opinions needed....geez never thought I'd say that.

[Sasquatch]

dosen't anyone use shag carpet anymore?

 

[1guydude]

dosen't anyone use shag carpet anymore?

No man...that died with the 80s i thinks!
wat about carpet though for real?

 

[DonW]

No man...that died with the 80s i thinks!
wat about carpet though for real?

I would think carpet pad would work just fine. There is some stuff that is made from recycled Nike's that has a real solid feel to it. I would hope that the stand is not all that far off.

Don

 

[Sasquatch]

No man...that died with the 80s i thinks!
wat about carpet though for real?

so thats why the orange shag is so cheap lol, I have never used anything but thick carpet, unless you have a leak theres nothing wrong with carpet then its kinda crusty for a while

 

[Sasquatch]

I would think carpet pad would work just fine. There is some stuff that is made from recycled Nike's that has a real solid feel to it. I would hope that the stand is not all that far off.

Don

LOL! Curing LR is bad enough now we got stinky running shoes on top? WOOHOO!

 

[akunochi]

No the stand is not that far off. In fact where it sits it is perfectly level...the top just isn't perfectly flat. General flatness variations are between 1/8" and a 1/4"

 

[BryNik]

I'm an unknown here, but I'd stay away from darkening the walnut. Too much contrast with the mahogany. I realize the mahogany will darken a bit with successive applications of the Watco, but you want the attention on your aquarium, not the stand, right? Just my two coppers.

 

[BryNik]

Fine work, by the way.

 

[akunochi]

Thanks brynik.

The walnut is about as dark as it will go. That final picture had the walnut stained/finished. I just have some sanding to do to really smooth it out. Next week I plan on setting the tank in place, plumbing and then addressing the doors. The move from one system to the next is my biggest concern right now.

 

[dnjan]

I used two inch pink on mine and I can tell you that it did crush quite a bit, but that 6000 pounds right?? Is it 10 lbs per gallons right??
Mojo

Water weight is about 0.45 psi per foot of height.
Round up to a half psi per foot of tank height to include everything else.
So unless you tank is really tall, the pressure is not much.
(but if you multiply 1 psi times the square inch area of the tank bottom, you get the kind of number that makes the floor joists take notice!)