My reduce, reuse, and recycle build
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OK, so the weather was too dang hot for staining, so I didn't get it done until today, but I think it looks good. I rubbed on 4 more coats this afternoon, so that's 6 total. It got a LOT darker with the additional coats, and it's much shinier. It looks so much better. So thanks for pushing me to do more coats. Still need to put the new handles on, plus I'm mounting a towel rack on the side. Just have to wait for it to dry. I was going to top off the stain with spar urethane, but then I took a closer look at the stain I got, and it's a weatherproofing stain that's already got the urethane built in. So that saves me a step.
The inside is the original color. Not bad, but it wouldn't look right in the room.
The inside is the original color. Not bad, but it wouldn't look right in the room.
DONE! Got the towel rack installed, stand moved into the fireplace room, and the tank placed on it. I seriously couldn't be more thrilled with how it looks. Next step is to get the LED fixture built for it. HUGE thank you to ThunderTwonk for helping us out with that, by the way. Seriously, Chris couldn't be a nicer guy. Huge asset to this club. And he's got some killer tools!
I really gotta get a tiny magnet cleaner thingie, but here's a pic.
I really gotta get a tiny magnet cleaner thingie, but here's a pic.
filled with hair algae. So frustrating. And because of where the slots are located, it doesn't have a proper overflow, so it doesn't skim stuff off the surface at all. I'm prolly going to have to swap it out for a different cube that skims, unless I can figure out how to clean the surface. It's not getting good light at the moment.
I thought about that. I hate the idea of swapping cubes, because I really wanted this one to work. I'm just reluctant to tear the whole thing down, glue acrylic over the old holes, and figure out how to make a real overflow, however. That's a lot of mods, and would probably make it unsellable at some point down the road. Neither option is ideal, but I'm going to have to do something. It looks like crap at the moment.