alright, i just got a 40gal. tank with just about nowhere to put it, and yes, i realize that its a small tank.
i started by just going to home depot for materials,
I bought four 8 foot 2X4s,
one 1 pound box of 3in. drywall screws,
and a big sheet of plywood(sorry, i didnt measure it.)
i started building it by making the frame for the top using the way that nate77 did his stand, i cut out two 37in. pieces of 2X4, four 13in. pieces and used 16 screws
and did the same thing again,
then, i put the top piece over the plywood, traced it,cut the plywood, and screwed the piece of plywood onto the top frame,
next, i cut out six 33in. 2X4s and screwed them on to the top piece using C clamps,
and finally, i used the C clamps to put on the bottom frame,
sorry i didnt take many pics, i was more interested in building the tank stand then taking pics of it, i know this isnt a very exciting post but the reason i posted it is because i was wondering if you guys thought it would hold up 370 pounds? also, i might think about putting plywood over it to make it look better, but havent decided if i want to or not. i ended up only using 3 of the 4 8 foot pieces of 2X4s. and the entire stand costed $32.
i started by just going to home depot for materials,
I bought four 8 foot 2X4s,
one 1 pound box of 3in. drywall screws,
and a big sheet of plywood(sorry, i didnt measure it.)
i started building it by making the frame for the top using the way that nate77 did his stand, i cut out two 37in. pieces of 2X4, four 13in. pieces and used 16 screws
and did the same thing again,
then, i put the top piece over the plywood, traced it,cut the plywood, and screwed the piece of plywood onto the top frame,
next, i cut out six 33in. 2X4s and screwed them on to the top piece using C clamps,
and finally, i used the C clamps to put on the bottom frame,
sorry i didnt take many pics, i was more interested in building the tank stand then taking pics of it, i know this isnt a very exciting post but the reason i posted it is because i was wondering if you guys thought it would hold up 370 pounds? also, i might think about putting plywood over it to make it look better, but havent decided if i want to or not. i ended up only using 3 of the 4 8 foot pieces of 2X4s. and the entire stand costed $32.
