impur Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Well saturday was a good day i was able to finish my stand. I've already got a ton of pix, and while this won't be my official thread, I wanted to share what i've accomplished so far Ideas, comments and questions are welcome as always! So this is going to be about as much DIY as you can get. If i had the means to make the pumps and light i would (laugh). The only other thing i didn't make is the sump, skimmer, and 2 media reactors for GFO and carbon(although i did actually make one of those). It started with an idea of what i wanted in a tank This expanded into what i wanted in the room the tank would reside in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Next came the glass. 3 1/2" starphire panes, 1 shorter 1/2" float glass pane for the back, and a 3/4" float glass pane for the bottom. All diamond edged Next i got some rock from BRS, in addition to making some rock in the form of arches/branches And the rock cooker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Next came the stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Some silicone to fix my poor craftsmanship Skeleton done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Lookin good Miles, can't wait to see it in person in May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Some goody pics I'm already using this And this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Looking good! Correct me if I'm wrong but the tile was done quite a while ago wasn't it? I think I remember a thread on that some time ago. Ether way it's looking great and looking forward to your build, and love all the pic's!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Whew....it wasn't until the stand pics that I was able to verify it was your build(beer)! Lookin good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Yah the tile was done several months ago, the grout is done as well. lol Jon yah i'm slackin in these pics what gives? (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Looking good Miles! As always. Hope to get down and see it in person someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Very nice! You know you're a reefer when you build and design a room for your tank!(nutty) I'm always impressed with how handy the people in this forum are!(clap) Love the look of the starphire glass!(drooler) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayTheSavageFraser Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Are you done yet!! Geez!!! I can't wait to see it up and runnin!!! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Very nice, thats some good beer you got there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Nice job. I'm looking forward to see it running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancecobb1 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Looking Good Miles! I will be looking forward to watching this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Thanks for the comments everyone! Its been fun so far. I'm picking up the silicone today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Now gotta find clamps. Anyone have some 36" clamps i could borrow??? (naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayTheSavageFraser Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I think algae does!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Seeing these pics is getting me really pumped! I can't wait to see this thing all stuck together. Gonna be amazazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2odvl Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 If you need some extra hands I'd love to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Wow!!! VERY nice build!!! Can't wait to see the progress on tank assembly! I will be following this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 If you need any help give me a holler.... Anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thanks guys!! Nyles you are already slated to be a helper (laugh) I still need to track down some 36" clamps so if anyone has some i could borrow or knows a place with good prices i would appreciate it. I'm only going to need to use them for a couple days, then i don't think i'll have a need for them. I'd rather not spend $80 on clamps for 1 day of use. If i can track down the clamps in the next week or so, i plan to build the tank on May 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 4 total.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Building the tank on Mother's Day? Thanks for all the pics. Great to see all your DIY steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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