Custom stand dimensions

DVal · Aug 8, 2020

I am having a custom stand built and I had a thought about making the stand 6 inches longer than the tank to accomodate an electronics cabinet without losing real estate under the tank. 6 foot tank with a 44 in sump. What are your thought? Is it worth it? Would it look wonky with a larger stand?

xxkenny90xx · Aug 9, 2020

I did the same 6" thing so that I could fit a 40b sump and 10g ato in my stand and I think it looks fine!

xxkenny90xx · Aug 9, 2020

It's also nice having the little 3" shelves on the ends where I can sit things while I'm working on the tank

DVal · Aug 10, 2020

Thanks for the input. Will have a 10gallon at as well, so i wanted to maximize as much space as possible.

Chibils · Aug 10, 2020

I've seen several stands that are either about 6-12" oversized on each dimension, or simply have a 6" or so lip around the top. Both can be very handsome. I especially like the "oversize" look.

Chibils · Aug 10, 2020

I don't know if they have journals here, or if they use R2R, but I've had these saved from another forum as inspiration:

mark54321's deep water biotope tank

Brad Urbanek's 250 gallon SPS system @urbaneks