man these threads makes me realize how ridiculousness i over built my stand for my 100g. made of 6 4x4 8feet long cut up. and skinned with half inch plywoods plus heavy duty brackets costing me over 400 to build the stand. i even stained and and cover it with 2 layer of polyurethane for water resistant.
~335 gallon plywood build
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the new design looks cleaner, simpler, easier to build and more cost effective will also give you more room under there to. looking good
Totally Ok.garhog;3696478; said:the new design looks cleaner, simpler, easier to build and more cost effective will also give you more room under there to. looking good
Great design, I am looking forward to seeing the progress, I too am planning a build but am waiting for the new year so any info you can give to save me a buck or two is appreciated 
Update!
So I started the frame today, I didn't get a whole lot done because it's 29 degrees out and snowing.
Oh, and to make it even better, my kerosene heater that I use to heat the garage wouldn't light. 
Anyway before I got to frozen I managed to get all of the wood cut and the top and bottom of the stand done.
On to the pics:
Like I said, I didn't get a whole lot done, but it's something.
So I started the frame today, I didn't get a whole lot done because it's 29 degrees out and snowing.
Oh, and to make it even better, my kerosene heater that I use to heat the garage wouldn't light. Anyway before I got to frozen I managed to get all of the wood cut and the top and bottom of the stand done. On to the pics:
Like I said, I didn't get a whole lot done, but it's something.
that's dedication some work is better than none. I got rained out on my build and I'm so bummed but excited for you keep it up
Man I wish it was 29 here. I'm totally confined to indoors for working on stuff now. I gave up somewhere around 10 degrees.
I like your second stand iteration better. Lots of people go waayyy overboard on the stands. Go have a look at a pet shop 240gl wooden stand. They usually don't even have framing in them.
I like your second stand iteration better. Lots of people go waayyy overboard on the stands. Go have a look at a pet shop 240gl wooden stand. They usually don't even have framing in them.
cvermeulen;3703444; said:
10 degrees...
It actually has warmed up today, It's ~45 out right now and supposed to stay in the mid 40's all week. No progress last night, had a meeting that went late, and I have another meeting tonight. However Wednesday-Friday I should be able to get a bit done. I also have from dec. 23rd through Jan. 4th off from work for the holidays, so I will be working on it a lot during that time.
