well, it was pretty darned good day here. mother nature provided me with lots of sunshine and temps in the 70's, allowing me to work in the driveway instead of garage.
murphy must have been on vacation because he didn't bother me a single time today!
so, with so much in my favor, i got the entire frame put together. got the bottom (sump) shelf put in. got the frame and shelf for the refugium put in. got the top (tank) shelf put on as well.
the only thing the bottom portion needs now is skin, doors and trim.
tomorrow i am making the cabinet/storage unit that will sit atop the tank shelf, next to the tank. this will be used for minor storage and also hide the plumbing etc.
i'll also be putting the canopy together tomorrow as well.
i'm anticipating getting it all skined and ready for stain by monday afternoon, and have the stain and first poly coat on by monday night ... that of course, depends on whether tomorrow and monday are as nice as today was.
i'll tell ya waht this puppy is STURDY!! i used liquid nails on all the seams/joints as well as 2 5/8" screws. on the legs i couldnt get screws into them because of the way they are mounted, so i picked up some angle brackets and put on two per leg, mounted with 1 5/8" screws. the legs also have liquid nails on the joint as well.
the shelf for the refugium doesnt seem like its very high, but that's just dude ot perspective. the stand is 37" high and 6' long and 2' deep. the shelf for the fuge is 11 1/2" high. this puts the top of the fuge, 5" higher than the top of the sump, which gives plenty of room for the 1" drain line that will come out of the fuge into the sump. this also left me with about 8" from the top of the fuge to the 2x4 beam to be able to put a door above the fuge that will give me access to it for macroalgae removal, feeding of horses, etc... and then the space behind the 2x4 will allow me to mount the light for the fuge, so it will be out of my way, and i wont have to deal with it when working on the fuge.
so far, it's coming out exactly as planned.
murphy must have been on vacation because he didn't bother me a single time today!
so, with so much in my favor, i got the entire frame put together. got the bottom (sump) shelf put in. got the frame and shelf for the refugium put in. got the top (tank) shelf put on as well.
the only thing the bottom portion needs now is skin, doors and trim.
tomorrow i am making the cabinet/storage unit that will sit atop the tank shelf, next to the tank. this will be used for minor storage and also hide the plumbing etc.
i'll also be putting the canopy together tomorrow as well.
i'm anticipating getting it all skined and ready for stain by monday afternoon, and have the stain and first poly coat on by monday night ... that of course, depends on whether tomorrow and monday are as nice as today was.
i'll tell ya waht this puppy is STURDY!! i used liquid nails on all the seams/joints as well as 2 5/8" screws. on the legs i couldnt get screws into them because of the way they are mounted, so i picked up some angle brackets and put on two per leg, mounted with 1 5/8" screws. the legs also have liquid nails on the joint as well.
the shelf for the refugium doesnt seem like its very high, but that's just dude ot perspective. the stand is 37" high and 6' long and 2' deep. the shelf for the fuge is 11 1/2" high. this puts the top of the fuge, 5" higher than the top of the sump, which gives plenty of room for the 1" drain line that will come out of the fuge into the sump. this also left me with about 8" from the top of the fuge to the 2x4 beam to be able to put a door above the fuge that will give me access to it for macroalgae removal, feeding of horses, etc... and then the space behind the 2x4 will allow me to mount the light for the fuge, so it will be out of my way, and i wont have to deal with it when working on the fuge.
so far, it's coming out exactly as planned.