my DIY 125 gallon stand UPDATED 1/1/07 NOW WITH CANOPY !!!

[875mill]

Here is my stand that I made from 2x4's and old barn wood. I wasnt really pleased with any of the stands they were selling at my LFS, so I decided to make my own. I always felt that most stands were too short, and that I had to bend over too far to look into the tanks. So I made mine 36" tall, and added drawers for easy access to items I use alot (food, ferts, tweezers ect..) instead of leaving them on top of the tank all the time. I'm not entirely happy with the way it turned out, I dont think its too bad for my first go around. More pics to come in 12 hours.

 

[dscount]

Good luck! Post the pix online when you finish your master piece.

 

[oldfishead]

GIT-R-DONE !!!!!

 

[roka64]

Pretty sweet!

 

[drobertson]

can not wait to see the finished product

 

[roka64]

I was looking at my 125/150G stand and it only has two front doors. One smaller one, on the left and a double door on the right.

 

[875mill]

rest of the pics

rest of the pics

 

[EJS4]

Nice!!

 

[roka64]

Very nice! How long did you have to acclimate the cutie in the 3rd pic? LOL!

 

[justrelax]

That turned out really nice! How did you get the pattern on the drawers and cupboard doors?

 

[drobertson]

Your stand looks great. Nice job

 

[875mill]

Very nice! How long did you have to acclimate the cutie in the 3rd pic? LOL!

I'm still trying to acclimate myself to her lol!

 

[roka64]

LOL! That stand looks great! My dad is into woodworking, when he started, you could tell he was new, but you should see the things he makes now.

 

[875mill]

That turned out really nice! How did you get the pattern on the drawers and cupboard doors?

I just used a straight 1/4 router bit and cut a groove 1/8 deep. Then I just painted grooves black. I didnt want to do anything too fancy. Was trying to make it look old, or like it was made along time ago sort of Mission style I guess.

 

[justrelax]

Well done. If I didn't know better, I'd guess it was an older piece. That wood really was a good choice.

 

[rich311k]

Very well done. You want to come over and build one for me?

 

[dscount]

The wood and black grooves made it an excellent match.

What's the Sump/Fuge going to look like?

Drawers where a nice feature as well.

 

[redswi]

I dont think its too bad for my first go around.

Impressive....

 

[875mill]

Just finished my canopy and my lights arrived from AH supply the same day, perfect timing eh. Light kit was a 4x96 bright light kit. To be honest I was a little overwhelmed when I first opened it up and layed all the pieces out. It all went together really smoothly though, and let me tell you "Bright Kit" = understatement of the year. Retina burners would be more appropriate

 

[Peyton]

Very impressive. Makes the one I built this weekend look like crap. What is this tank going to house?