75gal planted lets rock

Thanks, Im not happy with the trim I got. Menards maple trim selection sucked. Im still debating on exactly how im going to make it look. The nice thing is in the future I can always change it.

Yea so...I get the sides on, they look nice. I cut the front out measuring several times. I start measuring out for the cabinet doors. Some thing doesnt look right. There should be 2.5" in between the doors. I only have 1.5" I double measure....so I set the face on the front just to line it up...SON OF A **** I cut it a inch short!...Thank god for trim. Ill just cut a couple of small strips for each side and the trim will hide the seam. This is just between you and I hehe.

LOL you geek

Got it about half way done. I am not liking the trim I picked for the sides. Im going back to menards tomorrow and finding something different.

That is looking pretty good D, I like it.

How about using two strips of lattice on the corners? I dont think you want anything too busy on the corners.

Looks like that is coming out pretty nice D, with some stain it should like purrrty

I went back to menards and picked up some more trim. I Had to break down and get oak. It might not look bad with the oak doors. I found a beat up ass piece of 1" corner trim and some border trim that should...look nice we will see. Dinner first then off to work in the garage.

First of all...D: you SUCK...I was gasping and calling for Chris when I saw that 1st pic! don't scare me like that again...

Secondly:

Originally Posted by skinz78

LOL you geek

he's absolutely right! you are!

Thirdly: Your stand is looking really good...a whole lot nicer than I expected!

Figures. One last piece of trim to hang and the damn compressor takes a crap on me....I feel bad, its my dads. I think the pressure switch is stuck open. I tried wacking it with a hammer to no avail. All I did was unplug it to use the miter saw real quick. I plugged it back in and nothing. =( I could use a hammer but I was nailing in the little seam.

Well I still need to hang the final piece on the top edge of the far side but this is what I got so far. I have done some minor sanding but assuming I can find a compressor to borrow I will be staining tommorw night.

LOL don't feel bad, you are supposed to break your dads tools... I do it all the time and it feels great!!!!!

So um a hammer won't work?

Looks great D.....You work fast man....

Originally Posted by skinz78

So um a hammer won't work?

lol I tried. I dont want to use anything bigger than those tiny nails for my trim gun. I tried to manually drive one in. They bend on like the second wack every time. I may just have to do that though.

Have you tried glue? Gorilla glue works great, just don't get it in open cuts.....

Glue could be a option but this is for the top lip. It only hangs on by less than a 1/2" the rest is up to block the black trim on the tank.If that makes sense.

If I had put more thought into it I would of had the skin up that high as well. It would of reinforced the top lip more. Lesson learned.

Looks great...can't wait to see the stain on it!

I finally started staining tonight...weee nothing like staining with the garage door closed.

Here it is with just the conditioner on it ( I like the look it had here)



Heres after the first coat.



I will probably do one more coat before putting the finish on.

That is looking really good D, so have you gotten any of the hardware for the tank yet?

As far as I know the only thing I need is lights. ...and sand...and rock...aww man.