kgrimes
Member
Hi All....
Been a member here forever (2004)...lurking since 2008. Had a reef in CA...moved to Iowa in 2008...had to tear it down and sell everything.
After snorkeling in Fiji, New Caledonia and Australia in January, I was inspired to take it up again.
Finally getting around to building something new.
Here's the first few steps in my built-in stand for my 110 (48x18x31) that I'm setting up.
It's going to be in a corner of my living room... The first pics show the stand (4x4 treated lumber with stainless hardware/brackets). I ran a dedicated circuit to it last night.
Next step is to paint the inside of the stand with marine paint, then get the frame built up to the ceiling.
Installing an RO unit in the basement right under the tank In the next couple weeks.
Here's the stand on the front porch (the 900 sq ft brick/stone walk was last summer's project...the 8' x 40' covered porch was the year before.
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The Plan is to build "walls" around the whole thing to make it look built-in...we shall see I guess. (the HVAC duct under the right side has been capped-off in the basement. There are 3 other vents in the living room, anyway)
With the stand in place, I ran the romex up from the basement... (i'll be sealing the gaps along the floor of the stand soon, before I paint)...
Then I installed a quad GFI outlet, and a watertight light and switch...
Thanks for reading!
Kevin
Been a member here forever (2004)...lurking since 2008. Had a reef in CA...moved to Iowa in 2008...had to tear it down and sell everything.
After snorkeling in Fiji, New Caledonia and Australia in January, I was inspired to take it up again.
Finally getting around to building something new.
Here's the first few steps in my built-in stand for my 110 (48x18x31) that I'm setting up.
It's going to be in a corner of my living room... The first pics show the stand (4x4 treated lumber with stainless hardware/brackets). I ran a dedicated circuit to it last night.
Next step is to paint the inside of the stand with marine paint, then get the frame built up to the ceiling.
Installing an RO unit in the basement right under the tank In the next couple weeks.
Here's the stand on the front porch (the 900 sq ft brick/stone walk was last summer's project...the 8' x 40' covered porch was the year before.
)The Plan is to build "walls" around the whole thing to make it look built-in...we shall see I guess.
(the HVAC duct under the right side has been capped-off in the basement. There are 3 other vents in the living room, anyway) With the stand in place, I ran the romex up from the basement... (i'll be sealing the gaps along the floor of the stand soon, before I paint)...
Then I installed a quad GFI outlet, and a watertight light and switch...
Thanks for reading!
Kevin
