Habitat - Indoor :: Glass doors with turtle designs or soemthing nice ?

[MoreBloodWine]

Ok, so my custome stand / canopy is almost done. I decided to forgo making my own and take a loss on materials bought. After I got the frame together things kinda went downhill. ANYWAY........ my custom stand / canopy should be here in about 2 weeks give or take a few days. So my question is this, do any of you guys know of reputable companies that do nice work with glass cabinet doors ? I wana try to find two cabinet stained glass doors or soemthing to toss on to the stand.

Also, yes once I get thr stand and get it stained etc I will be sure to show it off. As for cost, the stand and canopy are running me about $700.

Yes I could use that for Nikos new tank but I need a stand to put the tank on hence me buying this first but if all goes according to plan Niko will be in his / her new 60x18x24 tank withi nthe next 6-8 months.

[steve]

That sounds pretty cool. I'm not sure where you can find what you're looking for, but this could be something you make yourself. So many possibilities.

If you're looking for a professional, you might want to check through Angie's List or something like that.

[MoreBloodWine]

Angie's list ?

Also, yes I supposed I could do soemthing like this on my own. Persoanlly I thin kit would be easier than building my own stand lol.

I did find one nice design but this company is sayin it would be like $600 a door, now while I know stained / colored glass cabinet doors arent cheap thats just way the F out there.

But ya, I wana get something with a nice design for the two cabinet doors for Niko's stand but I'll be damned if I'm gonna fork out $1,200 for two cabinet doors.

I did however find this... It's labeled as a suncatcher but assuming its squared and the right size I could possible make two cabinet doors from two of these for just under $150 but I'm trying to keep my options open for other designs.

[Chrisbarnett]

Make sure you keep a clean stand then because it will look like crap if you see junk behind them.

[MoreBloodWine]

Heh, a clean stand is definately soemthing I got planned for anyway. Aside from the filter and a few odds n ends there wont be anything under it. As for the door themselves, Ive kinda got attached to the picutre I posted. I think when I get some more "whatever I wana buy" money in I'll get two of those and snip on the hanging chains and make two cabinet doors from them. I'll just reverse one of the panes / panels so it will look like the two doors (turtles) are staring at eachother.

Either way, I'm not totally settled on what I got pictured above so if anyone has any other ideas (sites to share) please post em here.

You gotta admit though Chris, it is a nice idea I got here heh

Edit: Glass doors or not people should always when possible keep clean stands ;-p

[steve]

Stained or color glass might not display as nice as part of the stand. Maybe something frosted, and you can even come up with your own design.

[MoreBloodWine]

Frosted glass is nice but I kinda want soemthing with some color to it. It shouldnt look to bad if I go with a dark stain or soemting on the stand.

[Chrisbarnett]

It is a nice idea!

[CB]

check around the tatoo shops in your neighborhood, see if any of the artist do glass. a buddy of mine etches it and the look is 3-d and looks spectacular.
cb

[MoreBloodWine]

check around the tatoo shops in your neighborhood, see if any of the artist do glass. a buddy of mine etches it and the look is 3-d and looks spectacular.
cb

What do you mean, like no color at all and just an etched design on a pane of glass ?

[pickerbp22]

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very cool!!!!!

[megcornell]

I agree with most comments on here. I don't think stained glass would look as nice as you'd hope. It really looks it's best with a light source behind it and a turtle stand wouldn't really offer that. It might look dull.

I think the etched/frosted glass is a great idea though! That could look really nice.

[CB]

check around the tatoo shops in your neighborhood, see if any of the artist do glass. a buddy of mine etches it and the look is 3-d and looks spectacular.
cb

What do you mean, like no color at all and just an etched design on a pane of glass ?

yes. that's what i meant, i think it would look nice.
cb

[Chrisbarnett]

I agree with most comments on here. I don't think stained glass would look as nice as you'd hope. It really looks it's best with a light source behind it and a turtle stand wouldn't really offer that. It might look dull.

I think the etched/frosted glass is a great idea though! That could look really nice.

Just mount a flourescent strip light inside the tank stand along the underside of the top. That would illuminate it nicely. and you could put it on a timer.

[MoreBloodWine]

I was kinda thinking that about the strip lights to illuminate it, but even without light I think it would still look nice it just depends on the design of the glass.