| Project by SimonSKL | posted 136 days ago | 953 views | 2 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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Since my other hobby is aquarium I thought I would share with you a aquarium stand that I built. The aquarium is a 92 gallon corner tank but the commercially available stands are expensive and filmsy, most made of particle board or pine. I decided to build my own.
Instead of just a stand for the tank to sit on, I decided to build a sturdy stand made of 2×4 but covered both the stand and the tank with a facade. A sturdy stand is important as the whole set up weighs about 1500 lbs. The facade is made of cherry and is not weight bearing. If need to the whole facade can be removed quickly by removing 4 screws. There are plenty of openings to access the sump area as well as routine maintenance to the display tank. Here are a few of the construction pictures and the occupants.
-- Simon, Danville, IL
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twinsdad
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posted 136 days ago
Awesome job. I too am addicted to my saltwater fish. That isnt just a stand, it’s fine furniture for you fish!
-- twinsdad, Tonawanda, New York
SnowyRiver
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posted 136 days ago
Very nice. Thats a great looking setup. I can even see smiles on the fish. :-)
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
knothead
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posted 136 days ago
Thanks so much for the post!
I have a 75gal tank ready for setup as a reef, I too did not like the commercial stands and decided to build mine as well, I have the weight bearing structure built and you could park a truck on it but have been slowed down a little bit trying to figure out how I wanted to finish the stand’s exterior, I must have drawn 100 different pictures and as yet have been dissatisfied, but It never even occurred to me to make it a removable facade…..what a stroke of genius on your part! Thanks for the idea and the new direction.
Any more pictures?
Chris
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a1Jim
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posted 136 days ago
Looks great Simon cool design and good build plus super finish
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
tomakazi
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posted 136 days ago
Great job. I’ve been wanting an aquarium for a while now. This is very inspiring. Thank you.
Tom
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Greg Wurst
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posted 136 days ago
Nicely-done. I sold all my tanks, but if I get back into it eventually I’m going the built-in route with 150+ gallons.
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tenontim
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posted 136 days ago
Sure looks a lot nicer than making a cabinet from an old console tv. Beautiful job. My wife threw out my aquarium and my fishing pole several years ago. Do kinda miss the aquarium, though. Thanks for the post.
-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
Ryan Sparreboom
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posted 136 days ago
Looks fantastic. I share both hobbies as well and have built a few aquarium stands all the way up to a 225 gallon. I really like your SW setup too.
Boom
elin
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posted 135 days ago
Hey, I like your aquarium stand. You are right..most of the stands in the stores are flimsey and crap. I have a 65 gallon (fresh water) and i am really not happy with the cabinet. I should make one…one of these days. Great job.
-- "Always keep your pencil sharp and ready"
jockmike2
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posted 134 days ago
Great looking aquarium set up. I never realized they weighed so much.
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