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Fish tank - Xmas gift for my brother. |
Tiki Shaker
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Jun 28, 2008
Posts: 688
From: Oceanside, CA
|  Posted: 2008-12-20 3:30 pm Permalink
Well, this is my second attempt at creating anything remotely tiki. My first was a little stand I had posted on here for my bbq.
I built this today for my brother. I created a box out of plywood, trimmed it out and placed one of those fake aquariums inside it. I've never really cared for those aquariums. I always thought it looked weird having them hang on the wall. By having them hang on the wall, it automatically did away with the illusion of depth. So by placing it inside a box, I figured it would help further the illusion of depth. I think it does a pretty good job of it. I bought the fake aquarium at Big Lots for 24 bucks. I created a removable section on the right side of it so the aquarium can be removed, if need be.
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Murph
Grand Member (4 years)
Joined: Jul 11, 2006
Posts: 671
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2008-12-20 4:03 pm Permalink
Cool!
Nice job and great idea.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2008-12-20 4:05 pm Permalink
No feeding and no cleaning! Where did you find the tapa cloth for the top?
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Tiki Shaker
Grand Member (4 years)
Joined: Jun 28, 2008
Posts: 688
From: Oceanside, CA
| Posted: 2008-12-20 4:23 pm Permalink
Actually, it is a contemporary Aloha shirt I picked up at a thrift store for 75 cents. It was a few sizes too small, but I figured I would end up using the material for something... and I did! I even have some pretty nice scraps left.. maybe my brother will be getting a matching lamp for his birthday? haha...
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Haole'akamai
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 2269
From: The Polynesian Port of NOLA
| Posted: 2008-12-20 4:53 pm Permalink
I have to admit, I just recently started an actual fish tank and was curious what other tikiphiles were doing with their tanks.
Evenso, that's a great a effect and looks well-executed. Congrats!
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5077
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2008-12-20 5:16 pm Permalink
That is great!!! I am also not a fan of fake fish tanks, but mostly because of the frames they are in. You make it look so much more like a real tank. I like the look of a fish tank but not the maintenance. You outta sell those, I would go for one. 
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sungod
Grand Member (7 years) 
Joined: Feb 07, 2003
Posts: 219
From: Tampa Bay/New Port Richey
| Posted: 2008-12-22 5:29 pm Permalink
Great idea. Now I've another project to work on.
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