Quality Tank Stands

[Bpb]

If one really wants a great stand one that the wife will be happy having in HER LIVING ROOM. Their is only one choice Cris Benner. He is a customer woodworker and a hobbyist. His stands are the best. He makes stands for Reef Savvy but will make a stand for any tank.

http://www.bennerswoodworking.com/photo-galleries/sticks-n-stones-aquarium-cabinetry/

Wow! Blown away by the craftsmanship. Being on a budget I can’t imagine what the cost is on his stands. Probably way out of my budget. But that is some beautiful high end furniture grade work. Looks like he uses oil finishes too. Not sloppy paint or spray on poly

 

[JMetaxas]

This is the one I ordered. It's Oak/Cherry. (FWIW, I paid $565 plus tax. It's now nearly double that price !)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027IVLX8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Susan Edwards]

That custom stand is sweet. Nice @JMetaxas. You got a good deal. The xtreme in black in my size (72x18xx30) was 900 at amazon and petco

 

[reefwiser]

Wow! Blown away by the craftsmanship. Being on a budget I can’t imagine what the cost is on his stands. Probably way out of my budget. But that is some beautiful high end furniture grade work. Looks like he uses oil finishes too. Not sloppy paint or spray on poly

Here is what I have learned from many years of marriage. If the wife lets you have a tank in HER living room the budget gets bumped up some what. You see my next tank and stand will be to her standard of quality not mine. I have ****** taste in aquarium furniture current stand is a piano finish IM stand for my IM 40 which she just barely stands to be allowed into HER LIVING room. The next stand Chris is building is matching the stain of all the other furniture in the room as will as door pulls. Once the wife understands what it takes to get it to her taste Money is not an object. We have a 500 dollar a month savings account to pay for all the extra's she is wanting so not a problem. Chris makes one heck of a stand went she saw his work she was sold. Life is easy when your wife gets what she wants.

 

[JMetaxas]

My R&J Canopy (to match the R&J stand) arrived from Amazon today. IMO, it's not built that well, but I suppose you don't need too much up there.

Unfortunately, it was packed very poorly and looked manhandled by UPS, so both the box and the canopy was damaged. It's going back to Amazon tomorrow and I have to wait at least a month for the replacement.

I'm hoping the stand is packaged better than the R&J Canopy...........................I'll know in a few days.

 

[Daltrey]

I had a local cabinet shop build me one for a 55 gallon once. If I hadn't have bought a Red Sea Reefer that already has a stand I would have went that route again.

 

[Forsaken77]

I've been researching this a bit and everything keeps taking me back to Red Sea or Waterbox. I keep looking at "cheaper" alternatives but the reviews are so mixed it's hard to know what you're getting. Aside from buying a Red Sea Reefer or Waterbox, what other companies produce a good quality stand?

A lot of reviews on here claim that SC Aquariums and CAD provide MDF board stands. Is there any truth to that? SCA has a great range of sizes for what I'm looking for but I want a stand that will hold up to water spills.

Any experience with Deep Blue Professional? I have questions on their quality if they are cheaper than Marineland...

Glasscages advertises oak stands, but their overflows appear to be large and bulky...

I went through the same process when buying my 180. Finding a stand that was better made but wasn't custom built.

Marineland makes a higher end stand called the "Monterey." It also is available with matching canopies if you want. It has a plywood top and side doors on bigger sizes. It also has cutouts for their corner overflows.

I've been very pleased by its quality and look. Much more robust than their standard stands.

 

[Fence13]

I went through the same process when buying my 180. Finding a stand that was better made but wasn't custom built.

Marineland makes a higher end stand called the "Monterey." It also is available with matching canopies if you want. It has a plywood top and side doors on bigger sizes. It also has cutouts for their corner overflows.

I've been very pleased by its quality and look. Much more robust than their standard stands.

As I continue my struggles in research, I've come to realize that part of my problems is that I'm looking for something below 75g and that's not a 60g cube. Part of me thinks a 60g cube would be settling.

 

[Forsaken77]

As I continue my struggles in research, I've come to realize that part of my problems is that I'm looking for something below 75g and that's not a 60g cube. Part of me thinks a 60g cube would be settling.

Just don't buy something now that you're going to want to upgrade and get bigger. Because swapping tanks is a real pain.

There's the 93 gallon cube that doesn't take up much space (if you want a cube). I have it and thought it would be a good size at the time, but I would never buy a cube again, personally, because it limits room for the fish.

If you want more fish, I would go rectangle. If you want more coral, a cube will do, imo.