I picked up a 93 cube yesterday from the lfs. I'm painting the black stand to match the paint in my living room, which is where this monster is going. So far I have primed and painted the stand and stand door. I will be putting a nice handle in the front so that I can open the door with instead of having to grip the top edge of the wood. Here are a few pics. View attachment 16109View attachment 16110View attachment 16110View attachment 16111
93 cube set up and stand rehab
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Here is the stand in primer
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Here is the stand with the upper portion painted to match the main walls in the living area
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Last but not least here is the door. The front is maroon. The back will be cream colored like the body of the stand.
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jrpark22000
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Big cubes are nice tanks when full without taking up too much floor. What livestock are you going with?
I have two Cardinal fish and two snowflake clowns. Also a serpent star. I have an assortment of different corals, Duncan's and torches being my favorites. I plan to get an elegance coral and some school fish. Maybe chromas.
Oh yeah, I been more Kenya trees too lol. I love those things
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Thanks bro. Now just to find a refugium and get that other bulkhead
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RedDevil.258
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Great job on the rehab. 93 cubes have a lot of potential, but the stand is horrible. It has such tight access to get to your equipment. I wish there was a safe way to remove the panel and reinforce the frame. Then just use the panels as a facade.
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I thought about taking on that task. But honestly I think reinforcement after taking the panel out would only make it tighter. I would probably only gain 2 inches of vertical space. I stopped building my 20 long as a refugium after measuring and realizing it wouldn't fit last night
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RedDevil.258
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What do you think about just cutting access panels out? Leaving the overall load bearing structure alone. Honestly it might just be better DIY'ing a new stand.
It is an Eshopps . Not sure which model. Got it used for $80 from a guy in Cary, IL that's always on CL.
