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Painting MDF
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The Miniaturist
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I have to admit the stand for my new 35l nano is going to be a 1960s oak bedside cabinet....how retro is that! 😊
However, looking online, I see the brand retailing at £195 a pair so that makes it as expensive as an MDF one, bet it lasts longer too! 🤣
However, looking online, I see the brand retailing at £195 a pair so that makes it as expensive as an MDF one, bet it lasts longer too! 🤣
Wish i could, but we've gone blue/grey colour scheme, resigned to my fate now lol
The Miniaturist
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The smallest cabinets in grey that I've seen are the Aqua One Inspire 40 in Arizona Oak at 40cm square or an Aqua One Dynamic 58 cabinet in grey at 35cm square.
Noone seems to make a 30cm cabinet in a range of colours, they're usually black or white.
Noone seems to make a 30cm cabinet in a range of colours, they're usually black or white.
If you are buying a pre-made cabinet, its fairly easy. This is what I would do/have done in the past:
1. Lightly sand the faces you want to paint (presumably just the door and side panels) to create a key, and then clean with alcohol based cleaner and lint free cloth, or paint prep wipes.
2. Get some rattle cans of grey paint primer, and spray it with a few light coats.
3. Once cured, give it a very light sanding with fine sandpaper, and clean with some alcohol cleaner and a lint free cloth or paint prep wipes.
4. Get some more rattle cans of your chosen colour and finish (matt is more forgiving), and apply several light even coats.
5. Let it cure and polish with a duster and furniture polish.
6. Assemble your cabinet.
Failing that, contact Aquariums4Life or a local furniture maker, and get them to make something up for you in your chosen finish.
Aqua sobriquet
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I used to have my Eheim 37L Nano on an Oak HiFi cabinet. Mine was all wood but they do sell painted ones as well.
I hadn't even considered those cabinets lol.
I'm gonna swing by the LFS tomorrow, think aqua one do a "dynamic 58" cabinet that may or may not work, fingers crossed 😂
Tanksy
Member
Nice!
Where did you get that CO2 bottle from?
Where did you get that CO2 bottle from?
The Miniaturist
Member
Excellent, a perfect fit! 👍🏻
AliExpress, it's the one for diy co2, citric acid and bicarbonate soda. Lasts me 2-3 months at a bubble every 6-7 seconds. Can attach solenoid too!
Nice one! That's a nice looking cabinet, and not a paint pot/can in sight - top result!
Pretty good if you have one of the dennerle cubes, the base is 30x30, tempted to upgrade to the white glass 30l 😋
