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When I first started setting up my Azureus tank the intent was to put the tank in the living room. Realizing store bought tanks stands were WAY over priced I kept the tank in my room on a dresser until I could build my own.

I used a 2x4's, glue, and deck screws for the frame, then finishing nails, plywood and molding for the outside. Then I primed and painted it black. My wife is going to paint a design on the black, but for now my part is done.

Only think I would do different next time is put molding at the top also. All in all it cost about $50-60, and about a days work. I did have to spend an extra $30 for a sander since I did not have one. The dimensions are 31.23 x 13.625 x 36.

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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
D. leucomelas
D. azureus

Looks Great to me the only thing i might have done differently is use a gloss or semi-gloss paint instead of flat. maybe it is just the picture it just looks flat to me.

Anyway i still like it
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Yes it is flat, I would have like glossy also, but the flat better matched the room its in.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
D. leucomelas
D. azureus

Either way it looks great nice and clean and it is definitely better to have it match the room than be a sore thumb
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Agreed and also much better than a crappy unstable store bought one that is $150 or more.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
D. leucomelas
D. azureus

Absolutely
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Nice job, Kyle. You beat me in finishing yours before I got to mine! :0 I have the carcass for mine, but I'm trying to match this cabinet style and color with my entertainment center. I'm going to use 1/4" oak veneer plywood under oak faceframes (because I have quite a bit of oak in my shop). I really like the base molding you used . . . I'm definitely going to use one on mine now. Thanks for sharing!
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Homer W. Faucett III, esq.
Purveyor of Trivialities and Fine Nonsense

Np, like I said I should have put some molding at the top also. Waiting to see what my wife paints on the black. Should make it less dull.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
D. leucomelas
D. azureus

I like it. Good balance of greenery and the rolling hill makes for nice effect.
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Randy
Lawrence, Kansas
1.1 Azureus
1.1 Cobalt
1.1 Fantasticus
2.2 Bastimentos Pumilio
2.4.1 Bri Bri Pumilio