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Oopsie! You nearly had me posting about not doing that to my tank and thanks for guinea pigging etc but then I read the post properly [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've often wondered this myself, I've been toying with the idea of removing all the excess on an old Juwel 54l tank just to make it look a little neater but I've never had the balls to try it. I'll keep an eye on how yours survives Troi and dependant on how wet your floor gets I may give it a...

Soft sponge for the glass, toothbrush for the corner joints, and an old CC for substrate level glass cleaning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow! Stunning, simply stunning. I have nothing more to add. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks good so far, what colour are you going to paint it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well, the sideboard is now a cabinet. Tank is full and all doors and drawers open as they should, and everything is level :) The only reason I didn't want to build a new cabinet is because the tank, heater and filter only cost me £50 and I wanted it to stay a bargain so that I could spend on...

I don't have the Roma cabinet but I know how they are constructed. I did have an 80cm tank on the sideboard and it was fine with the weight of that, but obviously the 120cm is going to be more than double the weight of that and then some. The back of the sideboard is open on the drawers, and...

Please tell me if I'm being stupid, part of thinks I am and the rest tells me I'm not. I'd like to use an existing sideboard as the cabinet for a Roma 240, I'm just trying to not have to build a complete new cabinet for it. It's got a cupboard at either end and three drawers in the middle...

Looks good, was it Dark Walnut you used? Looks identical in colour and finish as my DIY cabinet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ah ok. They've changed since I last sold them in a kitchen. As you were. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You've not got the piston clipped on. D'oh! I blame manflu. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks good Rob, nice job with the hinge hole cutter. I would of thought you'd have opted for soft close Blum hinges though? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Rob, it'll be strong enough. It'll hold, just believe man you have to believe! :) Dean, seriously dude just get on with it and stop fretting about what everybody else thinks regards colour. It's in your house, you have to live it, just get on and do! :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Have a look at the Aqua One range of tanks, I'm sure they do an 80cm tank. Also the Hagen Elite Style 95 is an 80cm tank, 96ltrs. This is the tank I am currently using on a DIY cabinet and using suspended lighting rather than the cabinet and hood the tank comes with. Sent from my iPhone...

I've never had a problem with cuts at my local B&Q. It's always the same guy that does it, he always does his best to get the most cuts out of a sheet and has gone over my workings out to make sure it's right before cutting. The one and only time he made a mistake he got a new sheet out to start...

Looking good Rob, very nicely done. Now tell me, by a 'couple', you mean he done the whole thing right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lindy, sorry for the late reply about corners with vinyl. It's not easy to put into words how to do it and make it look good. All I would say is to get a roll of Fablon and try it for yourself on an off cut of MDF. Sorry I can't be of more help. As for painting the inside etc, I'm sure it was...

Have a look here Sticky vinyl, fablon, wall graphics & tablecloths I've used Fablon on both cabinets I've made with fairly good results, and I'm happy with them. We got some high gloss vinyl from the above website to use on our kitchen cupboard doors, and provided you get the corners right...

Sounds like a Xmas cracker joke does that lol I've used a thin long handled file, and also a wooden spoon with some wet and dry taped to it before. Both have worked well in the past. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, Stanley blade and a soft yellow sponge. Any dirt shows up against the yellow sponge, if the sponge doesn't get rid of it then the Stanley blade will. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very clever, and very nicely executed. I would love to do this with mine for my shrimp tank, I'm also willing to give most things a go and usually manage to pull them off. This however, I think, is beyond my capabilities. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks really good mate, as if that's how TMC done it at design stage. I'll be doing something similar when I build my next cabinet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

lol Completely off topic, I can't really tell from the small image on tapatalk, but it looks like a Lancia Delta in your avatar Rob. Yours? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yup, that'd be the wife lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've just taken this with my phone so it's not the best pic but it'll give you an idea. The next one is gonna be built properly from start to finish, not be half finished off a year and half later lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you hear a loud bang and smashing sound, followed by gushing water in the middle of the night don't blame me ok lol Surprising how sturdy they are isn't it. I've actually semi finished mine now, I've cut the door in half and fitted some hinges and mag catches. Wifey covered the doors and...

Not a stupid question at all. You can do, I wouldn't say it's entirely necessary though. I have and I haven't in the past, and both times the results have been near enough the same. I guess it's all down to you and how much time you want to spend on prep work and finishing etc After priming...

Yeah mine is solid as a rock, no movement or signs or warping / bowing etc I never actually finished mine, I couldn't decide on what colour I wanted it and me and the wife couldn't agree so I left it as plain as B&Q intended it to be lol I'll be taking more time and care with the next one...

Looks good. Plans look the same as the plans I had for my DIY cabinet, which is identical minus the centre brace. You may want to leave that out, could cause issues for filter access etc. Mine was glued and pinned together, and then I used a few screws once the glue had set. I also used small...

Nice work. I did something similar to extend the length of my spray bar.

Re: DIY ADA stand, which paint?? Good idea. Kwak green has changed over the years though. I've been told I must paint my cabinet the same colour as the kitchen.