Maybe down the road.Are you going to skin the stand with wood?
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Maybe down the road.Are you going to skin the stand with wood?
Not quite following the discussion, but it looks like you guys are wondering how to skin a steel 40breeder stand. I am still incredibly happy with the HDPE I ordered to fit. Attached it with some magnetic tape (but since nothing holds to HDPE, I secured it with stainless staples). It looks beautiful and there is no sign whatsoever of the staples becoming loosened. It's post #14 here if you are interested: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dhofs-40-breeder-tank-build.441996/Oops my mistake that was @dhof 's tank. Curious how he did it.
Not quite following the discussion, but it looks like you guys are wondering how to skin a steel 40breeder stand. I am still incredibly happy with the HDPE I ordered to fit. Attached it with some magnetic tape (but since nothing holds to HDPE, I secured it with stainless staples). It looks beautiful and there is no sign whatsoever of the staples becoming loosened. It's post #14 here if you are interested: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dhofs-40-breeder-tank-build.441996/
Sorry, Post #23 has the staple picture. Also thought I'd share the dimensions and routing that I ordered here for anyone interested. I recall it was not cheap, but looks really nice. If I had a wood shop and router I could've picked up a sheet of starboard at Menards and saved a hundred bucks. I think I paid like $130 for both panels (mine is setup as a peninsula)
I think you mean the blue piece I have on the end of the peninsula? I found a HD picture of a maze coral and I ordered a sheet of acrylic with the photo on it. Again, not especially inexpensive, but it really make the peninsula look awesome. It glows a bit with my refugium light. I had to cut the sheet I ordered where the horizontal crossbrace is on the stand, and I just hold it in place with 3 or for N52 magnets.What is that blue piece?
Sorry, Post #23 has the staple picture. Also thought I'd share the dimensions and routing that I ordered here for anyone interested. I recall it was not cheap, but looks really nice. If I had a wood shop and router I could've picked up a sheet of starboard at Menards and saved a hundred bucks. I think I paid like $130 for both panels (mine is setup as a peninsula)
Yes, I had considered ABS, however it does get scratched/scuffed more easily than starboard, and most of the ABS I've seen doesn't have the nice texture that Starboard does. I realize there may be better ABS than the stuff I purchase, but nothing of decent quality that I've seen at local hardware stores.This is geared for marine, it’s usually over priced for what it does. It’s designed to take a high degree of heat, wear and tear. I used to do auto, marine upholstery and carpentry. If you simply want something that’s water friendly and looks nice You can get the same effect using a sheet of ABS and making it rigid. Admittedly this makes a super material to use but I wanted to share there are alternatives to this.
Yes, I had considered ABS, however it does get scratched/scuffed more easily than starboard, and most of the ABS I've seen doesn't have the nice texture that Starboard does. I realize there may be better ABS than the stuff I purchase, but nothing of decent quality that I've seen at local hardware stores.
The Starboard is really the more premium option for incorporation in a living space, but something like ABS would be a decent budget option like you mention. A nice inbetween option for those interested could be a sheet of HDPE from a hardware store like Menards which is only slightly more expensive than a sheet of ABS, but comparable in look/durability to Starboard.
Those panels from Imagitarium have just awful reviews around the web. Beware of them. Most say they really don't fit the imagitarium steel tanks. Weird.You're spot on. It's a nearly perfect material.
I wish that actually carried these at Petco it would be easier to go with something like these.
https://www.petco.com/shop/SearchDi...searchKeyword=&searchTerm=Imagitarium++panels
Nice.... What size sump tank?
I heard good about the Fuji Baffle kits.Thats a 20 long