Tank stand, first timer!

[NowGlazeIT]

I’m proud of myself today. I finally completed my 48x24x31 stand. I went with 3/4oak on the outside and a 2x4 frame inside. Build was about $200, so I could have just bought one but haha. Worth it because I had fun and had no idea plywood can get so pricey lol.

 

[SeaJay]

You could have bought one for $200, but it would be particle board and rob you of the satisfaction that comes from building things with your own hands.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

You could have bought one for $200, but it would be particle board and rob you of the satisfaction that comes from building things with your own hands.

+1
My old stand I’m upgrading from is made of that. Recently when I went to replace carbon in the reactor, the screws yanked from the wall pulling out bits of particle board and the reactor.

 

[dbl]

Nice work...turned out nice. Nothing like a DIY project.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Nice work...turned out nice. Nothing like a DIY project.

Yea the DIY keeps me busy. Going for algae scrubber next! fingers crossed

 

[Flippers4pups]

Looks great!

 

[fishybizzness]

Good job! As others said, a heck of alot stronger than store bought!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Thank you reefers. I appreciate the feedback!

 

[Braves Fan]

Building yourself saving money ,, better stand ,,, Awesome ,,, having the help you had doing it ,, Priceless

 

[Bigtrout]

I have had a few store bought stands.
The particle board one...disintegrated rather quickly.
Had a solid wood one as well...the top warped from shoddy construction.

I built a rocket engineer type stand 5 years ago for my 75g. It was a project to build and its heavy, but its SOLID and has survived a move to a new place and is still in great shape. Id never use a storebought stand again.

So great job and take satisfaction in building something that will last. The best part, you made it yourself with a fun helper!

 

[Braves Fan]

I have built several stands using rocket engineer's plans ,, I think that post has helped more people in this Forum than any other post

 

[Katrina71]

Beautiful! My young helper will be digging in on one next month!

 

[RocketEngineer]

I have built several stands using rocket engineer's plans ,, I think that post has helped more people in this Forum than any other post

Past, I didn’t post it here because R2R wasn’t a big deal when I posted it.

OP: Looking good. Make sure to link in a build thread going forward so we can all admire the results,