Stands

[cbjfan75]

Just built this stand for my daughters 10g tank. Think the pattern will work for a 29g with a couple center braces?

 

[54seaweed]

The stand itself looks great but seeing how narrow it is I would be concerned about being top heavy especially sitting on a rug , I get safety conscious when I see its for kids .
looking at a 10g tank I have it don't look that narrow so I'm thinking it's just the angle the pict was taken optical illusion
I would still be a little weary of the rug especially how close the stand sits to the edge.

 

[cbjfan75]

The stand itself looks great but seeing how narrow it is I would be concerned about being top heavy especially sitting on a rug , I get safety conscious when I see its for kids .
looking at a 10g tank I have it don't look that narrow so I'm thinking it's just the angle the pict was taken optical illusion
I would still be a little weary of the rug especially how close the stand sits to the edge.

Not it's final resting place.

 

[Fresh2o]

I would add some 2x3s or 2x4s in the corners so that they are carrying the weight of the tank instead of relying on the screws.

 

[cbjfan75]

29g stand waiting to dry

 

[54seaweed]

that pict angle gives a true view you can see it's wider the other pict was a optical illusion , the black came out nice on the stand , moving along next comes the fun stuff I always loved setting up tanks the fun is in the decorating

 

[cbjfan75]

that pict angle gives a true view you can see it's wider the other pict was a optical illusion , the black came out nice on the stand , moving along next comes the fun stuff I always loved setting up tanks the fun is in the decorating

The first is for a 10g, the black one is a 29g

 

[jfhrtn]

@cbjfan75 I have been looking at designs today getting ready to build a stand for my 29gal. How tall is your stand? Any pics of it with the tank on top? How are you liking it so far?

 

[cbjfan75]

Here are pics of it with the tank on. I really like it. I believe I built it to 22" high.

 

[jfhrtn]

Looks really nice. How do you think it would hold up if it was around 30" high? I'm 6' 1" and might benefit from a little extra hight. At the same time I don't want it be too top heavy. Will be attempting the build this afternoon.

 

[cbjfan75]

Looks really nice. How do you think it would hold up if it was around 30" high? I'm 6' 1" and might benefit from a little extra hight. At the same time I don't want it be too top heavy. Will be attempting the build this afternoon.

Carpeted floor I don't see it being much of an issue

 

[jfhrtn]

Sounds good to me. It will be on a carpeted floor unfortunately. Wish I had wood or a concrete floor

 

[jfhrtn]

Got a good bit accomplished on the stand today. Just got to paint it black and I think I'm going to leave it like that. No need to fancy it up yet haha

 

[cbjfan75]

Got a good bit accomplished on the stand today. Just got to paint it black and I think I'm going to leave it like that. No need to fancy it up yet hahaView attachment 299248View attachment 299249

Looks good!

 

[Sharmon]

I like it

 

[jfhrtn]

@cbjfan75 Thank you finally got some black paint on it and the tank is now up and cycling ☺

@Sharmon Thank you ?

 

[jfhrtn]

Just got to get some organization going on for the wires