Check out my 120Gal Stand

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joeytoe

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This was my first attempt at building a stand.

Heres the inner frame,(Ithink i made it a lil beefier than needed) all 2x4 an 2x6.
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I put a 3ft Fluorescent Fixture on the inside. long with a duplex GFI recepticale attached to a 10Ft grounded Extention cord an 2 6 plug power strips(1 on each side). An added 3/4 plywood on the top an back.
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I sheeted it with 1/2" cabinet grade oak plywood, an oak boards for the Trim around the top bottom an corners.
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I put 10 coats of Satin Poly on the outside Which got it to the color I wanted it.
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An I installed a bit of 1/2" PVC on the inside an comming out the back for my air system.
 
that ***** looks tight :drool: , looks like a high quality professional made stand i love the finish on it
 
WOW...great build! What a nice stand...How much $ did it cost to make????

jen
 
that's a great looking stand. I can't figure out why you wanted the light inside the cabinet for though, is it just there so you can see inside when looking for things?


I imagine that when I move into my own house I will be building many more stands, and I'll probably go with oak plywood for my next one.
 
First off Thanks for all the nice words. An to think Im not even a Carpenter or Cabinet Maker.

turtall said:
You can't overbuild peace of mind. Nice stand! What are the specs? How many $ for mat'l?
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Overbuilding is one thing I do really well, hahahaha

jenBLKAROWANA said:
WOW...great build! What a nice stand...How much $ did it cost to make????

jen
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In total after acouple screw ups with the nice Plywood I ended up at close to 400.00, in Lumber an various lil things that I didnt have at my house.

mbierzyc said:
that's a great looking stand. I can't figure out why you wanted the light inside the cabinet for though, is it just there so you can see inside when looking for things?

The light was pretty much as you said so I can see things when im inside(like if i need to work on the pvc air setup) an also to prove to my friend (that I bought the tank from) that you can have a light in the stand.



I imagine that when I move into my own house I will be building many more stands, and I'll probably go with oak plywood for my next one.
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Yes its sooooooooo much better than 99% of the Prefab stands at pet stores, for many reasons.

Like its not made of Partical board(which Absorbs water like a sponge).

I put the PVC air system in, which if need be can be expanded to add more air stones or whatever.

Plus I think itd easily survive a grenade being set off inside it, hahaha.
 
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