just beer and pizza. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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