Stand for 40gal breeder

Opus · Sep 9, 2016

I was thinking of buying one of the 40gal breeders at Petsmart but will need a stand for it. I don't like the ones at Petsmart/Petco so was wondering what other people were using. Would like to find something under $150 and DIY is not an option. I won't be drilling the tank so I won't need room for a sump in the stand.

cromag27 · Sep 9, 2016

As a stand builder and woodworker, I'm going to say what you're asking for is not likely. the stands you'll find in stores are just horrible. A good custom stand for that size can easily be $450 if you use someone who knows what they're doing.

Here's a basic 40b stand I built for someone and I charged $350 as a "friend" price.

Opus · Sep 9, 2016

I'm not looking for furniture quality, just looking for options. I found a post on another forum from several years ago that used one of those metal shelving units you find at Lowes/Homedepot but it is no longer made. It looked nice and you could actually put 2 or 3 tanks on it if you wanted. Currently my 30gal is on one of those old oceanic pine stands which is fine but haven't seen something like that which would fit the 40gal. If I can't find anything then I will just spend the $125 at Petsmart.