DIY 90g Stand

[Og Drogon]

I am looking to change my stand for my 90g tank. It's the black pine stand. It does not let me work underneath the tank and I want to redo/upgrade my sump/refugium to a 40b.
I was thinking about just buying one but can not find the right one :-/
The stand that would be perfect for me would be:
Not have a middle brace going down the front. Be at least 30"-34" from the ground. And be able to hold a 40b in it
Any suggestions ??????
Really need ideas how to go about this.
As a building superintendent I'm hoping my wood working abilities have not diminished lol.
How's about this, if you guys had to do a stand for a 90g RR 48"x18" how would you go about it????
What type of:
Wood???
Screws???
Glue???
Finish???


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[xxxAngeloxxx]

i used 2x4's and 4x4's and gorilla glue and 1inch 2inch 1/2inch and 3 inch screws on my custom made wall. hope that helps out

 

[thirty6]

I am looking to do the same, I plan on using 2x4/glue/and some screws. Mine is going behind a wall, won't be fancy. I even thought about using block and wood

I will probably use foam on top of plywood's well and drill or cut out space for overflow in corner. I'll pm a decent site

 

[Og Drogon]

Anybody else have any ideas ????
I will use the 2"x4" for framing....... But I'm still stuck between the conventional stand or doing some type of custom shelve that can hold the 90g on top and 40B in the bottom...


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[xxxAngeloxxx]

Anybody else have any ideas ????
I will use the 2"x4" for framing....... But I'm still stuck between the conventional stand or doing some type of custom shelve that can hold the 90g on top and 40B in the bottom...


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Google it, it can give you more ideas and how to make a stand step by step too.

 

[wonderballz]

Another route would be to get a metal stand and skin it with wood. I kind of wish I did that with my 40b stand. I have pics of my stand in my tank thread. The link is below. I overbuilt it with 2x4's and used 1/4 inch ply for the skin

 

[MO~IDOL]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1567110&highlight=building+stands

 

[Og Drogon]

Another route would be to get a metal stand and skin it with wood. I kind of wish I did that with my 40b stand. I have pics of my stand in my tank thread. The link is below. I overbuilt it with 2x4's and used 1/4 inch ply for the skin

I've seen something like that done and it was pretty nice.


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[wonderballz]

The good thing about the metal stand is that you could have doors as wide as the opening without a center brace. It would give you tons more room to work.

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[darkblack]

I am having same problem. I am about to set up my 90g and I don't have stand my friend who s wood worker gonna give me a hand.I'll let you know what are doing soon

 

[rkaragozler]

I built my stand also, their is a calculator on garf.org, also i great write up on rc.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1169964
http://www.garf.org/calculators/BuildStand_2.asp.
Hope this helps.

 

[smoq]

Here's a link to my build- hope that helps. I think the 2x4 frame was an overkill, but I was a little worry on my cabinet making skills. Anyway, here's a link:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/86299-75g-fish-tank-stand-my-first.html#post832683