Well I have been busy working on finishing up the stand/door/canopy and I think I'm finally done. I really hate paiting so i'm glad that is over. I also borrowed a hole saw to cut the holes for a 120mm fans int he back of the canopy.
The hole for the 120mm fan needed to be 4 1/2", but the only size hole saws I could get were 4" and 5". I decided to use the 5" one since it allowed full airflow and wasn't too overlap the screw holes. I put masking tape over the back so I didnt' mess up the paint and So I could mark the center of the holes.
Here are the holes completely done and the screw holes drilled for the fans. It also has the fan grills sitting on it for testing.
Now for the fun paiting to begin :? I painted the canopy with a gloss white and primed the inside/back/bottom of the stand to seal the wood.
The next day I put the second coat on the canopy and then put the final coat on the stand and let it dry. So I'm finally done, here are the pictures of the tank on the stand witht he canopy and door on.
And here is the inside of the stand. You can see the horrible wopper in the wood I used to make the door. I was hoping it would straighten out as the wood dried out but I was wrong. I may have to make another door
So for this week I have to order the 2x36 watt kitt from AHsupply.com, And also order 2 VIA AQUA pumps from marinedepot.com for the overflow/waterfeature. I'm taking back the RIO I bought cuz it's a noisy POS and I found that they are known to die quick.
