Diy aqua pod stand....

[Troylee]

Here is a stand i just finished up for my man dan..."necigrad"
who has not joined the new site yet and I have no way of getting ahold of hIm besides here lol.... He went back and forth with gunstock and black so I took it apon myself to combine the both.... Hope ya like it dan!!!!! Enjoy...
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/8411d242.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/bb6e9a19.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/7f9eadfa.jpg

[Troylee]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/d8be13fa.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/29c3f217.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/aliyasue/work/c51d2bf3.jpg

[wazupjames]

Pretty sweet stand will be perfect for an AP24.

[Troylee]

That's what he is putting on it... I made it where there is a 3" ledge all the way around the tank so he has a ledge to set stuff while he I working in the tank...

[Ghetto Reefer]

that is real nice.

[TheGreatAukSociety]

Sweet job

[iap]

Good craftsmanship lee. You should be one of our guest speakers for a future meeting. "diy guy"

[Troylee]

thanks for the kind words guys....
as for speaking...... not my cup of tea bro i would love to but i dont do well in front of a crowd lol.....;)

[iap]

Haha it's all good I hate public speaking as well.

[necigrad]

Looks great Lee. From the pics I really do like the black metal. I was actually kinda considering a bit of black. I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but I decided that it was easier to add black later. I think I'm happy :-)

[necigrad]

From concept:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee284/necigrad/apstand2.png

To reality:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee284/necigrad/APstand-1.jpg

Looks great. The only glitch I have right now is that it leans slightly forward. I'm thinking about leveling it out with cardboard, but I'm slightly concerned about uneven pressures on the base that way. Probably just paranoia, but if I'm right (and I doubt I am) it involves 24 gallons of saltwater on the floor!

[Troylee]

you can level the stand with wooden shims or carboard etc....most likely its the carpet and once it is filled it will level out....

[necigrad]

I'm actually sure it's the carpet. Or the floor. Or in my experiences of this complex it might be the slab too. But thanks, I'll have to shim it some today.

[tbone74]

Lee, what material did you use for the top and the base??

[Troylee]

i used a aluminum thats called wrisco it comes pre coated with flat white material and gloss black on the other side......it's nice and easy to work with and route....

[vegaskid]

Looks great!!!!!!