View Full Version : Look what my uncle did with a $60 piece of wood!
Riverserver
05-02-2007, 7:05 PM
I went to look at it today with my filter to get some measurement ideas for the refugium I'm building this weekend, and to my surprise, it's almost done!!!! Sorry I'm just so excited I had to share! It's for a 58 gallon aggressive tank :D
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/riverserver/DSCF0051.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/riverserver/DSCF0052.jpg
Rbishop
05-02-2007, 7:20 PM
Nice.
fishman1979
05-02-2007, 7:22 PM
looks good
jm1212
05-02-2007, 7:22 PM
very cool!
redswi
05-02-2007, 7:41 PM
Good looking woodwork
JustLooking
05-02-2007, 7:45 PM
holy cow,that is a thing of beauty.
Your uncle is quite a craftsman(as the scrap wood pile in the background will prove).
PS good luck with the 58 I also have one,housing an EBJD
Germanman
05-02-2007, 7:51 PM
great stand! wonderful paint job as well.
Weezer
05-02-2007, 8:01 PM
He's very talented..Nice stand......:clap:
clayt101
05-02-2007, 8:20 PM
impressive
Riverserver
05-02-2007, 9:09 PM
Thanks everyone!
holy cow,that is a thing of beauty.
Your uncle is quite a craftsman
Yeah I was amazed when I saw it, he's made everything himself, including the groovings!
great stand! wonderful paint job as well.
I think it looks great how it is but the paint isn't done yet, he's going to put the clear coat on that will give it gloss.
J double R
05-02-2007, 11:17 PM
did he make the Eheim pro II 2028 out of the wood, too? ;) jk.
Great piece of work! i'll be sending my order tomorrow. :p:
Tmobo
05-02-2007, 11:39 PM
great work gotta love routers. lol :clap:
mcox3
05-03-2007, 11:12 AM
very nice.
masterkaw
05-03-2007, 11:26 AM
That looks very very good!!! He must be very an experience carpenter, I would say. I built a stand for a 29 gallon but it doesn't look as nice. Although, I have never worked with wood before. But it turned out alright. I bought a 72 gallon bow front tank and will start today to build a stand for it. It will probably take me a couple of weeks since I could only work on it probably an hour a day or so. I will post my pictures when I'm done. But I definitely think that stand looks great.
KingOfTheDeep
05-03-2007, 11:46 AM
neat!
Mgamer20o0
05-03-2007, 11:29 PM
looks good. now for the tank. keep us updated.
chris331
05-04-2007, 1:37 AM
wow!! that is amazing and beautiful!
aquaman#1
05-04-2007, 4:09 AM
Very cool. My uncle does the same thing.
tottenchris
05-04-2007, 6:34 AM
Very nice!
Riverserver
05-04-2007, 9:05 AM
Thanks guys! :)
looks good. now for the tank. keep us updated.
I'm building a sump/ref this weekend for my skimmer, will that do for now? :duh:
5xevy
05-05-2007, 12:33 AM
That looks really nice!
Yes, sump/refugium/skimmer/whatever- we want pics! :D
Riverserver
05-05-2007, 1:53 PM
Putting off the sump until I get get some Weld-On. Local stores didn't have it, had to buy it online. But here's some pictures of the stand completed, the tank trim will be painted black also.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/riverserver/DSCF0058.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/riverserver/DSCF0059.jpg
Reefscape
05-05-2007, 1:58 PM
Looking just great mate....
Niko
Waldo57
05-06-2007, 12:55 AM
He should go into the business! Nice Stand
smillermom
05-06-2007, 8:46 AM
I'd leave the tank trim as is. It looks really nice as it picks up the wood in your shelving unit. Great stand!!! He should go into business here. Send the stand in easy to assemble parts!!
Riverserver
05-07-2007, 8:11 PM
Well I don't think he wants to go into business. He works pretty hard as it is, he only worked on mine in his spare time. But the stand wont be in that room, it will be in my bedroom, I have a black bedroom set. Plus it will look funny with a black stand, black sand, and brown trim :D
gunn55
05-07-2007, 8:40 PM
Very nice.
Riverserver
05-14-2007, 1:24 PM
High resolution photos of where it will sit. A canopy is in the works!
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u255/riverserver/DSCN0065.jpg)
Derringer
05-14-2007, 1:58 PM
Nice cabinet - now to paint the tank trim ...
Riverserver
05-14-2007, 2:51 PM
Nice cabinet - now to paint the tank trim ...
I painted the bottom half and it started flaking off when rubbed pretty hard. The spray can said flakes can be dangerous because they contain lead and has been proven in the State of California to cause cancer, I thought "Phew! Thank god I live in Oklahoma!" As I was unaware that geographical locations played a part in my immunities to cancer. ;)
A canopy is in the works that will hang over the wood trim, it'll be safer for my fishes that way :)