custom 265 stand build.

[stopani88]

this is going to be pretty much just a picture thing because there are plenty of other threads explaining how to build them. soooo here we go.

4X4's
2X6's
1/2 inch plywood
oak sheet.
stand will be 85.5 inches long by 19.75 inches tall.




night one





night two






night three, this first picture is were the tank will be finished







night four, staining the decor a dark cherry and it looks really good.




more to come in the next few days.

 

[aquaponicpaw]

Nice work. How tall is the stand and tank? Do You plan on adding a canopy

 

[stopani88]

The stand is nineteen and a quarter inches tall the tank is thirty on inches tall and yes it will have a canopy


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[stopani88]

so last night was the night to finish the stand, we couldn't finish the stand until the tank was on it so we needed to move the monster. we put it on the 4 wheel dolly and one of my skateboards and pushed it threw the basement. however one thing i hadn't measured was whether or not the tank would make the turn around the bar...... it didn't. soooooo we moved it back to the other side of the basement and proceeded to take down a wall that was in our way.





after that it was pretty easy to get onto the stand



we leveled it out with a bundle of ceder shake because the floor is soooo uneven down here. then went on to install the face and molding.



we were moving right along untill the power went out, so the only thing we could think to do was to start to fill it and make the rest of our cuts later... this is were were at as of this morning.

 

[stopani88]

sorry about the poor image quality. iphone...

 

[aquaponicpaw]

you just might be a Monster fishkeeper if You tear down a wall to locate a tank where You want it..

 

[stopani88]

YUP there was no way it wasnt going up last night. im a quarter inch low on the front left side so i godda get a scisor jack under there and add 1 more shim. pictures of the set up tonight probably

 

[Dieselfool]

Nice job. That thing ain't going anywhere. Solid man!
Al.

 

[stopani88]

thanks guys, here it is finished

 

[rwellbaum]

NICE looks great!