Space above welcome message

[eddieeddie]

I just started making a custom theme, and I have this space that I can not get rid of.

Something is causeing a space in between the tables, I have been working for a while and I think I am jsut overlooking something. If you notice it please respond.

<!-- text -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" {tableinnerextra} width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="186" align="left" bgcolor="a4b4cb"><img src="{imagesfolder}/catleft.gif"></td>
<td height="35" background="{imagesfolder}/catmiddle.gif" bgcolor="a4b4cb" colspan="5" valign="top"><h6><br></h6><normalfont><b><center>$bbtitle</center></b></normalfont></td>
<td width="186" align="right" bgcolor="a4b4cb"><img src="{imagesfolder}/catright.gif"></td>
</tr>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="7E98B1" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" align="center">
$unregwelcomemessage</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td><smallfont>
$welcometext<br> 
Members: $numbermembers, Threads: $totalthreads, Posts: $totalposts<br>
Welcome to our newest member, <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$newuserid">$newusername</a>
</smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>
$newposts <br> The time now is $timenow.<br>
You last visited: $bbuserinfo[lastvisitdate].
</smallfont></td>
</tr>
<!-- /text -->

Thanks.

[Chris Gwynne]

</tr>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="7E98B1" {tableouterextra} width="{contenttablewidth}" align="center">
$unregwelcomemessage</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">

There's your problem. You haven't properly set up your tables properly.

[eddieeddie]

I know that my tables must be set up wrong, I need help to fix it.

I have tried adding </table> where it should go to no avail.

[eddieeddie]

Well I started over and now it is working. Thanks to all who tried to help.