180 Gallon Aquarium Stand

[Caribbean_Shark]

Hey guys, so I had a lot of drama with a stand builder a while back. I finally got around to getting the frame rebuilt with my buddy. Please take a look and share your thoughts, thanks.

 

[saltwaterlover]

It looks awesome! Are you going to paint it?

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

Thanks. Yes I’ve got to finish the plywood shelf inside and then I’ll voatbit with appliance paint.

 

[saltwaterlover]

Thanks. Yes I’ve got to finish the plywood shelf inside and then I’ll voatbit with appliance paint.

Awesome! It’s gonna look so good once it’s fully done [emoji7]

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

Thanks. The 2x4s in each corner are flat against the short sides of the stand instead of the length of the stand. I’m not sure if that’s an issue or not..

 

[George Lopez]

Stand looks good. Have you test fitted your sump in it yet?

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

Thanks. I’ve only checked it dimensionally. I will have to remove 1 or 2 of the middle vertical supports in the back to get it in, then replace.

 

[George Lopez]

I thought it looked tight, could it fit through the side?

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

Not without removing the skin. I think removing 1 vertical support temporarily might work.

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

I have screws gojbgbghru the top plywood to the frame but not the sides. Should I drive some screws thru the side plywood to the frame as well?

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

* Going Thru

 

[George Lopez]

What do you mean the sides?

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

The left and right sides of the stand

 

[andrewkw]

It looks good but are the middle supports even needed? I've always followed Rocketengineers stand plans which this appears to be or very close to and it's designed to have no center supports.

 

[Caribbean_Shark]

Its close to Rocket engineers design for sure. It spans 72 inches so I thought it would be best to have the center supports.