OT - Rickztah's Low Iron 22g SW Tank Update 11/28

[rickztahone]

Looky looky what I came home with today
Reef Angel by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

[Bc chick]

As promised, I was able to start my stand build today. Went with premium pine wood for easier time painting it. Very easy wood to work with and I am glad I spent the few extra bucks for it. Went with pocket holes via Kreg Jig for most of it except for side pieces.

I hope you like

Fresh cuts from Home Depot. Started with all 48" pieces but cut them down myself. I don't really trust HD cutting. I made the stand 44" tall and there's a reason it is so tall which I will explain later.
DSC08868 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

I was drawing the lines that will show me the recessed section of the stand. These are my guide for lining up the side panels.
DSC08875 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Prepping for Kreg Jig
DSC08876 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Done with Kreg Jig
DSC08877 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Now these were much thinner than all the rest. Reason being was that if I went with 1x4's like I did for all others, I wouldn't have too much side panel access, probably 2" max. By going with a smaller wood piece it gave me much more clearance. However, this meant I couldn't do pocket holes. So, I predrilled and also used a pilot for recessed screw heads that I can cover up later.
DSC08878 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Everything drilled and ready for assembly
DSC08879 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Laying everything out to get an idea of where everything will go
DSC08880 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Better shot of all 4 panels upright
DSC08881 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Clamp and drill time
DSC08882 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

All done but still need to add cross beams for tank support. Still need to do the bottom cross beams but didn't get to do it at the time. Will actually work on that now but wanted to get these pics up
DSC08883 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Cross beams in. Also used pocket holes here
DSC08885 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

You'll notice the stand is actually a little off the ground. I did this on purpose and I was hoping it would add something to the overall build
DSC08886 by Rick Vasquez, on Flickr

Back to what I was saying about the height of the stand. I made it so tall because this room is actually going to get painted and I will also be adding a mid-level trim piece on all walls. I wanted to incorporate this in to the stand itself so it flows with the walls as well. Being that it is so tall, I will have to brace it to the wall which shouldn't be a big problem.

Wish i had a rick in my pocket!! Looks great

[rickztahone]

Wish i had a rick in my pocket!! Looks great

lol, thanks. I will pass on the sentiment to my wife haha

[rickztahone]

ok, lets bump this up..

I need help:

I need to find a couple of cheap LED lights that are recessed and will not be affected by water/humidity in the sump area.

Also, I need to glue some magnets (permanently) to wood. Any recommendations for a good glue that will not fail over time?

[Discus-n00b]

Not real sure on glue. Wood glue? Superglue?

Not sure how much you'd want to DIY more, but you could always recess any LEDs you get yourself. Drill a hole, put some acrlyic or glass in there and the LED behind it. Or even recess them into a piece of acrylic, since the LEDs would really emit the heat out the back you can stick the heatsink or whatever out of the back and just use the acrylic as sort of a shield. Push comes to shove you can always use something like This and then get you some cheap light sockets to plug into.

Another option would be to get the waterproofed LED strip lights.

[Altum Nut]

Ricardo...I think this sticks to anything and water proof...http://www.gorillatough.com/gorilla-glue

As for Led lighting, I bought some of these when I got rid of my compact and T5 floresents and stuck these under my glass lids which are submerged on the water surface with no issues now 2 years later. They come in different size lengths.
https://www.amazon.ca/Aquarium-Fish-...6493447&sr=1-3

...Ralph

[rickztahone]

Thank you both for the ideas. Matt, when using a screw bulb receptacle, how do you power that via AC/DC?

I will keep your suggestion in mind as well Ralph.

[Discus-n00b]

Just plug it in with something like this or something similar that fits.

[rickztahone]

That's a great idea Matt. I will actually end up doing that.

Thx

[Debow]

What are you using for LEDs that screw into there

[rickztahone]

What are you using for LEDs that screw into there

Some recessed lights that I found on ebay. I'm at work so I can't link to it now but I will post them later.

They are going in sump so not too worried about them being too strong.

[Debow]

Ya I am interested, I am going to need some lights for my new fish rack that are cheap but do the job of providing light.

[rickztahone]

Ya I am interested, I am going to need some lights for my new fish rack that are cheap but do the job of providing light.

With a fish rack I may suggest the LED strip lights. they are very effective. Unless you are set on recessed lighting.

[Debow]

Nope i just want cheap lighting any links you know of for a source to buy from?

[rickztahone]

Nope i just want cheap lighting any links you know of for a source to buy from?

Ebay is really your best bet. I have bought a bunch of the strip LED's. I've seen Joey do some great ones on his channel. What is your budget per?

I would use rain gutter guard and led strips if all you need is light and nothing fancy. Depending on the size of your fish room/tanks, it shouldn't be that expensive.