Lets see your stands and canopies

[fishypets]

Here is mine bought from Austin Aquariums. Very nice piece of furniture made out of Liptus wood. This stand and canopy was the reason I went to a bigger tank.

[TheCampbells]

Oh no way.... my stand and canopy are ugly :sick Thats why you never see any pictures that include them. Come to think of it, my whole setup is ugly..... :huh Well, I like the inside, and to me that is all that counts....

I guess this could apply to more than just reef tanks :D

[TexasTodd]

Hey Clint.....................YOU SUCK!

Very fine woodwork.

TT

[TheCampbells]

if my avatar holds true.... anyone who looked at my stand and canopy wouldn't live to tell about it..... :lol

[Triggerman]

who ever builds those stands and canopys for austin aquariums does some really nice work. does anyone know who he is?

[fishypets]

His name is Dan aka Dan the stand man and he lives in Dallas.

[TheCampbells]

if you look real close..... ;)

[fishypets]

Man that is nice Brian.

[ou812pezz]

I built this myself.

[ou812pezz]

Hey, Fishypets have you considered adding some hardware to your stand and canopy. It looks great but some knobs and handles sure would make it sweet.

[Reef69]

This is a picture of my stand and canopy when they were finished ready to be put together. The canopy is a canopy made by ::pete:: and the snatd was newly bought. All i did was sand and stain them both, which wasnt an easy job, but they looked really good in the end. it was my first time staining anything..but i think it they came it nicely.

[fishypets]

ou812, I LOVE your look but don't think it would work with mine.


Reef69, What are you going to do with all that liquor? :skeezy

[hobogato]

mine is in wall, but it is too wide for the wall, so one side has a stand i built to match the dining set
i built a few years ago. its made of pecan and cherry that we milled from some land out by fredricksburg.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/tank2.jpg
and the wall flush side
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/tank1.jpg

[fishypets]

Very nice work OU812, Reef69 and hobo. BTW Reef how long did it take to complete the staining process? It looks great. I once stained a stand/canopy myself and now understand why people that do that for a living charge so much.

[Reef69]

That alcohol is long gone..well, some of it..

it took me exactly 24 hours because i messed up so i had to sand again and apply the correct stain..but i was very careful with the whole process after i screwed up.

[BJanecka]

Here's the stand and canopy I made for my 75 from cherry.

[jroescher]

My 120. Built all this myself.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/aquacop/972d3a0f.jpg

[hobogato]

hey, i have that same rug!^^^^

nice stands btw 8)

[NaCl_H2O]

Does this count?
Structure by Me, Artistry by Pete :)

http://www.maast.org/albums/NaCl_H2O/abw.jpg

[Ross]

12g bowed canopy out of mesquite.

[captexas]

Some great looking work. Appears Pete is not the only carpenter in the bunch!

[jroescher]

I bet I have the most advanced shop though!

Woodshop ->
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/aquacop/000_0178.jpg

Sanding Finishing area ->
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/aquacop/000_0177.jpg