Building a Tank stand for 65g

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Nice stand. I'm picking up a 75 gallon tank today and plan on following this design.

On that note, does anybody see any reason why this same idea wouldn't work for a little larger tank?
 
jredner;1326746; said:
Nice stand. I'm picking up a 75 gallon tank today and plan on following this design.

On that note, does anybody see any reason why this same idea wouldn't work for a little larger tank?
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I don't see any reason that you'd have problems. The only trouble would come if it got taller than 24" or deeper than 18", and I don't think a standard 75 is either (correct me if I'm wrong). With the extra length I'd use 4"x2" for the two center legs if I were you, just for added piece of mind. But then I'm a big fan of overengineering things so you sleep better not worrying why you tried to save $2 on wood at the risk of the guy who lives downstairs :)

Oh, and I figure I should post some new pics to show that it's still holding up well... just in case you might think that it's fallen down or something since the summer. :naughty:

Current inhabitants are
4 Angel fish
2 opaline gourami
7 rosy barbs
2 firemouths
1 bristlenosed catfish
You can see some of them in the pics.





 
Great looking stand!!! By the way, what is the total cost of all the materials? What tools did you have to use?

I will probably try to DIY a stand for my "incoming" 100G and I would like to get a rough idea of how much money it will cost me. I also need to know which tools I would need because I have NO tools at all. I'll probably end up spending more because I will need a circular saw of some type in order to have straight cut wood.
 
Nice job
 
arkmann;1370570; said:
Great looking stand!!! By the way, what is the total cost of all the materials? What tools did you have to use?

I will probably try to DIY a stand for my "incoming" 100G and I would like to get a rough idea of how much money it will cost me. I also need to know which tools I would need because I have NO tools at all. I'll probably end up spending more because I will need a circular saw of some type in order to have straight cut wood.
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As for tools, all I had was a drill with a selection of drill bits (including screwdriver bit) and a hand saw. I also used some varying grades of sand paper for tidying up the rough edges. I would guess that the cost came out to about $60, would have been lower, but I over engineered the stand a bit to make sure it would hold the weight. To lower the cost you could do the sides in a thin plywood and run some edging around them. Some have even just painted the plywood. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

You could invest in a circular saw, it would be beneficial, but it's not essential.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions.
 
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