Scottyhorse
Aquarium Advice Addict
My goal is to have multiple breeding tanks for small fish and inverts, a long with a few show tanks. I want to build a stand, or multiple stands, for the tanks because it will be more cost effective.
Here are the tanks I want:
55 Gal African Cichlid
37 Planted Community or 40 Breeder size
20 Gallon Shrimp Breeder
10 Gallon Brackish Bumblebee Gobie
10 Gallon Shrimp and Snail Breeder
5 Gallon Betta
5 Gallon Dwarf Puffer
So I am not sure how many stands. I have a spot where I could put the 55 if I move some stuff and make a spot for my 25 gallon on the stand. My tanks are
In my room which is in the basement, so I don't have to worry about floor strength. All the tanks will have live plants (except for the 55) so I obviously will need room for nice lights. I will also run DIY co2 on all the tanks that have plants so I will need room behind the tanks for the bottles. It would also be nice to have a space on the bottom or top for storage. I've never had to make stands before so I am not positive on all I need/want. I also want to make it as cheap as possible, I'm a teen and I can't have a job yet, so this whole thing will be spread across a couple years I would think but hopefully sooner. Still want to do stuff DIY so it can be cheap. How much do you think this would cost? Thanks!
Here are the tanks I want:
55 Gal African Cichlid
37 Planted Community or 40 Breeder size
20 Gallon Shrimp Breeder
10 Gallon Brackish Bumblebee Gobie
10 Gallon Shrimp and Snail Breeder
5 Gallon Betta
5 Gallon Dwarf Puffer
So I am not sure how many stands. I have a spot where I could put the 55 if I move some stuff and make a spot for my 25 gallon on the stand. My tanks are
In my room which is in the basement, so I don't have to worry about floor strength. All the tanks will have live plants (except for the 55) so I obviously will need room for nice lights. I will also run DIY co2 on all the tanks that have plants so I will need room behind the tanks for the bottles. It would also be nice to have a space on the bottom or top for storage. I've never had to make stands before so I am not positive on all I need/want. I also want to make it as cheap as possible, I'm a teen and I can't have a job yet, so this whole thing will be spread across a couple years I would think but hopefully sooner. Still want to do stuff DIY so it can be cheap. How much do you think this would cost? Thanks!