I wish you would have made this 4 weeks earlier, it would have been so helpful when I was resealing my 55. Nice work, I hope it holds for you. 
DIY 72g Build w/custom canopy, UGJ & lots of extras (picture heavy)
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Thank you very much everyone!
Did everything go well with your 55?
30 hours & holding!! :headbang2: & here you go BK!
This is the stand when I bought it. Almost all the scuffs marks wiped off but I am refinishing it so it will match the canopy perfectly.
Lots of bare wood! I meant to take a picture a little earlier than this but I just got so into it! I love wood work!! You can see that the doors don't sit quite right though, not sure how I am gonna fix that yet. Especially cause the doors are glued on and I do not want to go there. Love wood, hate glue!
I am almost done sanding the stand, just some detail work needs to be done in the cracks and edges. Once I am done with that I am going to move onto the canopy. Which will be the hardest part of this project by far! I think I will start another thread for that though, considering it may be a big project!
Thanks again everyone & keep checking in!
If I had the tank 4 weeks earlier I definitely would have!I wish you would have made this 4 weeks earlier, it would have been so helpful when I was resealing my 55. Nice work, I hope it holds for you.
Did everything go well with your 55? 30 hours & holding!! :headbang2: & here you go BK!
This is the stand when I bought it. Almost all the scuffs marks wiped off but I am refinishing it so it will match the canopy perfectly.
Lots of bare wood! I meant to take a picture a little earlier than this but I just got so into it! I love wood work!! You can see that the doors don't sit quite right though, not sure how I am gonna fix that yet. Especially cause the doors are glued on and I do not want to go there. Love wood, hate glue!
I am almost done sanding the stand, just some detail work needs to be done in the cracks and edges. Once I am done with that I am going to move onto the canopy. Which will be the hardest part of this project by far! I think I will start another thread for that though, considering it may be a big project!
Thanks again everyone & keep checking in!
I have the same tank just the 26gal version and stand. Everything exactly the same. I am also planning on making a matching canopy this month. I think it will be a fun project since the wood slats are all beveled and the curve is made from straight wood. Should prove to be time consuming and fun task. Good luck to us.
so are you going to paint the stand or just restain/reseal??
great job on cleaning it lol i know it was a major pain to get all the cracks
great job on cleaning it lol i know it was a major pain to get all the cracks
Good luck to us indeed spunjin! Yes it should be a fun project, defineately time consuming.
I plan to restain it. Our living room walls have pine paneling on the bottom half (I can't remember what it is called!) so it will match nicely. I currently have the 36g (same stand) in there and it looks like it was made for the room!
I plan to restain it. Our living room walls have pine paneling on the bottom half (I can't remember what it is called!) so it will match nicely. I currently have the 36g (same stand) in there and it looks like it was made for the room!
