Brainstorming design for a custom aquarium fixture.

use what they use in thetheaters...floor sockets....they are flush to the floor....but i would make sure ti was gfi :) no sense frying everyone in event of a leak...
if u have a basement under where this tank will be i would run an pole up thru wehre the stuff is going to be and put in an outdoor gfi receptacle...4 soded with plastic shield so that way in event of leaks u are well protected.
 
oh i forgot to ask...
u are building this and never built a cabonet...
i hope the new wife,,,and the in laws and the parents have tons of tools u can borrow.....cause that is the other added expense buying all the tools u need..to build it...
tell the fiance she can register at tiffany's u need to register at home depot, lowes, and harbor freight.. for tools and equipment or at least gift cards ...
 
Way ahead of ya on that one, Dean. :)
 
Not really, Pony. I can't visualize it. What exactly do you mean by "inlays"?
 
Well, that's what I was thinking when you said that but I didn't think that you would actually expect me to be able to do that! :lol:

Maybe it's something that I'll look into, but it seems like the equipment that I would need to set up for inlaying materials may be pretty expensive.

I'm basically looking to do this this with a circular saw, power sander, power drill, and possibly a reciprocating saw. Doing inlays would require a band saw and even a disc sander, both of which are large machines that are expensive. I'm trying to stick to the more cost-effective hand tools. :)
 
rsanz said:
Well, that's what I was thinking when you said that but I didn't think that you would actually expect me to be able to do that! :lol:

Maybe it's something that I'll look into, but it seems like the equipment that I would need to set up for inlaying materials may be pretty expensive.

I'm basically looking to do this this with a circular saw, power sander, power drill, and possibly a reciprocating saw. Doing inlays would require a band saw and even a disc sander, both of which are large machines that are expensive. I'm trying to stick to the more cost-effective hand tools. :)
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My dad has some of those tools in his shop. The sculpture studio at my school has them too. It's just a suggestion. I might try it myself some day.
 
Yeah, it's definitely worth trying if you've got the means to do it. Maybe someday when I'm rich and have a full woodshop (which I would LOVE to have!) in my garage, I'll try it out. :)
 
Love the design! It looks great in the house. I would put an outdoor GFCI outlet with a watertight box (like for use near an artificial pond) under the cabinet, and build the bottom of the cabinet to accomodate it. OR where it is, I think it would look just fine if you extend the 'pilliar' on the right to the ceiling, and route power in there. It would be a lot safer, and more reliable that way, you could put a standard outlet in the ceiling, and have extra storage.
 
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