Chadderboxx 240 build

[chadderboxx]

Day 5
Ok not to much done today but a fun day. I used my new router today. Very fun to use. The plywood on top is 1/4 it will be for the bottom of the stand. I use the router to get the shape of the stand and will use my jigsaw to do the cut outs for the support 2x4. I will be useing 3/4 plywood for the top of the stand still need to make a hd run. What I need now is all those master Plummers to help me out. In the very near Future. Ill touch base on this Tuesday. Pic time

 

[chadderboxx]

Day 6-9
Ok guys worked a couple hours over the weekend and little today. The stand frame is done! I have to beautiful plywood to skin the stand and make my doors. The best thing about making your own stuff is for 1 it's fun, 2 you can make your opening what ever size you want/need. Which means so struggling to fit that sump you bought inside your stand. Ok so this is where I'm at as of right now.
Stand - check
Paint stand - check
Test fit overflow cut outs - check
Check sump - check
Skin stand - nope
Clean aquarium - um half check
Pluming - ha nope!
Build sump- nope

 

[chadderboxx]

The wife

Primed white no wood Rot here.

 

[grumpy-crab]

Nicely done... cant wait to see more. I started on my stand finally haha

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[sexycorals]

How much for the little Frag in the pink car? She so cute...

 

[chadderboxx]

How much for the little Frag in the pink car? She so cute...

Lol That's my private collection not for sale

Nicely done... cant wait to see more. I started on my stand finally haha

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Finally! Lol here comes the fun part buying all my pluming. How do you like this set up

 

[grumpy-crab]

Seems like you have been busy... that's alot of elbows

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[chadderboxx]

Lol ya ill change that around a lot but I like the ideal of the set up. But I'm no expert plumber so kinda need help. I'm doing a cls & ols plan on drilling the tank tomorrow ill do a mock up drawing for y'all.

 

[chadderboxx]

Ok so this is how my tank sits now

And this is what I'm thinking about when I drill for the closed loop, & open loop system. Yes I'm doing both

 

[porschetins]

Coming along nicely!

 

[chadderboxx]

Coming along nicely!

Thank you it's a lot of work by yourself working a couple hours a day between taking kids to school picking the up and working full time. With a wife to please lol

 

[chadderboxx]

Not much going on been very busy at work. Today I ordered half my plumbing. All my bulkheads those things add up quick. This is what I got so far. Also I started priceing dry rock and sand. WOW lol 2" sand bed were talking 225# of sand. And I was planning on 250-300# of rock we will see. I kinda leaning on black sand just to be different just got to get the ok from the wife.

 

[chadderboxx]

Ok been a couple days haven't did much on the tank I did leak test it everything checks out. Oh ya I also cut my wood for the out side skin not done yet but take a look. And yes I did cut my skin tall 4cm to cover the black frame around the bottom of the tank.

 

[chadderboxx]

Ok guys a lot was done today everything is comeing toghter nicely take a look.

Now on the sides you see I have over hang all you do is give it a little tlc and a palm sander works wonders

 

[grumpy-crab]

It's looking good... what kinda finish you planing on?

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[Saltgator]

Very, very nice! Digging the plumbing job btw. Wish I'd took time like that on mine.

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[chadderboxx]

Very, very nice! Digging the plumbing job btw. Wish I'd took time like that on mine.

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I'm trying and I can't take credit on that plumbing but mine will be very very close to that. I been following you build taking some ideals. So want to say thanks.

It's looking good... what kinda finish you planing on?

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I'm going to stain but what color I don't know

 

[Saltgator]

I'm trying and I can't take credit on that plumbing but mine will be very very close to that. I been following you build taking some ideals. So want to say thanks.

Your welcome although yours is making me a bit jealous (I should have spent more time building it). Which substrate are you thinking? I'm probably going BB on mine (removing my tropic eden).



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[sexycorals]

Dang man I gotta fly you out here and have you help me build stuff for the store. Didn't know you were handy with the Hamer and saw like that. Thought you were just good at the spatula and getting me fat.

 

[chadderboxx]

I'm trying and I can't take credit on that plumbing but mine will be very very close to that. I been following you build taking some ideals. So want to say thanks.

Your welcome although yours is making me a bit jealous (I should have spent more time building it). Which substrate are you thinking? I'm probably going BB on mine (removing my tropic eden).



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Truthfully I want black sand don't know what yet but that's what I want if not fine sand I don't like when you have crush coral in the sand cause it discoloration with algae. I never did bb. What up with your t.e. and your switch over?

Dang man I gotta fly you out here and have you help me build stuff for the store. Didn't know you were handy with the Hamer and saw like that. Thought you were just good at the spatula and getting me fat.

Ha ill trade you skills. My labor for your corals sound like a fair trade. Oh btw did I Mention I'm a Really good cook. Lol