My 75 gallon DIY Stand is complete! - Aquarium Advice

MSU Fan · 07-27-2006, 02:33 PM

Some of you may recall, but I had a problem with my current stand. The stand was a bathroom cabinet, and that cabinet had a recessed front edge, which would not support the weight of a filled 75 gallon tank (we estimated ~700 lbs, but it really doesn't matter at that weight class). So we (my wife and I) opted to build our own stand. The structure is based on Garf.org's 2x4 design, although I modified that so the 2x4s would directly support the weight, rather than nails/screws.

I have a complete write up, but it is a word doc. PM me for a copy (980kb - lots of pics).

So here it is:

**roka64** · 07-27-2006, 02:38 PM

Sweet!

mp3z24 · 07-27-2006, 02:52 PM

good job... looks very similar to mine, except i recessed my tank down into the stand to cover up the ugly black plastic trim. i also redesigned my stand to directly load the 2x4 legs, rather than depend on the screws/nails.

gotta love DIY!

~mike

MSU Fan · 07-27-2006, 03:01 PM

our tank already has the oak veneer on it (not the black plastic), which is why we opted for the tank to sit directly on it, instead of being recessed.

justrelax · 07-27-2006, 03:32 PM

very nice! great job matching up the grain colors. top-notch!
on a side note, good to see an msu fan from wisconsin! i lived in menominee, mi for a short period of time, and it was astounding how many michiganders up there were green bay fans. good to see we got one of theirs!! lol

MSU Fan · 07-27-2006, 04:10 PM

sorry to mislead, I live in WI because of the job...I grew up near Detroit! Go Tigers!!!

**QTOFFER** · 07-27-2006, 05:03 PM

Very nice! You kave TONS of room under the tank for filters, CO2, a sump, fish stuff, etc! I love the way oak looks after it's been finished.

MSU Fan · 07-27-2006, 05:45 PM

so does my wife (she is the stylist of the two of us). This tank is in our kitchen, and we have a 125g with an oak laminated stand, this oak stand, and oak cabinets...oh, and the kitchen table is oak laminated as well!

Tong · 07-28-2006, 03:13 PM

Where in wisconsin do you live? I'm in columbus (Near madison...sort of). Nice job on the stand. Definately looks much better than my DIY stands. But then again...I don't want a nice looking stand to distract the viewer from the tank...hehe...or something like that.

MSU Fan · 07-28-2006, 04:54 PM

appleton, wi - 1/2 hour south of Green Bay, 20 mins north of oshkosh...~1.5 hours from madison.

I can only hope that I can create a fascinating enough tank that the stand will not be the "thing" to look at...

07-27-2006, 02:52 PM	#3
mp3z24 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 317	good job... looks very similar to mine, except i recessed my tank down into the stand to cover up the ugly black plastic trim. i also redesigned my stand to directly load the 2x4 legs, rather than depend on the screws/nails. gotta love DIY! ~mike __________________ 55gal [acronym="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym], [acronym="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym] stand and Hood, AquaC Remora, Coralife Lunar Aqualight (4x65W), 60 LB Hirocks Base Rock, 40 LB [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] 50/50 Keys/Gulf 150 LB Playsand (~3-4 in [acronym="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym]) 2 x Blood Red Fire Shrimp, 2 x Cleaner Shrimp 2 x Black and White Percula Clown, 1 x Orange Spotted Blenny, 1 x Red Stripe High Fin Goby

07-27-2006, 03:01 PM	#4
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	our tank already has the oak veneer on it (not the black plastic), which is why we opted for the tank to sit directly on it, instead of being recessed. __________________ 75g FW Planted Community; 55g African Cichlid 29g Biocube SW Reef;12g AP Mantis Shrimp/Brittle Star 2 Cats, 2 Dogs, 5 Turtles

07-27-2006, 03:32 PM	#5
justrelax Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Grand Haven, MI Posts: 734 Images: 8	very nice! great job matching up the grain colors. top-notch! on a side note, good to see an msu fan from wisconsin! i lived in menominee, mi for a short period of time, and it was astounding how many michiganders up there were green bay fans. good to see we got one of theirs!! lol __________________ BELIEVE 30 Gallon FW. 1 Albino Bushynose Plecostomus, 2 Harlequin Raspboras, and 1 Male German Blue Ram

07-27-2006, 04:10 PM	#6
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	sorry to mislead, I live in WI because of the job...I grew up near Detroit! Go Tigers!!! __________________ 75g FW Planted Community; 55g African Cichlid 29g Biocube SW Reef;12g AP Mantis Shrimp/Brittle Star 2 Cats, 2 Dogs, 5 Turtles

07-27-2006, 05:45 PM	#8
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	so does my wife (she is the stylist of the two of us). This tank is in our kitchen, and we have a 125g with an oak laminated stand, this oak stand, and oak cabinets...oh, and the kitchen table is oak laminated as well! __________________ 75g FW Planted Community; 55g African Cichlid 29g Biocube SW Reef;12g AP Mantis Shrimp/Brittle Star 2 Cats, 2 Dogs, 5 Turtles

07-27-2006, 05:03 PM	#7
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,697 Images: 30	Very nice! You kave TONS of room under the tank for filters, CO2, a sump, fish stuff, etc! I love the way oak looks after it's been finished.

07-28-2006, 03:13 PM	#9
Tong Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 126	Where in wisconsin do you live? I'm in columbus (Near madison...sort of). Nice job on the stand. Definately looks much better than my DIY stands. But then again...I don't want a nice looking stand to distract the viewer from the tank...hehe...or something like that.

07-28-2006, 04:54 PM	#10
MSU Fan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 547 Images: 2	appleton, wi - 1/2 hour south of Green Bay, 20 mins north of oshkosh...~1.5 hours from madison. I can only hope that I can create a fascinating enough tank that the stand will not be the "thing" to look at... __________________ 75g FW Planted Community; 55g African Cichlid 29g Biocube SW Reef;12g AP Mantis Shrimp/Brittle Star 2 Cats, 2 Dogs, 5 Turtles

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