Just read the whole thread, i love the attention to detail, i'd love to implement some of your ideas in the future so it was certainly a good project to share!
What are the plans going forward? any changes to be made?
Thanks for the compliments; as far as changes and future plans I don't have a whole lot in the works:
I would like to eventually finish the stand, lol, it's not high on my to do list but I know I should do it.
Within a year or so, I'm going to add a large piece of square tubing across the entire length of the top (left to right in the center) as over time it has started to show signs of sagging (not much but I know in a few years it will be warped). At the same time I will have to add an extra layer of liquid rubber to the whole thing; after a few years of leaning into the tank cleaning, etc. I have caused a few nicks and surface imperfections exposing some of the wood frame; when I do that I may add some plastic edging as well to avoid future blemishes.
Adding more room for plants to grow from the top is on the list as well; I've already bought more aquaponic baskets, I just need to trim some more light defuser panel so that I can add them. Its a 2 hour project tops but my procrastination skills have kept me from doing it for months now, so we'll see how that goes!
Thanks again to everyone for looking and posting comments and questions.