Progress of DIY 180g stand

[Matak]

The hardest part was making the notches in the 4X4s. I used a hammer and sharp chisel to make it straight (i don't think i'm making much sense, you'd understand if you were there), but you could also use a jigsaw.
The most important thing is that your measurements are near perfect and you cut straight. Also, i was pretty anal making sure all the angles were 90 degrees.

What you wrote makes perfect sense. As I was viewing your stand pics, I was wondering how you ripped your 4 X 4's. Another way to rip the stand posts would be to clamp a guide on to the 4 X 4 and cut it with a handsaw.

Elgecko, your finishing skills are
Keep the pics coming Spartan, I'm gettin' inspired!

 

[StreetCypher]

This is the shop light i'm going to use instead of a LFS light. They wanted $140 for a 6 foot light with a 4 foot bulb.
So, i went to Rona and bought a 4 foot shoplight for $40 and 2 4 foot bulbs for $1.70 each. It still has to be painted black.

Also, a pic of my catfish exploring the empty tank

 

[elgecko]

You need to get rid of that catfish!
I tried one of those in my tank and the hair clogged my filter intake all the time.

 

[elgecko]

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3 out of my 4 cats disagree with the picture!

They are threating to call the SPCA.