well, today i thought i could finally save a few bucks on the stand.
i bought cheap paint. and not jsut any cheap paint. we're talking 4.99 a gallon from big lots, cheap paint.
what a huge massive mistake.
this stuff is like water. and the one i bought was SUPPOSED to be ceiling white. but turns out it's more like irish cream :angry:
oh well, i guess this stuff will jsut be a second primer coat
i'm going to sears or HD for a better quality paint for the final coat.
should i go with latex, and a water based poly coating, like i planned, or should i go oil based and no poly? or oil based and still use a poly coating.
any ideas?
also, REEFDAVE, good news for you! i did make a good purchase today. while at big lots i picked up a plastic Sterilite 10 gallon container. It's 20 1/2" wide, and i guess about 10" deep, and maybe 12" high. (pretty much about the same size as a 10 gallon tank) perfect for an auto top off box.
I dont recall how wide your top/side cabinet space is, but mine is 21x24 and this thing fit perfectly in the unit, all the way to the back, and still left me at least 12" in the front on the shelf (ie: perfect space fro brine shrimp or phyto factories) plus, the container came with a good tight fitting lid. that can also serve as a shelf, for storing other stuff, like chemicals, test tubes, etc..
best of all, it was only $2.99
just thought i'd pass that on to ya, since you were concerned about losing the space to auto top off. now you can still do both!
i bought cheap paint. and not jsut any cheap paint. we're talking 4.99 a gallon from big lots, cheap paint.
what a huge massive mistake.
this stuff is like water. and the one i bought was SUPPOSED to be ceiling white. but turns out it's more like irish cream :angry:
oh well, i guess this stuff will jsut be a second primer coat
should i go with latex, and a water based poly coating, like i planned, or should i go oil based and no poly? or oil based and still use a poly coating.
any ideas?
also, REEFDAVE, good news for you! i did make a good purchase today. while at big lots i picked up a plastic Sterilite 10 gallon container. It's 20 1/2" wide, and i guess about 10" deep, and maybe 12" high. (pretty much about the same size as a 10 gallon tank) perfect for an auto top off box.
I dont recall how wide your top/side cabinet space is, but mine is 21x24 and this thing fit perfectly in the unit, all the way to the back, and still left me at least 12" in the front on the shelf (ie: perfect space fro brine shrimp or phyto factories) plus, the container came with a good tight fitting lid. that can also serve as a shelf, for storing other stuff, like chemicals, test tubes, etc..
best of all, it was only $2.99
just thought i'd pass that on to ya, since you were concerned about losing the space to auto top off. now you can still do both!