diy aquarium stand

Looking for opinions/thoughts on the structural integrity of a stand for a 62G tank. Front View: 3D View (Stand Only): Directly under the top would be two "beams" (glue-laminated) using two pieces of 3" x 3/4" x 47" ply for a finished thickness of 3" x 1 1/2" x 47". View (from inside)...

Hello fish hobbyist. I was wondering if anyone has used anything similar to this as aquarium stand. Or can this this hold 300kg or 60g planted aquarium I will attach actual picture as well as sketch of its dimension but basically its a 1/2 and 3/4 inch of structure and countertop. The countertop...

Coming together slowly but surely everybody any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Hello Everyone! I'M BACK - Follow me on Instagram @loucityreefing to stay up to date with photos! I started a 20 gallon build thread that did not last long due to planning this upgrade within a year ... I should've known better than to start small ... While it was easier there were definitely...

Hey guys! Will be upgrading my 70 gallon DT to 150 gallon DT (60L X 24W X 24H) and trying to come up with a plan to build the wooden stand. Bare with me- I have little knowledge in carpentry and will be having my husband build it but want to make sure we are using strong enough lumber...

I hope this build thread will be of interest to you all on R2R. I am a DIYer and I am living in JAPAN, so I think I can show you some things that you don't see in other threads. These first few picks are of my stand, which I have build myself.

I am upgrading my 40 gallon reef tank to a 75 gallon reef tank. The stand that I built is 50” tall x 18.25” deep x 48.25” wide. The rimless tank brings the height up to 68” which will be great for viewing but horrible for maintenance. I will be running a 29 gallon sump with a Simplicity 240 DC...

Hey R2R, First post here (I think). I'm totally new to the saltwater world, and am looking to setup a SCA 120 gallon eurobraced tank. I'd like to tackle building the stand/cabinet myself, but I'm no woodworker. But, with a little help from a few friends, I think I can get it done. Could...

Well, it’s finally time, again. From 2009 to 2015, I ran a total of 650 gallons in tanks in my “fish room”. 180 fowlr, 90 LPS/Zoa, 60 SPS, 8x40 breeders for a mix of quarantine tanks and frag tanks. When I moved, I tore everything down and sold off everything I owned. Ever since then, I’ve been...

There are really two questions in this thread. I have a scaquarium -100 gallon. The front lower seal gave way in one small section. Would you risk the fix and what is the best way to go about it? Or, ( this is for all of those engineers out there) can I put a different, smaller tank on my...

Hey everyone. I’m building a stand for a tank I got a while back and I’ve been trying to see how to get a similar quality feel to something such as the Red Sea Reefer Stand. So far, I’ve found out that the doors are epoxy coated, but doing that in a home setting would take a lot of materials and...

I’m pretty new to the reefing scene, started about a year ago with a 55g and quickly realized, that tank size wasn’t gonna cut it. Had a lot of success with it but just to small over all. So I started saving and a year later I found a good deal on a used 180g and a BUNCH of gear, took it home...

Yup “downsized” I had a 300-gallon mixed reef about 5 years until Hurricane Irma did me in. My tank would not survive, I couldn’t recover and I could afford to start from scratch. Been out for 2 years, but enough of these woes and on to the good stuff. I am excited to come back but I am...

I’m starting another build with a new diy stand and 33 gallon long tank Making this stand wider than the 33 gallon long in case I want to get a bigger Thank in the future it’s 4ft long x 18inch wide. 33 gallon long tank on skeleton of stand Stand getting skinned Stand cut out 33...

Hey Everyone- I can't seem to find a stand that fits the dimensions for my acrylic tank, so I'll be building my own wood stand for the first time. If you guys are familiar with "the king of DIY" on Youtube, I'm basically replicating his process of building it out of purely 2 x 4's. I plan on...

So the 120 gallon is gone. All fish are gone. Hanging on to some corals and inverts in a temporary 20 gallon long. I have been working on the 80 gallon build, and taking my time with it. Here's the progress so far.

The stand I built for my 150 gallon eurobraced SCA tank has a bow in the middle causing there to be a gap between the tank and the stand on the sides, more pronounced in the front where I have a header with no vertical supports. In the back the gap is maybe a 32nd on each side. In the front my...

Hello! I'm upgrading from a small nano tank to....well...a slightly larger nano tank! I'm building my stand based on the "rocket engineer" stand design. The footprint is going to be 31.5"x13.5". How tall can I go (safely) with my stand? I was thinking 36" at first, but now I'm leaning more...

That's right I'm upgrading my tank by 1200%, from a 10 gallon to a 120. Doesn't sound as dramatic when you just say upgrading to a 120. But here we go. So the 10 gallon was set up over a year ago as a temporary tank until we moved until our own place. So 8 months after moving in I was finally...

Tracking the progress of my 120 gallon SPS heavy mixed reef aquarium. Here is where it is at in June of 2023. Starting at the beginning. In March of 2017, a good friend of mine and I moved my 4 year old SPS dominated cube from a 3rd floor walk up in Brooklyn, to my families new home in the...

Hello every one. I been in the hobby since 1989 I even had a chanse to own my own aquarium store in the early 90 got out of hobby in 2000. After moving to FL in 2010 I decided to get back in but wow how everything had change had to learn so much LED, refugium, reactors and much more. After...

just a little background, mostly a fish only guy from the 80s and 90s. Transplanted the FLORIDA in 87 and built my first DT in ‘87, 100 gallon with your basic canister and UV sterilizer, a handful of t8 twisted bulbs and UG filter. Raised clowns, tangs, damsels, emopoer angel and only lost a...

I'm in the process of getting ready to set up an IM 25 lagoon and am mulling over a few ideas for the stand. Is there anyone here who has used a wine barrel as a stand before? just curious to see if it has been done and if so how. I'm also wondering on how to protect the wood from the saltwater...

Hello, I'm going to be taking a 40g and making it my main display tank effectively doubling the size of my current display tank. To save money and ensure quality I'm going to be building a custom stand, equipment box, PVC overflow/return, and turning my current 20g tall display into a custom...