Liams 180 Gallon project

[Triggerfish]

good luck with the project... got that thing together mighty quick, nice looking work there. what color you thinking of staining?

 

[Liam]

good luck with the project... got that thing together mighty quick, nice looking work there. what color you thinking of staining?

staining is already done,vermont maple.Varnishing now

 

[clamm]

Very nice looking. The system will be amazing. What are you going to light it with?

 

[Liam]

Very nice looking. The system will be amazing. What are you going to light it with?

3x 250 10 k de and vho,to start anyway

 

[clamm]

which room is it going in again?

 

[Liam]

which room is it going in again?

its going in the living room,in the alcove where the loveseat is(opposite the windows)

 

[Gina McReeferson]

Come on man, you are making me look bad! I have been working on my tank/stand for almost a year and a half! I'm such a loser! When I build the next one I will have someone else build the stand, I am NO carpenter! Looks great by the way!

-Dave

 

[gurumasta]

3x 250 10 k de and vho,to start anyway

that will last a week.

 

[Michael Mota]

Just saw this post, very nice carpentry work. Looking forward to seeing it all done.

 

[Liam]

today i built the doors.They are constructed from 1/4 birch sheet and framed with pine casing.
Here is a pic of the frame and dado detail.

 

[Liam]

here are the finished doors

 

[Liam]

here is the canopy,stained and varnished.I still need to paint the inside and do some touch up on the exterior finish

 

[S Hunter]

The New Tankie Workshop... channel 2 will be after you before long... looking great there liam

 

[naturebatslast]

Muy Bein!!!

 

[ReeferMedic]

Damn, nice work Mate! I agree with Derek though. There will be more light under that hood eventually. You are the only person I know of that has tried to squeeze a 400 and 250 mh under the same reflector!

 

[Liam]

Damn, nice work Mate! I agree with Derek though. There will be more light under that hood eventually. You are the only person I know of that has tried to squeeze a 400 and 250 mh under the same reflector!

thanks Don.Gonna try to keep it simple and cheaper on the electric.

 

[vinny]

Holy crap man don't tell me that this is just a hobby for you just tell me that your a finish carpenter.

 

[Liam]

Holy crap man don't tell me that this is just a hobby for you just tell me that your a finish carpenter.

thanks Vinny.I bought a fixer upper house and have picked up alot of tools along the way,carpentry is actually real easy if you have the right tools.

 

[nickyblase]

Holy cow Liam - that looks REALLY nice! So a tank back upstairs again, eh? That'll look fantastic on those hardwood floors!

 

[Liam]

Holy cow Liam - that looks REALLY nice! So a tank back upstairs again, eh? That'll look fantastic on those hardwood floors!

thanks Laurie,yeah as long as it does'nt go through them