60g cube build in the works

[hnguyen]

Chris_W;602151 wrote: What did you use to sketch that up? Looks nice man

AutoCAD

 

[hnguyen]

Finally had some time to work on the stand a little. Here's a picture.

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Hoang Nguyen

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[hnguyen]

You guys have any suggestions on how to cover up the nails on the faceplate? I was thinking wood filler but I'm afraid that's going to show up when u stain it. Any help will be appreciated.


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[sharkbait]

You can get wood filler that is stain-able. Wont show up when you stain the stand.

 

[hnguyen]

ICEMAN832;605537 wrote: You can get wood filler that is stain-able. Wont show up when you stain the stand.

OoooHhHhh!! I didn't know they had that. I'll look for it this weekend when I head to home depot or lowes.

Thanks Iceman! :thumbs:

 

[sharkbait]

Hnguyen;605568 wrote: OoooHhHhh!! I didn't know they had that. I'll look for it this weekend when I head to home depot or lowes.

Thanks Iceman! :thumbs:

Yeah no problem. A lot of the wood filler now is stain-able. I would just go with a darker stain though.

 

[hnguyen]

ICEMAN832;605572 wrote: Yeah no problem. A lot of the wood filler now is stain-able. I would just go with a darker stain though.

I was going to stain it dark mahogany. I'm pretty sure thats dark enough but I still don't want the filler to stand out. It's going to be an eye sore and I'll never get over it.

 

[merkywater]

Looking good Hoang! You get the acrylic yet?

 

[hammcd]

isnt that gonna be a ***** to clean under that ledge where the return pump sits?...looks good though..cant wait to see it stocked

 

[hnguyen]

To Nate: yup I just got the acrylic on wed. And got it cut down to size. I'm about to start joining it together. It should be ready for a leak test come Sunday. I want to give it a 24 hour cure time. Although it's not needed. I'd rather be safe then sorry. After that it's bad to the stand.



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[hnguyen]

Hammcd;605615 wrote: isnt that gonna be a ***** to clean under that ledge where the return pump sits?...looks good though..cant wait to see it stocked

It shouldn't be too hard since I do have a 6" opening to stick my arm down there. In a pretty small guy so I'll be alright. Worst case, I'll just throw a few snails in there and put the mesh cover that came with my mag drive in the return pump.



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[hnguyen]

Tank is almost ready for cycle. Just have to stain the finish the stand and stain it. Here are a couple of pictures.

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That's the stand. Almost done.

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Here's the tank just finish last night. Leak testing right now. I'll most likely leave it lime that overnight to make sure.

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And here she is filled to the top. Leak test is looking good so far.

More to come soon.



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[superclown]

Looking good

 

[coolsurf]

Wow. That looks real good. You do good work my friend! :up: I can't wait to see the rest of the build!

 

[KrisDeitz]

Awesome bro looks great Deff let me know if i can help at all

 

[hnguyen]

Thanks everyone. I'll keep in posting as the build moves along.



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[merkywater]

Nice Hoang!

 

[hnguyen]

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Just got the plumbing done for the return and skimmer. Now off to staining the stand so I can get this baby up and running!!



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[hnguyen]

Just got done with the first coat of stain. Now im going to let it dry over night and go over it with a tip coat of gloss.

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I still have some molding that I need to put on the stand. Not done just yet



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[cr500_af]

Hnguyen;607070 wrote:

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Just got the plumbing done for the return and skimmer. Now off to staining the stand so I can get this baby up and running!!



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The build is looking great... but did you know you have some young girls in your skimmer?