Tank Journal Archive

[somethingfishy76]

40mm box steel from a supplier locally for $140 cut.

Got height adjustable feet from a supplier to make sure I get a dead level tank. M16 ball swivel feet.

A good mate Tig welded it all up for me and did the grind back.

Powder coating came up beautiful

As with my current tank I decided to stay with the lifting tray that will hold all the cables and power supplies. Two switchboards this time with a temp controller in the middle.

Made some brackets to hold two custom made containers that will hold RO water for my level float. My ghost box will create a space between the tank and the wall so I thought I might as well use this space instead of having a big drum sitting next to the tank.

Brackets for the tray hinge

Tray in and bottom floor varnished. Next will be the cladding

 

[MagicJ]

I love the idea of the drop down tray :)

How did you feel about drilling into your nice new powder coated frame ? I am trying to work our how to do some things with my new Redsea Reefer cabinet without drilling holes into it :eek

 

[macca_75]

I want to see the ghost/shadow box. Have thought about this for a while but there is always something else to do. Keen to see what you do and how it turns out.

 

[Wrangy]

Looooovvvveeeeee iiiitttt :D One of the nicest looking stands I've seen

 

[daveH]

Brilliant work mate! It's going to be an absolute knockout when it's finished - can't wait.

 

[Sam Parker]

This is world class, very nice!!!

 

[slin1977]

Love your work mate .
Please test timers ,double adapters and any transformers in the PDU before you go further, you might find a few types could get snared on the timber base.

 

[Sam Parker]

Nothing a short extension lead won't solve though - but yes, worth testing now!

 

[slin1977]

Nothing a short extension lead won't solve though - but yes, worth testing now!

True, good exit strategy.
But still , you want your favourite transformer to simply plug in ;)

 

[ezza]

It's very nice. There are several people on here who should do this stuff for a living. You sir, are one.

 

[somethingfishy76]

I love the idea of the drop down tray :)

How did you feel about drilling into your nice new powder coated frame ? I am trying to work our how to do some things with my new Redsea Reefer cabinet without drilling holes into it :eek

I wasn't easy but what can you do... I miss the wood frames, easy to add stuff.

 

[somethingfishy76]

I want to see the ghost/shadow box. Have thought about this for a while but there is always something else to do. Keen to see what you do and how it turns out.

My ghost box is still in the design phase but @daveH will be able to share his... His looks awesome and was totally custom made.

 

[somethingfishy76]

Looooovvvveeeeee iiiitttt :D One of the nicest looking stands I've seen

Thanks mate, I hope to keep it looking good, not sure what to do about cladding. Its pretty expensive doing it in Laminex and I cant help but think how often you buy a cabinet like my current one that cost me $1100 and its all pine that's stained. I mean I can do that...
I made this a few weeks ago for my wife and this was from old pallets.. I mean It can not be that hard to bet a beautiful finnish... You can see my current stand in the background.

 

[somethingfishy76]

It's very nice. There are several people on here who should do this stuff for a living. You sir, are one.

Well i'm flattered, thank you... I do love making things and hopefully it comes out great.

 

[slin1977]

That is stunning woodwork mate.

 

[ezza]

I agree, what a beautiful table! The colours are lovely.

 

[somethingfishy76]

So the question is... should I make my own cabinet?

 

[Anthony Keyburn]

Looks great, love the boxes for the PDU's. Definitely a better way to organise it.

Yeah, why not, you have got the skills, make the cabinet. We did the dress work on ours after we got the basic. But the cabinetry was terrible. Nothing was square and here we were trying to square things, it was impossible to adjust.

 

[somethingfishy76]

Ok, I'll give it a crack. If what you get is flat panels that have a smooth and beautiful finish then I can certainly get the same result with a good stain and a couple of coats of varnish. I do love making wood look good, and when that varnish comes up like glass... its so good!

 

[Wrangy]

As everyone else has already said that job on the pallet is amazing!! That came up an absolute treat mate :D

You should definitely make your own cabinet/panel covers for the stand!! It would be one of the sexiest stands going around! lol