Fish bench

[JoelR]

Okay, a quick summery. We moved into a small house and the only spot for my 55 was the foyer. You can't really sit & enjoy the fish so we put a chair there but it stuck out too far. I had to make a bench. I made a plain bench with storage but it was plain & I had to spice it up a bit. I'll take you through my journey. LOL
For some reason the plain bench pic won't show up,, you'll have to click the link at the bottom.

I'll do a reply with more pics.

 

[JoelR]

Okay,, here it is being painted & finished. It was a fun project & fairly easy to do. One thing that doesn't show in the pics is the highlighting. I painted the fish & plants a darker shade and highlighted with the lighter shade. In person it really shows off the 3-D effect. It looks like a tank, itself.
I couldn't be happier.

Oh,, I have to give credit to my wife. I was going to carve the scenery into the bench & she recommend cutting it out and gluing it on. She was right on.

 

[cichlid savage]

That looks great!!

 

[Davey_8313]

Wow, that looks nice

 

[bmxer4ever]

Great work dude!
In the middle of upgrading my 4 footer to a 6 footer and have to build a new stand. DIY can be a joy when it's finished, but a right royal pain in the arse when you havn't got any transport to go pick up the lumber for it....! Anyone out there got a spare van...??!

Just noticed - this is post#600 for me - now I'm a peacock bass! Cool!

 

[Dr Joe]

I see a future for you .

Maybe a similar treatment for the stand .

Nice tank too.
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Great work dude!
In the middle of upgrading my 4 footer to a 6 footer and have to build a new stand. DIY can be a joy when it's finished, but a right royal pain in the arse when you havn't got any transport to go pick up the lumber for it....! Anyone out there got a spare van...??!

Just noticed - this is post#600 for me - now I'm a peacock bass! Cool!

You can borrow mine if you fix the engine .


Dr Joe

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[Lil_Stinker]

.... LOL For some reason the plain bench pic won't show up,, you'll have to click the link at the bottom. ...

Here you go ....

 

[tknjk]

What kind of wood did you use for the cutouts? Very nice BTW. I just built a stand for a 29gal., and someone told me I should look at your thread, and get some decor ideas.

 

[fishingaddict]

awesome work. looks like he used mdf maybe.

 

[bukster]

definitely mdf (medium density fiberboard). great job by the way. looks awesome