thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Well here is the process I used to build a "wood" stand around the metal frame stand this tank came with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 painted the white trim black - only where going to be visible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Trim finished - you can see the tank on the metal stand here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 A few minor repairs to the hood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 MDF added to metal frame - filled and sanded... now just paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Install hardware before paint just in case something needs to be moved - and it did like most other times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 and another.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 First of 4 coats of paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 2 coats and counting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Don't forget about the doors and levelling legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 4 coats finished - time to assemble and let fully dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Almost There.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Decided the "dead" space between the two doors needed a little something so I whipped this off in about 5 minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Tank positioned, levelled, and ready to fill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefishdude Posted June 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Filling.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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