DIY Stand for 29gal tank?

[William]

I was thinking of building a stand for my 29gal.

My idea was to build frame out of 4x4, 2 inches wider then the tank, 2 inches longer than the tank, and about 40 inches tall.

Something like the image below, Built out of 4x4, and covered with 1 inch plywood, with two doors on the front for storing stuff, maybe a little shelf to hold it.


Would this be enough to hold up the 29gal tanks weight?

[yaksplat]

If you're using 2x4's and 4x4's then you won't need skin that thick. You'll be able to get away with 1/4" or 1/2" skin.

My stand is built solely out of 3/4" plywood and it's holding up a 55 gallon tank just fine.

Jim

[yaksplat]

Oh, yeah, one more thing. Remember that the taller the stand, the more unstable it will be. 40" may be too tall. You should probably go with a shorter dimension. Probably more like 30" tall.

Jim

[BoilermakerFan]

My 29Gal is on the stand from All-Glass and it's 3/4" particle board with an open back. It is exactly the same dimensions as the bottom of the tank. I have 40 pounds of Rift Lake gravel, at least 40 pounds of Lace rock and Petrified wood in the tank, and 22 [acronym:7a2ac8cfd8="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7a2ac8cfd8] of water to fill it. It's steady and solid. A 2" space around the tanks seems awfully big to me.

[Cesspool]

id also go wit a 2x4 frame its easier to work wit . 2x4s r more den enuff to support it . id use thinner skin as well. if ya make em lighter itl b alot easier to move around wen ya havta

peace

[William]

I won't be using 2x4, just 4x4.

I prefer to overbuild.

afterall, if I overbuild..there is no drawbacks!

If I underbuild, there could be alot of risks.

I just like construction to be beefy and support 5 times more then what it needs to for my own peace of mind.

[Thaiboxer]

I just built a stand for my 125, and at the same time my buddy built one for a 29. He used four vertical 2x4 supports and that's more than plenty. I wouldn't go higher than 32-36" for stability reasons. Especially on a tank that small - the footprint isn't big enough for 40" tall.

Good luck!

[William]

How about if I, say, make the footprint around 40 inches by 22 inches, and have the stand slop up to the tank, like a pyramid?


I just want the tank to be a little closer to eye level, but if I can't have that oh well, can't get everything in life

[Enki]

I just built a 40" high www.garf.org style stand for my 30 gallon. It is plenty stable, used 2x4s no issues. I was even standing and jumping on the top to test it