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7g stand and tank build

Mark_C

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Well.

Let's start with the stand. I have zero to no experience in this, and I'm going to do it by ear.

I found some old luber in the garage rafters, think its 1x2 or so. Found about 6-8 8' pieces, so theres my frame.
I'm guessing I need a frame.
So I made these, 24"x12"...

IMG_0921.jpeg

Then I took 4 upright pieces, 36" each. I wanted to put them in the frame, but realized that then I couldn't tack the siding to them, so I sorta did this...

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Of course, its all crooked as he!!, so to fix this I decided to add more wood.
Added a tall brace in the back and an extra piece of wood on the front right to support a door, figuring it migt need some extra umph...

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Still some minor wobble.
Solution - more wood!
I added a shelf.

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Also did a bit of skinning tonight and, though wobbly (and 1/2" larger depth on the top than the bottom, it seems to be getting a bit more satble.

So, amateur week begins!

Had a laugh as my wife said to me, 'You've been doing this all day, and that's it?'
I said, 'I know, can you imagine if Hockeynut stopped by? He'd be 'WTF, get out of the way', and would have a full stand built perfectly with a deck and jacuzzi in an hour.'

But, I'm having fun, right up to the moment I hear the tank hit the floor. :)
 
Justin

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Mark_C said:
Well.

Let's start with the stand. I have zero to no experience in this, and I'm going to do it by ear.

I found some old luber in the garage rafters, think its 1x2 or so. Found about 6-8 8' pieces, so theres my frame.
I'm guessing I need a frame.
So I made these, 24"x12"...

View attachment 28465

Then I took 4 upright pieces, 36" each. I wanted to put them in the frame, but realized that then I couldn't tack the siding to them, so I sorta did this...

View attachment 28466

Of course, its all crooked as he!!, so to fix this I decided to add more wood.
Added a tall brace in the back and an extra piece of wood on the front right to support a door, figuring it migt need some extra umph...

View attachment 28467

Still some minor wobble.
Solution - more wood!
I added a shelf.

View attachment 28468

Also did a bit of skinning tonight and, though wobbly (and 1/2" larger depth on the top than the bottom, it seems to be getting a bit more satble.

So, amateur week begins!

Had a laugh as my wife said to me, 'You've been doing this all day, and that's it?'
I said, 'I know, can you imagine if Hockeynut stopped by? He'd be 'WTF, get out of the way', and would have a full stand built perfectly with a deck and jacuzzi in an hour.'

But, I'm having fun, right up to the moment I hear the tank hit the floor. :)
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Looks better than my previous attempts ! Lol
 
myrjon

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mark add some plywood to back and sides .This will stiffen it up..
 
Hockeynut

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Mark_C said:
Well.

Let's start with the stand. I have zero to no experience in this, and I'm going to do it by ear.

I found some old luber in the garage rafters, think its 1x2 or so. Found about 6-8 8' pieces, so theres my frame.
I'm guessing I need a frame.
So I made these, 24"x12"...

View attachment 28465

Then I took 4 upright pieces, 36" each. I wanted to put them in the frame, but realized that then I couldn't tack the siding to them, so I sorta did this...

View attachment 28466

Of course, its all crooked as he!!, so to fix this I decided to add more wood.
Added a tall brace in the back and an extra piece of wood on the front right to support a door, figuring it migt need some extra umph...

View attachment 28467

Still some minor wobble.
Solution - more wood!
I added a shelf.

View attachment 28468

Also did a bit of skinning tonight and, though wobbly (and 1/2" larger depth on the top than the bottom, it seems to be getting a bit more satble.

So, amateur week begins!

Had a laugh as my wife said to me, 'You've been doing this all day, and that's it?'
I said, 'I know, can you imagine if Hockeynut stopped by? He'd be 'WTF, get out of the way', and would have a full stand built perfectly with a deck and jacuzzi in an hour.'

But, I'm having fun, right up to the moment I hear the tank hit the floor. :)
Click to expand...
Well maybe an hour and a half lol looks good
Skinny high stands scare me you know the top heavy thing.
 
Mark_C

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BEHOLD!
The world's cr@***est sump.
10g tank, 4 pounds of silicone.
Going to try a gravity feed ATO on it, cuz, why not?

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ecam

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@Mark_C is going to need an intervention soon. This is only day.....,, Of qt.
Sorry I’ve already lost count !!!!
 
Mark_C

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An FYI on silicone.
Check the expiration. Apparently the hardening portion loses its ability over time.
36 hours after making the sump I went to test it and the silicone hadn’t hardened in the least.
Had to break entire thing down and uncured silicone is nearly impossible to remove from acrylic.
 
Mark_C

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Simple Sump V2 in testing.

And! I just realized I can literally take a pic for posting!
For the past many years I’ve been downloading to my computer, processing, and uploading.
/Facepalm
 
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