dee's ghetto 90

[deelucky]

dee's ghetto 90 tank thread.

its been along time coming. paying close attention to alot of advice and alot of things posted.i made many mistakes but i have learned from them so now im proud to present my 90 in the making.first i have been curing some LR 200 lbs some for me and some for my pops.

 

[deelucky]

yesterday i took my 90 out of storage:biggrin:

 

[deelucky]

today me and my good friend leo, which i consider my brother:hug: took the trip down to homedepot to pick up some wood.

 

[deelucky]

this is straight ghetto no garage just up in the hallway.leo bustin' this stuff out.

 

[mgchan]

Wow! The stand looks great.

 

[rstimeout]

VERY NICE JOB LEO :shocked1: NOW IT TIME TO DO MY CABINETS FOR MY BASEMENT PLEASE

 

[leo]

VERY NICE JOB LEO :shocked1: NOW IT TIME TO DO MY CABINETS FOR MY BASEMENT PLEASE

thank you rich. call you

 

[crox99]

WOW.

That is nice. You built that stand in only one day?

 

[DallasNYC]

Looks great. I've seen them cutting plywood sheets at home depot. So willthey let you cut it down to the sizes you need there, or did you cut them up yourself somewhere else. Im debating on how to build my stand for a 75, same dimensions. Was also thinking plywood, but was trying to decide on wether it needed to be exterior grade and how to seal it. Any plans to paint or seal i?

 

[deelucky]

Looks great. I've seen them cutting plywood sheets at home depot. So willthey let you cut it down to the sizes you need there, or did you cut them up yourself somewhere else. Im debating on how to build my stand for a 75, same dimensions. Was also thinking plywood, but was trying to decide on wether it needed to be exterior grade and how to seal it. Any plans to paint or seal i?

yep they'll cut it down to size.this was finished birch.

 

[deelucky]

WOW.

That is nice. You built that stand in only one day?

we did the stand in one day.we started at 2 and finished at 10.lots of credit to leo he
really busted his hump to get this done right.here is some more pics.this was some work on the hood

 

[deelucky]

ok lets see the finished product. the lighting is 2x250w se.i have to install vho,pcs or t-5 for actinics.still have to paint the inside of the hood and the great debate on painting the stand black to match my livingroom.still alot of work to be done.

 

[Wes]

wow...coming along nicely!

 

[nanoreefer22]

Look good Dee.

Damn Leo can build....

 

[bigbris1]

C'mon Dee & Leo, you know building a stand in the hallway is only ghetto if it comes out like crap. Waht you have there my friend, is gangsta!!

 

[deelucky]

C'mon Dee & Leo, you know building a stand in the hallway is only ghetto if it comes out like crap. Waht you have there my friend, is gangsta!!

very true:sgrin:

 

[neptune]

:scratchch now putting away a LEO STAND -iN- HOOD fund................

 

[DRZL]

It looks nice, but I'm surprised noone has said anything about the structural.

Your using what seems to me to be 1x3 or 2x3 wood pieces, for lumber companies these are the lowest quality pieces, very weak IMO. Also was the shell built first and the skeleton attached thereon or vice versa?

With the 4 ft span, im scared it'll bow in the middle with the weak wood you have. Usually you want support on every 16-24 inches and thats w/ 2x4's, if you want a big slot like you have I think 2x6's wouldve worked well.

Aesthetically, it looks good, but remember your gonna have about 1000 pounds or more on that stand

FWIW, my father's a contractor, and Ive built everything from stands to additions

 

[DallasNYC]

In trying to decide how to build my stand, I did a lot of looking around. There is an all-glass stand with a 90 gallon tank at the 16th street petco. It does have a center front support, but it is only like a 1x3. And there is no center support at all in the back. I would say deelucky's front opening is smaller than the rear opening of the one in the store.

That said, it scared me how little there was under that tank and many other's I saw. I would sleep better with a 2x4 center support in the front also. It would be nice to make it removable for those times when you could open it up to be able to take the sump in and out. Ofcourse, you would lower the display tanks water level before doing so.

 

[jackson6745]

FWIW Reefoman had his 187gal on a stand designed the same way with no problems.

Dee, I don't see anything ghetto about your setup except for maybe that big space in between your canopy doors Really nice work so far.