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For anyone following I was able to get 2 racks on my wall that is slightly more than 7 feet. Rather than doing a center support on a 7 foot rack I felt more confident in having a rack that was 4 tens wide and a second that is 3 tens wide.

My dado cuts aren’t crazy tight but not enough in my mind to be an issue. The one or two that were a concern I was able to shim in a sliver with a hammer that came from the cut itself. I predrilled holes and I’m sinking in some real Good fasteners. I may use wood glue. I intend on staining them rather than painting black. I forgot to take pictures but there will be more. Here’s my helper

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On 8/20/2021 at 3:54 AM, Andy's Fish Den said:

I make mine a minimum of 8" but try to go 9 or more if I have the room

I went with 10 on the first rack I built it was a mistake LOL. My math was bad. It leaves like 4 inches between the ceiling and the rim of the top aquarium. I can live with 8. Thankfully 2x4 is down to 4.69 here

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On 8/20/2021 at 6:47 AM, Jimmy said:

Ohhh ya.  Painted went for speed this isn’t the Sistine Chapel. Coverage was good, my mudding skills has tons of room for improvement lol

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Ugh, sanding sheetrock is the worst. That’s one job I’ll hire out, especially the ceiling.

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On 8/20/2021 at 6:54 AM, lefty o said:

i myself am a bit of a perfectionist, but being that is a garage/shop fish room, and most of it will be hidden behind racks of tanks, id not worry about it at all. sometimes good enough, is really good enough.

I return to work Monday. I’ve probably spent 40 hours working on this or more. I generally work 55-60 a week so time is of the essence LOL. I’ve learned a TON and it’s been quite the experience. I loved doing the electrical and that’s where I made sure I was dead accurate. 

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On 8/20/2021 at 7:21 AM, Patrick_G said:

Ugh, sanding sheetrock is the worst. That’s one job I’ll hire out, especially the ceiling.

Yup same I have a guy but it didn’t make sense on my hobby room plus I don’t care that much lol

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On 8/20/2021 at 8:34 AM, Hobbit said:

Looking good!! lol this isn’t the sistine chapel 😂 Bummer about the rack miscalculation but I’m glad lumber’s not too bad.

I tried seeing if I could live with it but I can’t. I need to make 4 racks only 2 with dado cuts. This will give me an opportunity to get tighter dados

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On 8/20/2021 at 7:45 PM, lefty o said:

spool of airline is a good excuse for another order.😎

Ya I’m gonna get some other items. Going to need a brine shrimp hatchery also. I’ve spent so much money what’s the difference lol

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Made huge progress today. Got all 4 racks done. Haven’t decided if I’m going to paint or stain. Honestly I don’t care about that. I also decided to not paint the aquariums. Room is a dark gray so that’s a sufficient background. I’m resting all the aquariums in white foam board and that’s also pleasing to me as a bottom. Most the aquariums will be bare bottom initially, minus the corydoras tanks.

garage is slightly bumpy and unlevel. Using door shims for leveling and I intend on fastening the racks to the wall with at least 2 points of contact. I trust my work but I will activately include my 3 children in the room so I want to eliminate any chance of an accident. My rails aren’t super level so I hope the foam boards will allow even contact on the corners, if not I will go from there. Likely sanding would be next step. 
 

stay tuned!

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