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finished stand with lighting up next

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crvz
, 12-06-2010 at 02:42 PM (1191 Views)
I don't have a handy image of the stand painted, but here's a shot of gluing the two sheets of plywood together. It has proven to yield no deflection and should suffice as a catwalk around the tank. I have since cut out overflow spots and painted the top with 3 coats of primer.


Next up is hanging the lights. I had finished the light rack but wanted to buy some pre-wired Molex plugs for easy maintenance (as needed). I went to the computer parts store, bought a plug, soldered everything together... only to find out that one of the 3 LED sections wouldn't light up. After much troubleshooting, the problem lied in the plug. Notice how the red wire on the left hand side of the plug turns into black on the right hand side. I thought it safe to assume the colors would maintain integrity on each side, but that turned out to kick me in the soft parts.



From here, I've got to mount the pulleys for the suspended lighting and paint the trim for the viewing side of the tank at which point we'll be ready for tank placement.

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  1. melev's Avatar
    Nice update! Looks like you have sand ready too.
  2. DJ in WV's Avatar
    Just wondering if the tank is going to sit butted to the wall or is going to go thur the studs. In my old house i butted mine and found it alot easier to finish it on the inside of the house. I will be following you shortly with my 180 build. Im in the process of removing a 3 1/2 foot sandstone support wall in my basement to make room for it. Im sure wife is going to want to kick me in the soft parts before its all done
  3. Midnight's Avatar
    that is one massive stand, how many inches of overhang will that leave?
  4. crvz's Avatar
    thanks for the comments, fellows. DJ, not exactly sure what you're asking, but the tank will sit about 1.5" back from the flush inside wall (so that's about 3/4" for sheetrock, and then another 3/4" for the black trim the tank sits in and some wiggle room). The trim I built to finish the viewing wall is somewhat of an "L" shape, which will be placed against the glass of the tank. I'll try to get an image now that it's painted (did that yesterday).

    Midnight, I've got about 10" of overhang in all directions.