So it begins, 220g build.

[freak78]

If that is a thick concrete floor I would, no shadow of a doubt, have the biggest tank on MFK in that room. Man that's a good bit of space you've got there. It's almost criminal that you're messing around with "little" 220's! As you can tell i'm not envious or anything!

So these are my other walls. This is to the right of the 220.

This is across from the 220. Plenty me room.

Just clutter now I have to clean it up.

 

[freak78]

Can't decide if I want to make this new 220 a frontosa tank or keep with more of the larger fish. I have a group of 8 kigoma fronts growing out currently.

 

[freak78]

The Tank has arrived!

 

[punman]

How big are the frontosas right now? My alpha male is twelve inches long. I don't see him getting much bigger.

 

[freak78]

The two biggest males are probably 6 to 7 inches.

 

[freak78]

Making good progress on the stand. What do you think single 2×6 in the center or put two 2×4s in the front instead of the single 2×4 .

 

[markstrimaran]

Sorry, I am a welder, looking good.

 

[freak78]

Finished most of it, just have to get some plywood now.

 

[esoxlucius]

An observation for you that you may very well never have to worry about but i'll point it out anyway because you never know what will happen in the future. From previous posts / photos it is obvious you are a cannister guy and your stands are perfect to hide cannisters in. However, should you decide in the future, for whatever reason, to go down the sump route, you will encounter a pretty basic problem. That is you wont be able to fit a resonably sized sump in, meaning you will have to butcher your stand to do it or make a fresh one.

I am a sump guy and when i built my current stand i didn't think it through. At the moment i cant get my sump out so if i decide to change it in the future i'm in a real pickle. Any future stand I ever make will have a top skirt of 2x8's or even 2x10s to support the length of the tank. The centre support will still be there but only for door purposes and more importantly, it will be REMOVABLE! I will be able to replace sumps easily and not worry about the tank not being supported.

Like I said this may never apply to you but if someone reads it who is into sumps, and is thinking of building a stand, then it might give them something to think about.

 

[freak78]

An observation for you that you may very well never have to worry about but i'll point it out anyway because you never know what will happen in the future. From previous posts / photos it is obvious you are a cannister guy and your stands are perfect to hide cannisters in. However, should you decide in the future, for whatever reason, to go down the sump route, you will encounter a pretty basic problem. That is you wont be able to fit a resonably sized sump in, meaning you will have to butcher your stand to do it or make a fresh one.

I am a sump guy and when i built my current stand i didn't think it through. At the moment i cant get my sump out so if i decide to change it in the future i'm in a real pickle. Any future stand I ever make will have a top skirt of 2x8's or even 2x10s to support the length of the tank. The centre support will still be there but only for door purposes and more importantly, it will be REMOVABLE! I will be able to replace sumps easily and not worry about the tank not being supported.

Like I said this may never apply to you but if someone reads it who is into sumps, and is thinking of building a stand, then it might give them something to think about.

Indeed with this stand I though of that that's why two 2×4s in front. I can remove one and have enough room underneath to put a 75 or 90g tank. Then I would just reinstall the 2×4.