need help with 90 gal stand!!

[Cichlidlovers]

Well we bought a new 90 gal tank and our having some issues with building a stand to hold it. The specs of the tank are
48" length, 18"width, and 23"height.
I was wanting the height of the stand to be around 24" so I would still be able to clean the tank without a chair to stand on. Does anybody know of a place that has plans for building stands? Or any ideas of how to build a strong stand.

Also if we were to put this tank upstairs would we need to reinforce the floor joists?

 

[Gordinho80]

http://www.garf.org/tank/buildstand.asp

this site has other useful things too...i would have used it to build the stand for my 55 gal but i found the Wal-Mart Stand to be of good quality plus inexpensive...plus they had a matching hood for $0.50!!!

 

[easyian]

The only problem I see with that design is you are putting all the weight of your tank onto the screws holding the top frame to the vertical support studs. I would rather see a cripple stud in there with the vertical supports or a half lap joint where the vertical meets the horizontal. JMHO